I Love Corvettes So I Spent 30 Hours Restoring One That Sat Outside For 8 Years. DIY C5 Restoration.
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My 1999 Chevy Corvette sat outside for the last 8 years and was in terrible cosmetic condition so I took 30 hours to restore it. In this video, you'll learn how I performed a 2-step paint correction and how to apply ceramic coating to every exterior surface of any car. I also install some new C6 Corvette wheels which look awesome on the C5, and we restore all the black plastic trim using two different products. Oh and the mirrors get painted, the wipers get painted, a headlight gets adjusted and all sorts of other stuff.
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What do you think the Corvette is worth now?
definitely more than before....... Its a beauty
Idk, just don't trust Kelly Blue Book ;)
looks like a million bucks
Looks good. I saw a youtube video of troy sowers of restoring black trim with a product.
Just so you don't have to keep buying $15 bottles of iron remover, pick up either eagle one BLACK AND PLASTI COAT wheel cleaner or Meguiars ultimate wheel cleaner. They say wheel but they work on paint as well. Plus, they are half the cost!
I love corvettes so much that I spent 18 minutes and 58 seconds watching a guy clean one on KZhead.
Hahahaha
This is why PROFESSIONAL DETAILERS worth their money!
The C5 styling is timeless.
one commercial, after another. thanks youtube, you've become television.
3:55 "This way children, let's check out the sweet looking C5"
😂 😂 😂 Awesome!
nothing more satisfying than washing your own car...
except right now......it's 95 degrees out. LOL
having sex.
i mean it is more satisfying when using my pressure washer on my driveway and having a bunch of heads turn when the car has foam all over
I’d rather pay naked women to wash it.
Sahadi420 i mean if your smart you never wash your car in the sun...
What a beautiful result. I love Corvettes.
for the trim windshield wiper cover i used Matte black plastic dip on my z06! 2 years still looks 😊
Money and time well spent, sweet car - the C5 is hands down the best looking of the LS vettes imo, they’ve aged really well. I’m saving now for a C5 6-speed coupe - hopefully Torch Red but I love the Millenium Red on yours too. Nice work 👏
Everything looks so smooth and easy until I try to do it on my own car 😁
I gave up polishing after doing just my hood :D it made almost none difference, my paint was in pretty good condition. So I just covered it with ceramic after cleaning it with clay bar and ironx.
You gotta use halogen lights!
@@jgh1987 I've got XENON lights :D
@@jgh1987 for paint correction? Wrong. You need an LED light in the 5000-5500 kelvin range to see imperfections in the paint and look for high spots on ceramic coatings.
N. M. Hahah this is soo me
1.7 million views... Yeah! Definitely worth it
That's what I'm talking about!!! This Corvette has a much better bottom line budget and is just as cool as the DeLorean!!! Plus it will smoke your DeLorean at 1\2 the price. Love, Love, Love your channel. Thanks for showing me that dreams can come true.
The 40 MPG C5 is looking great :thumbsup:
Masterfully done Alex.....you might have just motivated me...🙏🏻
Realistically the best trim restoration trick is painting with trim black
JRs corvette restoration has been waaay crazy watching lol the 330k miles corvette
Absolutely gorgeous C5 ! You brought it back in more ways than one.
Patience is totally the key to paint correction. I've been doing this for over 19 years now. Everyone tells me they couldn't do my job cuz they don't have the patience that I do. Glad to see someone else who does. Car looks great
Now this is a man of patience
I know that I'm late but, she looks amazing!
Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you spend if you enjoy the experience. Well done.
Well said sir. 👍
That guy that watches raffy taffy
I’m a professional detailer and I just wanted to say you did an outstanding job!👏🏼 Everything you said makes sense in regards to it still having it’s minor imperfections, but for what it is and you being able to restore it to where it’s at now it’s a huge turnaround. Great video man.
Im looking for a professional detailer, can you tell me where to find one please, cause alex doesn't respond back to "me" 😒
@@derrickna409 Where are you located?
@@Samuelfish2k southside Chicago & west suburb alsip.
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Great and thanks for no crappy music duing the meat of the video. Great voice over, well worth your effort.
"can I turn a profit... maybe" but you had me at "I love Corvette's"
“I just pretended to agree so he’d leave” LOL
It’s like when you hear some obvious BS story, sometimes you stop them and call them out. Other times let them go so you can hear a good one and they’ll leave
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You forgot the engine .
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Lmao to be fair he did use a shit ton of products
Instructions unclear I got my Pp stuck in my monitor
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wow 30 hours.......you are a hero.....!!! How did you ever survive.....?
Watching in 2024!!!!!
