New Product Testing - Monster 4x4 1957 Chevy Bel Air

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Man that Chevy is cool as all get out! Yeah buddy! Nice work Mike. What frame is it on and what's under the hood?

Very intrigued by the machine as well.

Interested in the "new" product you guys are utilizing. Eye's peeled!

[Justin at Final Inspection]

Appears to be the other new Flex polisher. Great job!

Couldn't agree more with you about the nanoskin pad. I use mine with my 3401 on just about every vehicle I touch.

[GSKR]

New Product Testing - Monster 4x4 1957 Chevy Bel Air (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/new-car-care-products/101034-new-product-testing-monster-4x4-1957-chevy-bel-air.html)


Nick came to my office recently with some new product to test. I knew that in order to really put the collection of new products to a real test I would need something large in order to spend hours buffing not just a few minutes buffing out a fender or two. So I contacted my friend Billy and asked him when the last time he had his old 2-door Chevy detailed and he said it had been over a year. Since this car doesn't fit inside his garage it's parked outside 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. When there's not another project in the middle of the build he does have a carport that's tall enough to park under so it does get some protection from the sun's rays and full-on South Florida weather.

Here's Billy's car. It's a Monster 4x4 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Yes, I asked, it's a real Bel Air not just a 1957 Chevy with the Bel Air Trim package. And if you're wondering how big those tires are, it's sitting on 46" Micky Thompson Baja Claws!

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The paint is a modern urethane single stage metallic, both the pearl white and the green sections. Over the last year the paint has oxidized and become stained. It also has a lot of contamination as Billy does a lot of metal fab work and painting at his shop.

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If you look closely, you can see lines in the paint in the next three pictures running from top to bottom, these are the stains in the paint following the path of gravity.

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Waterless wash
First thing I need to get it clean and since it's as large as an RV I used McKee's RV Wash & Wax on the Go (http://www.autogeek.net/mckee-rv-waterless-wash.html) to wipe her down. This waterless wash work great to clean both neglected paint and paint in excellent condition. It's available by the 32 ounce bottle and also by the gallon. You can also purchase it as a concentrate and mix your own ready to use waterless wash yourself.

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Nanoskin pads
If you've read my book, How to use the FLEX 3401 for both Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-polisher-book.html) then you know I think the Nanoskin Autoscrub pads (http://www.autogeek.net/nanoskin-car-care-products.html) are the bet way to get contaminated paint perfectly clean and smooth. So for this Monster 4x4 that's what I used to remove the above surface bonded contaminants only instead of the FLEX 3401 I used the new FLEX XFE 7 - 15mm Free spinning, long stroke orbital polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-xfe7-15-orbital-polisher.html).

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McKee's 37

For the testing I'm going to use the vertical panels because I can reach them while standing on my two feet. So for the higher, horizontal panels, I knocked these out using a one-step product called McKee's 37 Jewelling Wax (http://www.autogeek.net/xmt-carnauba-finishing.html) with an Autogeek's 6.5" ThinPro White Foam Polishing pad (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-thinpro-6-inch-pads.html). This product cleaned, polished and left the paint on the roof, hood and trunklid protected in one step. Now I can return the JLG Hydraulic Lift back to the warehouse.

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:)That is one pretty cool truck simply awesome.

[mbkite]

Rupes mk 3

[Zubair]

Rupes mk 3

You kidding right?

[Mike Phillips]

hey mike, what pad are you using on the GG3 for wax? i thought most wax pads are red




You know I hunted down and found the link to the small tall 3" LC pads that I used for the 3" Griot's Mini Polisher but somehow didn't get the pads listed in the list of products used for this project. I just added them to the list in post #4 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/new-car-care-products/101034-new-product-testing-monster-4x4-1957-chevy-bel-air.html#post1378541) and here the link below,

Lake Country 3 Inch Flat Pads 6 Pack - Your Choice! (http://www.autogeek.net/3-inch-foam-pad-6-pack.html)


The pad I used was the white foam polishing pad not the red waxing pad and the reason why is I wanted/needed a little more stoutness in the foam formula to press into the jar of wax.

As for performance the polishing pad is still soft so it's not like it's going to abrade the paint when I apply the wax plus wax is a lubricant.


Thanks for the questions.


:)

[axel06]

saweeeet !!! does it sound as mean as it looks???

[Zubair]

Rupes mk 3

That is definitely a Rupes body, can't imagine a MKIII so soon??? Unless its tests conducted with a 21 MKII with 5" BP tuned for even more power to see how it behaves over longer polishing cycles? If its a more powerful 21 with 5" BP I'm sold!

[rlmccarty2000]

If it is another Rupes polisher I'm going to have to start selling blood!

[java]

Great work Mike ! My guess maybe the Zentool polisher.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Pretty sure it's the improved Flex 3401.

[Mike Phillips]

saweeeet !!! does it sound as mean as it looks???




Yes. It has a mild build small block Chevy engine and sounds pretty good when she fires up and going down the road.

And "yes" this Monster 4x4 is street legal in Florida.


:D

[Mike Phillips]

***Update***

Here's some of the new products tested on this 1957 Chevy Monster 4x4



Griot's BOSS 21

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Griot's BOSS 15

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FLEX XFE 7-15

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Nick came by and checked these new pads out on the RUPES BigFoot orbital polishers!

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A complete pad system from B&S

So if you're looking for some tough pads that can handle your long-throw orbital polisher then give these a test drive!



http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3086/New_B_and_S_Long_Stroke_Pads_03.jpg




On Autogeek.com


6 Inch Buff & Shine Uro-Tec Foam Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/6-inch-uro-tec-pads.html)

7 Inch Buff & Shine Uro-Tec Foam Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/7-inch-uro-tec-pads.html)



They work on all long-throw orbital polishers!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3086/New_B_and_S_Long_Stroke_Pads_01.jpg



:)

[Joe@NextLevelDetail]

***Update***

Here's some of the new products tested on this 1957 Chevy Monster 4x4



Griot's BOSS 21

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Griot's BOSS 15

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FLEX XFE 7-15

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Nick came by and checked these new pads out on the RUPES BigFoot orbital polishers!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3081/New_Product_Testing_0011.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3081/New_Product_Testing_0012.jpg





A complete pad system from B&S

So if you're looking for some tough pads that can handle your long-throw orbital polisher then give these a test drive!



http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3086/New_B_and_S_Long_Stroke_Pads_03.jpg




On Autogeek.com


6 Inch Buff & Shine Uro-Tec Foam Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/6-inch-uro-tec-pads.html)

7 Inch Buff & Shine Uro-Tec Foam Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/7-inch-uro-tec-pads.html)



They work on all long-throw orbital polishers!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/3086/New_B_and_S_Long_Stroke_Pads_01.jpg



:)

Ahhhhh i been waiting for these, i seen them at detail fest at the buff n shine booth, they wouldnt sell them too me !!!

Lol sweet love the options we have.

[Craig Parker]

Awesome car and excellent work as always Mike!:dblthumb2: