Needless to say, having the QuickJack makes this job a lot easier, but it still is a dirty one, and—in my case—I spent about four hours detailing this one wheel well.
Having said that, the end product is well worth the effort.
This time I chose to apply undercoating to the frame rail since I did not care how it looked painted. Maybe it was the type of paint but for whatever reason, it looked splotchy and it screamed "BAD DIY PAINT JOB!"
So I simply gave it a couple of coats of truck bed coating and it looks a lot better. As a matter of fact, I may apply a fresh coat of undercoating to the opposing wheel well and I may also undercoat the visible portion of the frame. Hopefully this time it won't take me two years.
If you are interested in a step-by-step chronicle, I made a video of the process. From lifting my Corvette all the way to the end. And even though I edited the footage for speed and brevity, it still is a 30-minute video but I hope you will enjoy it.
I hope it will give you some ideas and maybe inspiration to go out in the garage and work on your C3 Corvette.
The original article in which I covered undercoating and detailing the LH rear wheel well, with lots of detailed pictures, was published March 30, 2018. Click here to read it.
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