Just agree so they leave. This is my go to strategy with my wife.
You thought you were safe here. I found out. You’re sleeping on the couch tonight.
Lmfao
Ok boomer
Steve Rivera same here bro lol
BETA!
The end result is so satisfying good job man .. looking forward to see the C63 totally done and shiny .
Hate corvettes but love your channel lol
So cool that you restored a vette that you actually drive without going over the top with the budget, nice job, now you won’t be paranoid every time you take it for a drive.
😱😱😱. Your best diy resto to date. Absolutely awesome job mate. Really enjoyed the transformation and would inspire any car enthusiast to have a go themselves.
I love Vette's (hadt a few), but have to say that white WS6 TA is gorgeous!
This is the real Corvette. All the stingrays, z06s, even the C4 does not have that beauty. The C5 will always be the real Classic American Muscle Heritage.
Zo6 wheels killin the new wheels
Thanks for the tips. Fixin to buy a new old Mustang. Can’t wait to try this.
Alex, great video on the corvette. I have enjoyed all your Mercedes videos, and am really glad to see you picked up a corvette. I hope you continue to create content about this car, especially "how to" sessions to address mechanical and cosmetic issues. I love my 2002 Z06!
Illinois gang 🤔🤔🤔
I don't have a Vet. But I do want to bring my ride back to life this summer.
This is how many times he said “went to town” 👇🏻
I prefer "crack on" as the Brits say.
@@larrysorenson4789 Your car prefers "wax on", as Mr Miyagi say.
*S i x t y N i n e*
Dxnixl he is thinking bout some guy or some girl or something..idk strange using that term ,so often😁😂🙄😥😁🙁😭☹️😥😁
C5s are one of my favorite cars...that finish is gorgeous. Need to lower that SOB asap
Restoration? No no no, detailed!!!
Saved a corvettes life
They should invent ceramic coating this protects your skin from uv damage, that would be neat.
They already did that...it's called sunscreen...
@@kylebasavareddi6181 r/wooosh
Just be black only downside is now you’re black
@@Rudenbehr lmao
thas1227 yeah that product would sell well for us ghostly white redheads 🤘🏻
Very informative and what better car to perform the deed on than a Corvette. Nice job Looks greatand sounds bossy. Love these cars.
Looks great! Get at that engine bay next
I envy you, You have a Corvette, ( a car I have always wanted, but fear I will never have ) And you have an awesome looking Family. Congratulations to you. Good job.
That firebird is clean🔥🔥
Just got an '03 z06, and the previous owner installed Corvette Mods c5-r style headlights. They really modernize the look!
My best friend had an 03 z06 such a fun car and the first time I drove past 130mph. I topped it at 164 before I chickened out and my friend got it up to 177 before backing off... to be young and dumb again...
With all the imperfections you really out a good 35mph shine on it! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Great job and certainly worth it
“I will be restoring my corvette but on a budget” - literally has a kit for cleaning every part of the car.😂
It was a paid advertisement for at least one of those kit companies and he prob got a lot of it free. Maybe the wheels, too.
I mean if you think about it it was a lot cheaper then taking to a body shop
It makes it easy when you already bought a 400 dollar polisher before hand
@Mike Gray Up yours, you can't get either. Go away now you envious prude.
It's called a budget that doesnt mean it's a specific amount. Just the amount you can spend for the job.
You mentioned having to replace the oil pressure sending unit. Before you do so, read the post on the C5 Corvette Forum with instructions and parts required to build and install a remote oil pressure sensor. You can hide the rig along the left fuel rail and never have to remove your intake again to replace the sending unit. Ive just completed the job myself and it's really the cat's meow. These sensors are notorious for frequent failure.
Great job!!! Looks amazing!!!
Good video. The Corvette looks great!
Right now is the time to snatch up a C5 as values are on the upswing. In 2 years prices will appreciate $3k..to.. $7k...per unit. Supply and demand drives the market...especially with Corvettes 👍
@OurTentLife ain't that the truth! 😆
needs an exhaust too (or at least the quad tips) 👀
I’ll second that, I don’t get why a lot of c5 owners opt for a dual exhaust setup. Quad is such a unique look plus it’s so corvette.
@@josiahthibodeaux Because split tips offer no performance advantage over single tips.
Kyle Sonsalla but it looks slower.
Your mom needs some quad tips
GP bro u should get a corsa exhaust for the c5
Looks brand new...awesome job!
On the ceramic thing yes the doing 2 at once makes perfect sense lol I do that all the time 😂😂
Go pick up a copy of "All Corvettes are Red" which talks about the development of the C5 during the 1990s. You'll enjoy the read.
