spilt milk
07-22-2017, 10:09 PM
Good Evening,
Just finished the cut and finish process Friday on my 2014 Mustang GT. Color is Oxford White. Charcoal Gray stripes accented with a 1/8th inch black pinstripe on the outer edge of either side. Colored matched Vossen 20 inch wheels.
Purchased a Porter Cable 7424XP with Meguiars 105/205 and Meguiars machine washable cut and finish pads. Been very happy with the results less all of the dust Meguiars makes.
I began by getting the feel of the 7424XP by working the hood of my 99 F150 that has been washed three times since I bought it in 2011. SO obviously I had to clay bar the hood after washing it to even begin. Hood looked great afterward so decided to start putting the effort into the 2014 GT. I expected using a buffer to take time and effort out of the job. I guess to some degree it does because if I had to have done all of the Mustang by hand I'd still be trying to finish the first step at this point. As it stands 26 hours worth of labor time later and I am almost finished with the glaze process. Once that is done I will post up some pictures.
I think I will be looking into the Blackfire products possibly next. Not sure yet. I really want something that doesn't generate as much, or better yet any dust (if there is such a product line). The car looked like it was covered in dandruff after doing a panel or two per day after completing 105 cut and 205 finish.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Last I hope to find a better source of tape for masking off. Several times the tape worked loose which caused me some damage on the stripes. No big deal, I am going to remove them later this fall anyway and go to a lighter color of gray and then rematch the wheels to those. The Charcoal looks black at certain angles in direct light. I don't like the contrast. Any tips on tape brand that holds better without leaving adhesive or lifting vinyl would be greatly appreciated. Any tips on detailing vinyl stripes would also be appreciated. I currently only use detailer spray on them after a wash.
Just finished the cut and finish process Friday on my 2014 Mustang GT. Color is Oxford White. Charcoal Gray stripes accented with a 1/8th inch black pinstripe on the outer edge of either side. Colored matched Vossen 20 inch wheels.
Purchased a Porter Cable 7424XP with Meguiars 105/205 and Meguiars machine washable cut and finish pads. Been very happy with the results less all of the dust Meguiars makes.
I began by getting the feel of the 7424XP by working the hood of my 99 F150 that has been washed three times since I bought it in 2011. SO obviously I had to clay bar the hood after washing it to even begin. Hood looked great afterward so decided to start putting the effort into the 2014 GT. I expected using a buffer to take time and effort out of the job. I guess to some degree it does because if I had to have done all of the Mustang by hand I'd still be trying to finish the first step at this point. As it stands 26 hours worth of labor time later and I am almost finished with the glaze process. Once that is done I will post up some pictures.
I think I will be looking into the Blackfire products possibly next. Not sure yet. I really want something that doesn't generate as much, or better yet any dust (if there is such a product line). The car looked like it was covered in dandruff after doing a panel or two per day after completing 105 cut and 205 finish.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Last I hope to find a better source of tape for masking off. Several times the tape worked loose which caused me some damage on the stripes. No big deal, I am going to remove them later this fall anyway and go to a lighter color of gray and then rematch the wheels to those. The Charcoal looks black at certain angles in direct light. I don't like the contrast. Any tips on tape brand that holds better without leaving adhesive or lifting vinyl would be greatly appreciated. Any tips on detailing vinyl stripes would also be appreciated. I currently only use detailer spray on them after a wash.