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Comet cleanser!,,old school and cool ! ,,did you use all the those pads buffing it out?,,just changing them out instead of cleaning as you go to save time?
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
Great job by you 2 polishing out that big Caddy.
Nice car, but those wheels & tires have got to go. Lol.
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
I'm guessing this is a Caddy Calais Mike? My buddy James (Cadillac Jimmy) has a Black '65 Calais in Sarasota, Fla.
I was sort of shocked by this comet method, not because it's not doable, but if it was me, I'd be mostly worried about just how much original paint is left and seeing primer peeking through after this procedure.
I know in certain lighting one can see primer beginning to peek on James's Caddy, I think the driver's side rear quarter if I remember correctly, the paint is getting that thin.
I might've thought you would've used your Meg's #7 treatment first?
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by Farmallluvr
Comet cleanser!,,old school and cool ! ,,
Yep.... old school method for removing oxidation during the washing step. As already mentioned - DON'T USE THIS TECHNIQUE ON A CLEARCOATED CAR.
Originally Posted by Farmallluvr
did you use all the those pads buffing it out?,,
Yes.
Originally Posted by Farmallluvr
just changing them out instead of cleaning as you go to save time?
Yes, saves time but also YOU do better work faster. As foam gets wet it gets soggy and any cutting or any polishing ability it offered when you first started buffing with it falls off or diminishes.
You ALWAYS do better work faster by switching out pads often.
If you look at the pictures I show for all my projects I always include pictures showing the tools I use and how many pads I used. I do this on purpose to "telegraph" a message to people that you need more than one pad to buff out a car.
Read this forum long enough or any FB group and you'll see people asking why their pad blew up? Then when asked what they did they'll tell you they were compounding a car hard and only have one pad. Happens all the time.
Here's my saying,
More pads is gooder
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
I usually use a couple pads when using the orbital but not with the rotary.
I had the "exploding pad " happen to me,,nothing worse than a face full of compound chunks or the actual pad itself smacking ya in the face.lol.
I was taught to detail by an old car lot/hot rodder guy who used the comet trick as well as quite few others,some tricks can carry over but others not so much.
I've skimmed through a couple videos but it's hard to follow as my internet is slow at home and I cannot find any peace and quiet at work to watch them
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by MarkD51
I'm guessing this is a Caddy Calais Mike? My buddy James (Cadillac Jimmy) has a Black '65 Calais in Sarasota, Fla.
It’s a Sedan Deville hardtop, this ones not a Calais, if you look closely you can see the script on the rear quarter panel.
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Re: 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by Eldorado2k
It’s a Sedan Deville hardtop, this ones not a Calais, if you look closely you can see the script on the rear quarter panel.
What the hell do you know about Cadillacs?
Oh, wait..........
It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.
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Re: The COMET Technique by Mike Phillips - 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by Farmallluvr
I was taught to detail by an old car lot/hot rodder guy who used the comet trick as well as quite few others,
some tricks can carry over but others not so much.
I agree.
And I just want to point out that the COMET technique is ONLY for oxidized SINGLE STAGE paint.
Do no try this on a modern clearcoat paint you will likely scour the finish.
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