Not a Corvette guy at all, but my goodness does this car look beautiful and you did an amazing job! I hope that one day, I would be able to buy my dream car and restore it to its purest.
Not a Corvette guy? Hmmm, that’s pretty mental. I guess being a janitor you’re more of a Hyundai Excel type of guy?
I enjoyed your 4 day journey and thanks for taking the 2 days to document ! My C4 will benifit...
One tip, put the cord over your shoulder, also to help with the taillights and small spots; rotary polisher, rotary polisher extension rods, 3inch pads and backing plates, could even go down to 1 inch
Looks good but CLEAN THE DAMN MOTOR than it'll be great
Ikr
Thought I was the only one triggered by him not cleaning it
I AGREE!!
yup, I wondered the same thing
In my opinion a dirty engine bay is just as bad as a dirty car
Very nice! but you should really try Mothers heavy duty rubbing compound with the blue rupes wool pad, i think you would be surprised
You channelled all the car guys frustrations....dont rain....terrible timing...i got home and immediately found the tool
What’s funny about this video is that I watched this 2 years ago and now I own a c5 corvette
Love this video man... Please restore Corvettes, Corvettes, Corvettes, Corvettes, Corvettes, corvettes Oh and did I mention Corvettes?
15:53 I still see swirls
And holograms
@@DuBstep115 , yes, awful holograms!
The wool pad with heavy cut was way too heavy handed imo, and then he made too big of a jump to the yellow foam pad...
@@asthecrowflies1201 he should have compounded longer but also he doesn't want to jeopardize the clear coat
Such a shame for 4 days of work. That’s why you make test spots people.
Nicely done ! Great save !
Nice work brotha. Huge difference. Great correction .
You are the new Energizer Rabbit.....you made me tired watching you work....great job
I would like to do the same project on a 1987 or 1988 300zx.
My first car was an 87 z31 such beautiful cars
Meguiars ultimate black is the best trim restorer out there
It's what we used to call a 50 50 car - at 50 feet and 50 miles an hour it looks perfect.
You ceramic coat under the emblem? Might not stick as well if the coating does its job.
Dylan Worthing I thought the same thing!
30 hours has to be one of the shortest restos ever
Nice Job! Looks Good!
Congrats. You did a fantastic job . Good luck with her.
He Protecc He Attacc But most importantly, He must bring the C5 bacc
3:44 you mean soapy wooder, right?
It is water everywhere but America he said it correctly
Bitch no it’s not, it’s called wooder, not “water”
Crisfix lol
r/woooosh
CommanderWolfyX no it’s called ENGLISH so we should know how to say it correctly it’s not called American it’s called English for a reason and it’s spelled wilder dilumbo
Looks awesome. Cant wait to try this stuff and I'm not trying to complain but please tint the back window to match the side windows
Wow..turned out gorgeous..
“I pretended to agree so he would go away” ..... 😂😂
"Too expensive to fix so I pretended to agree so he leaves" I once agreed my car was too long so he would go away haha
Very well done, on both car and the video production.
Heat gun to black trim does the trick
“So I pretended to agree so he could leave” classic
And right after that he tells about all the really expensive fixes, to have it restored totally. So basically the guy was right about the price :)
Hey Alex just wondering if you are going to finish working on the E320 build
Amazing work , good job brother
A credit to you sir,👍👍👍🇬🇧
16:40 LMAO At your response to him, but also at how wrong he is. A Corvette C5, the freaking LS1, is one of the cheapest performance engines to have/work with. Sure it's not as cheap as Honda Accord Ownership, but compared to most sports cars, it's a bullet proof and easy ride.
She was a beautiful thing already, but you added the oil of Olay. She's now radiant, and I guarantee you she doesn't want to be babied. Put your foot in it, and if its the TH 700 automatics use your gears. I've been " stickin'" mine for 20 years . Mines never required anything more than every 4to 6 year complete flush 'n fill with the new screen,filter, 0 rings and gaskets. I've always added the one bottle of Slick-50 transmission additive and that's it. Great video and sharing your expertise on the detailing and products you use is very cool man.
Looks absolutely fantastic!! I''d personally prefer less flash on the rims - maybe a matte black rim....but that's just me.
Black absolutely disgusting and diminishes the looks of the car, chrome is king.
Chrome is dead man, and black makes the wheels disappear in the wheel well. That said the c6 wheels do for the store if this car well
@@dukeman7595 chrome is gay on anything after the 70s
I watched the whole video. Nice.
Very nice!!
I spent 80 years trying to restore a corvette that was outside for 30 seconeds.
Oof
Copy Cat! Be original boi.
No clue what he’s saying but very interesting
I'm in love.