1964 Ford Fairlane (Car Show Prep)

[DARK HORSE]

This was first posted at L2D several years ago. Obviously my choice of products has evolved greatly since then :D. I'm working on a few things behind the scenes, which includes finding the easiest way to copy a few threads to CPF. Also, wanted to share some pictures of a very cool old car…

Recently my son and I had the opportunity to get this 1964 Ford Fairlane ready for a local indoor car show “Chrome in the Dome”. The owner is showing it and wanted it to look its best. The car is almost totally original everything. Sorry for the lack of action pictures and a thorough write up, but Andrew and I were busy getting another vehicle ready for the show, and I’ve also been very busy with my day job lately. We weren’t given much notice for either vehicle. The owner of the ’64 called just the week before the show, and the owner of the other vehicle called just 3 days before the show. Fortunately we had already polished the second vehicle last fall, so it only needed cleaned up, a few spots polished and an 85rd session with the rotary.

Here’s the process…

Paint Correction:

Rinsed and presoaked with P21S TAW
Washed with Pinnacle Soap
Clayed with Riccardo Yellow using ONR mixed @ 1:32 with distilled water for clay lube.

Step 1 = Menzerna SIP/ Cyan HT pads via Flex 3401 and PCxp (IPA wipe down).
Step 2 = Menzerna 106FA/ Tangerine HT pads via Flex 3401 and PCxp (IPA wipe down).
Step 3 = Menzerna 85rd/ Blue LC pads via Flex PE14

Rinsed and presoaked with P21S TAW again
Washed with Pinnacle soap again
Rinsed with CR Spotless
Dried with Metro Master Blaster
LSP = Swissvax Concorso

Wheels, Tires, Wheel wells, and Exterior Trim:

All cleaned with OPC and various brushes
Wheels polished with Optimum Metal Polish and protected with Permanon Platinum
Tires dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel
Wheel wells dressed with CG Barebones
Exterior Trim (stainless steel) polished with Optimum Metal Polish and protected with BlackFire Wet Diamond Metal Acrylic Sealant

Door jambs, weather seals, and glass:

Door jambs polished with Klasse AIO, and sealed with Klasse HGSG
Weather seals cleaned with Ultima WW, and sealed with poly charged DG531
Glass polished with m105/cyan HT pad, cleaned with IPA/ Stoners, and sealed with Aquapel

Interior:

Vinyl cleaned with OPC @3:1 and protected with G|Techniq L1
Dash, door panels, etc, cleaned with 1Z Cockpit Premium and protected with UIGP
Carpets vacuumed, lightly steamed, and protected with 303 Fabric Guard


Here is a picture from last year’s “Chrome in the Dome”.

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/DSCN5811.jpg

Doesn’t look too bad from here, right?

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010860.jpg

Or from here…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010945.jpg

Let’s look a little closer…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010809.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010844.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010919.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010847.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010921.jpg

Well, here we go…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010815.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010816-1.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010775.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010794-1.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010839.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010999.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010840.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020009.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010842.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010890.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010792.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010793.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Before/P1010917.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020005.jpg

Not too bad for almost 50 years old…uh?

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010768-1.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020098.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010902.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020097.jpg


A few 50/50’s…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_50_50/P1020006.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_50_50/P1010987.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_50_50/P1010983.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_50_50/P1010981.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_50_50/P1010854.jpg

A few sun shots…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010933.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010994.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010991.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020007.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020011.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010890.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010972.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010973.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020067.jpg

A few shots of the final project…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020190.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020218.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1010872.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020229.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020186.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020185.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020160.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020018.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020015.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020019.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020088.jpg


http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_After/P1020058.jpg

[DARK HORSE]

Here’s a few at the show (this year…:D)

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020251.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020266.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020273.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020282.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020285.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020306.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020310.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020301.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020304.jpg


http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/64_Car%20Show/P1020299.jpg

Here are a few pictures of the other vehicle we prepped for the show…
(Some of you may remember this vehicle from here… http://www.live2detail.com/showthread.php?t=2437)

This is a ’95 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel w/ lots of mods and over 300K miles on the clock…

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020445.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020451.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020452.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020457.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020461.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020465.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020472.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020475.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020480.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020484.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020485.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020490.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020491.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/tadndonna/Car%20Show/P1020503.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Tad & Andrew

[Cooter]

Holy Hologram Tad!!! Beautiful ole car!!! Great freaking job man!!

[DARK HORSE]

Holy Hologram Tad!!! Beautiful ole car!!! Great freaking job man!!

Thanks biscuit buddy!!

[Status Auto Detailing]

Love that big hood sun shot! It's great to see a write up on a classic!

[DARK HORSE]

Thanks Jeremy!

[fdresq4]

Those are some great 50/50 shots Tad. Nice to know that car is older than me...LOL!

[DARK HORSE]

Those are some great 50/50 shots Tad. Nice to know that car is older than me...LOL!


Thanks buddy! This is actually the same car the owner owned in high school some 40+ years ago.

[roger3380]

looks great now its ready for the car shows

[Dr_Pain]

Holy Cow! Now that is some great work there Tadman! I was going to say that some of those pics were retouched to add saturation to the colors until I saw the pics in the carshow. That thing puts the other ones around to SHAME!