Hey guys, today on our last day of the Camaro week of detailing we thought it would be a
good time to compare between the old and the new.
The classic versus the modern, the old bull versus the young calf.
Starting over here we have a 1969 Camaro SS and back in its day this was one of the most
desirable muscle cars that you could get.
It still has this iconic look that makes it desirable today.
Starting up here, you have a 350 Chevy motor which produces about three hundred horsepower
which is plenty of power for back in the day but today that is equivalent to a street car.
Opening the door, nice solid sound, it has an awesome look in here.
Vinyl seats, plastic dash, wood grain here which is really faux wood it's all plastic
but it has a feeling and vibe of history and bones that are old school that I just love.
There are still a lot of similarities between the old and the new.
They are both small two door coupes with an iconic design.
Come over here to the brand new Camaro, it has a small, sleek and sloping design.
Big spoiler for aerodynamics.
Inside it is very modern with a suede, leather combination with lights everywhere like a
Christmas tree of enthusiasm.
Six-speed manual transmission to take all that power from that big power and plant it
on the ground.
As I said, this has a big motor, 6.2 liter V8 that produces about six hundred and fifty
horsepower.
Only Camaro guys or real car nerds would understand what ZL stands for, it is Zero Latency which
is basically saying zero delay just to give you an idea of how quick this car is.
As you can see they are both white, we are going to show you how to safely remove the
dust, debris and fingerprints without scratching it and then protect them both using JetSeal.
So lets get started!
To begin any detail we are going to get rid of anything that is on the surface and since
this is an older car where we aren't entirely sure of the conditions of the seals we are
going to use EcoSmart which is a great solution for indoor car washes.
All you have to do is spray it on the surface, paint, glass, chrome, plastic and basically
all other surfaces of the vehicle.
This car isn't a daily driver it is actually garaged most of the time so it has that light
layer of dust, fingerprints and droppings and this is a great way to remove all of that
without using a wash bucket and pressure washer.
Saves a lot of time and effort and all you need is clean towels to start wiping it off.
I'm nicely rolling the towel as I wipe and since there is a little bit of wax in the
solution I'm going to come back and buff it off.
Now the surface is smoother but there is still a rough feel so before we go to our next step
I'm going to give it a Light Clay Bar treatment to pull off any embedded contamination and
bring back that high shine.
So lets finish this off and then we have to move on to the 2018 to get them both looking
their best.
These old cars, although they look beautiful, they have these big gaps here on the bumper
and doors because when they were manufactured they weren't built to fit.
A lot of these things came of stamps that were bigger or the body would flex and it
wasn't quite a close tolerance but if you look on these newer cars where there is thousandths
of an inch gap between bumpers and doors, it is a progression time and tooling that
it takes to build a vehicle.
So we just finished off the '69 and it looks great so now we're moving on to the 2018.
Starting off here on the hood, it has a matte finish which is something we don't want to
add regular wax to because that would change the whole look and affect of matte but we
still need to clean and protect it.
So, we are using some Meticulous Matte Quick Detail Spray which is great for removing surface
debris while leaving behind a layer of sealant that will resist UV rays and discoloring over time.
In the same manner we are going to wipe it in one direction and roll the towel so we
aren't adding imperfections in the finish because if you don't know matte is super sensitive
and if you create any swirls or scratches, you can't polish it out you have to repaint
it or re-wrap it because polishing will change the whole sheen.
We are taking our time to clean this up properly and move on to the rest of the vehicle.
After cleaning off both cars we have removed all the dust and crap that was on it without
harming the finish.
This is something we constantly say but that is the most important part about detailing.
You don't want to add any imperfections into the paint, this is one of the safest ways
to do it while adding some shine.
Lastly, we are going to add a coat of JetSeal to protect that bright finish and enhance
the shine but more importantly it is locking in all that hard work.
As I mentioned, we cleaned it off, gave it a Light Clay Bar service to remove embedded
contamination to restore a smooth feeling.
Since this is a brand new vehicle it doesn't need a polish and this one is garaged it also
doesn't need a polish.
Now we are going to lock in what we have done.
In the meantime you can head over to our website chemicalguys.com.
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Comment below which one you like better the '69 or '18.
We'll see you next time right here in the Detail Garage.