1987 Monte Carlo Extreme Makeover with Rupes and Blackfire BlackICE

[Bunky]

Looks great!

[Mike Phillips]

Guys the car looks great as usual, I wish I could have been there to help out, but this part time job is taking up all my time. Hope to see you guys again real soon.

There's plenty of more projects coming up Paul, like this one...

Incredible work gentlemen.

Thanks Mike...

It's nice to see all the grey hair on these guys. just goes to show that us old guys are still keeping the clean car tradition. We learned to do things ourselves and have good work ethic. That Monte Carlo came out great.

These project do seem to attract people with strong work ethics but there isn't any gray hair on this guy yet...

What a fun time we had! Remember, May is the next boot camp class for those who haven't attended one, Mike is a wealth of information and well worth it !!! Thanks Mike, and as always the fun crew....

Thanks for all you help John, I think you knocked out most of the passenger side by yourself and appreciate your hard work...

Mike, Looks really sweet.

Have you used bonnets on orbital polishers to remove wax, or do you prefer hand removal? Thanks. Jim Green

I tend to remove LSP's by hand... I do show how to use bonnets and then leave it up to each person to decide which approach works best for them...

By the way, the owner Bob said it looked GREAT!

[mrlash]

Guys, those pictures speak to the quality of work you put out, great job! One question though, since I'm fairly new to this and NEED to start working with power tools, how often are you reapplying the product on the orbitals?

[itay]

Does that car have single stage paint or clear coat?

[ihaveacamaro]

single stage

[Mike Phillips]

First, since this is your first post to our forum..

Welcome to AutogeekOnline!

One question though, since I'm fairly new to this and NEED to start working with power tools, how often are you reapplying the product on the orbitals?

Normally when using orbital polishers you work a sectioin at a time with fresh product. After working and completing a section of paint to your satisfaction you wipe off the residue on that sectoin of paint and move onto a new section.

When you move onto a new section of paint you overlapp a little into the prevous secion and add fresh product to your pad. It's also a good idea to clean off the pad after each section you work as you'll have two things builing up on the face of the pad.

I cover this in my article here,

Why it's important to clean your pads often...


And actually explain the entire paint polishing process in my how-to book here,


The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine Paperback Book

[Mike Phillips]

***Update***

If you want to get in on this killer sale I've just been told you have till tomorrow morning and then it's over...


Rupes LHR 15ES Big Foot Random Orbital Standard Kit - $349.99

Rupes LHR 21ES Big Foot Random Orbital Standard Kit - $399.99


This special offer will only be around for a couple days and once it's gone, it's gone for good. If you've been eyeing a Rupes polisher, now's the time to buy!

[Redfireshaker06]

Mike, do you recommend the big brother or little brother?

[Mike Phillips]

Mike, do you recommend the big brother or little brother?

I like the smaller pad that comes with the RUPES 15 because most people are working on newer cars and most newer cars have smaller or thinner body panel designs. By this I mean most newer cars will have a fender and the fender will be made up of a design that includes raised body lines and edges and a smaller face pad will fit onto the panel and in-between the raised body lines and edges better than a larger pad.

For classics with large, flatter panels, you can use anything and a large size pad will get the job done faster.


I show using both in this time-lapse video on a classic car and there's a small time difference in how long it took me to do one side versus the other side.

Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria


Here's the time-lapse video Yancy took for me as I buffed this classic out from start to finish...

On the passenger side I used the Rupes 21 and on the driver's side I used the Rupes 15. There was about a 20 minute time savings using the larger pad, larger stroke machine over the smaller pad, smaller stroke machine but my opinion is that for most body panel designs on modern cars the 6" pad will be a better match.

This tool definitely has a lot more correction ability plus power over a traditional DA Polisher like the Porter Cable 7424XP.

I did find that when buffing a curved panel, either concave or convex, the uneven pressure applied to the face of the pad will slow down and even stop pad rotation. The key is to focus on the panel and keep the pad as flat as possible to the surface.




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[Redfireshaker06]

Thanks for the info. The Rupes is not driven the same as Flex?

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