Rob Harley Detailer
Detailing Extraordinaire
To say I was intimate with this car would be a understatement . I worked on it over about 5 months & a easy 1,000 hours into it, Packard started this car company when one of the Packards was so disappointed with a car he bought ,that he complained to the maker , the maker replied "'if you think you can build a better one go for it." So they did.
A packard in this era was worth more than a Rolls Royce ,you could by 2 Cadillacs for what this car cost (back then).
This car had a 40+ year old paint job & was no so much neglected but not well maintained by a detailed person, being a TRUE CLASSIC automobile not just a Antique it was purchased for $80,000. & ranked a LOW "C"
During the countless hours I spend @ first I attacked the bright work which this has absolutely NO CHROME it's all Nickel plated & it was as green as a 60 year old Penny. Working the brightwork for the top was treacherous @ the time that canvass roof was 86 years old & even getting the metal polish a little too close was unacceptable ,SO I had to be completely careful. Perfection careful NOT to get any on the canvass. While rubbing my ass off it was like polishing 80 grit sandpaper & would rip right through T shirt material .It took a long time.
Then all the rest of the metal it was very labor intensive and the Aluminum pieces some copper & brass.
The paint was nicked & chipped everywhere besides the 3 different shades of Grey there was a orange & red on the pinstripes & black paint I had to have color matched .it took a few stabs to get it right.
Neatsfoot oil for the 90- year old leather (look up Neatsfoot oil its down right gross)
All in all I brought this Classic from a Low "C" to A High "B" which pretty much doubled the value of the car. If I had to do it all over again I would charge A LOT MORE MONEY.