TTQ B4U
12-03-2016, 01:27 PM
So my friend Adam has a sweet FJ with some tasteful and nice add-ons, especially inside. It's a 2007 with just a tick under 100k on the clock and it's truly an off-road truck he takes into the woods. Now as we approach winter his baby needs some love and when I say love I mean it. That last AMG Benz I just did has nothing in terms of paint defects when compared to an FJ that has battled tree roots with it's door and pushed anything that grows out of the way.
The initial goal here was to stay on-budget but also provide great results. Looking at things more closely it really wasn't much in the way of additional work to go from good to great so Adam pulled the trigger and as of this morning I'm off and running.
We've all heard the phrase I'm likely mis-quoting but "aim for perfection and settle for excellence" and that's what the new goal is....perfection but in hopes that at the worse case, excellence is what is produced.
I think we're on target! The color is an outstanding tri-color black metallic. Although it would barely show through if at all prior to the cleanup.
Work is underway but here are few sneak peak cell shots.
Passenger Door....but the whole damn truck looks like this http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/eek.gif
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_110745%20web_zpsbakxx3cy.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_110745%20web_zpsbakxx3cy.jpg.html)
Passenger Rear Door 50/50 shots after just a quick hit with Compound and a Microfiber Pad
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_112536%20web_zpsoio6e822.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_112536%20web_zpsoio6e822.jpg.html)
Passenger Rear Door and Rear Quarter after a quick hit of HD Polish on an orange pad
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_115603%20web_zpsuroleght.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_115603%20web_zpsuroleght.jpg.html)
Now the Metallic Paint Explodes when hit with light
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_115757%20web_zpsxe5qb1zh.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_115757%20web_zpsxe5qb1zh.jpg.html)
Short Vid:
https://youtu.be/hPucdvqltfk
The initial goal here was to stay on-budget but also provide great results. Looking at things more closely it really wasn't much in the way of additional work to go from good to great so Adam pulled the trigger and as of this morning I'm off and running.
We've all heard the phrase I'm likely mis-quoting but "aim for perfection and settle for excellence" and that's what the new goal is....perfection but in hopes that at the worse case, excellence is what is produced.
I think we're on target! The color is an outstanding tri-color black metallic. Although it would barely show through if at all prior to the cleanup.
Work is underway but here are few sneak peak cell shots.
Passenger Door....but the whole damn truck looks like this http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/eek.gif
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_110745%20web_zpsbakxx3cy.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_110745%20web_zpsbakxx3cy.jpg.html)
Passenger Rear Door 50/50 shots after just a quick hit with Compound and a Microfiber Pad
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_112536%20web_zpsoio6e822.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_112536%20web_zpsoio6e822.jpg.html)
Passenger Rear Door and Rear Quarter after a quick hit of HD Polish on an orange pad
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_115603%20web_zpsuroleght.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_115603%20web_zpsuroleght.jpg.html)
Now the Metallic Paint Explodes when hit with light
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/20161203_115757%20web_zpsxe5qb1zh.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/PDQS4/media/20161203_115757%20web_zpsxe5qb1zh.jpg.html)
Short Vid:
https://youtu.be/hPucdvqltfk