{"id":1193,"date":"2023-06-25T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:20:51","slug":"rear-panel-detailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/06\/25\/rear-panel-detailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rear Panel Detailing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After weeks of sanding, buffing, and polishing, the car was finally starting to look a little shiny.  While I know the black accent color on the rear panel is supposed to be slightly matte finish, I decided to hit it with the polisher anyway.  The results were really good, except that the gas cap looked really shabby by comparison.  As with the other RS-specific parts on the car, I&#8217;m pretty sure the gas cap is an original GM part, so I decided to spruce it up a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step was removing all the old paint.  I used a few rounds of brakleen to get rid of most of it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0083.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0083.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0083-450x600.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the operation was pretty much the same as what I did for the rally rim center caps.  Spray everything black, wait for it to dry a little, then wipe the raised areas clean with a paper towel sprayed with brakleen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0084.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0084.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0084-450x600.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0085.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0085.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0085-450x600.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The finished product:<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0088.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0088.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0088-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0088-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of sanding, buffing, and polishing, the car was finally starting to look a little shiny. While I know the black accent color on the rear panel is supposed to be slightly matte finish, I decided to hit it with the polisher anyway. 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