sweat equity..
Its all in how you wet sand it and rub it out. Unfortunately my camera makes it look kinda pinkish, but its basically fire engine red.

And I really could have gone to 1200 grit for an even better shine. But the car had massive clear coat failure and surface rust over the whole thing in addition to the rotted panels. All I wanted was for it to not be embarrassing to drive - wifey wouldn't even ride in it before! And it was her car she bought brand new in 93!

I had some pics of the sunset reflecting that looked really cool, except the low light made the images look grainy.


Little better image of the wheel well (ignore the ugly dude and uncleaned bumper cover)