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CacheHX
02-13-2010, 08:14 PM
well I went an found a hood off an old chevy pickup (i think about a 1965) today an tore into it with the new flex. First used menz power gloss with orange ccs pad; then went to power finish with white ccs pad; then 85RD with blue ccs pad. topped it all off with some fuzion.... this is what i got. the paint was obviously in horrible condition (deep scrapes, dents an some rust under the paint) but check out that shine! didnt have my camera so just snapped a cell phone pic.
Rsurfer
02-13-2010, 08:25 PM
Amazing turn around. Now you can polish a real car.
Clutch34
02-13-2010, 09:52 PM
woahh..! great work! your off to a great start! :xyxthumbs:
cleanscapes
02-13-2010, 09:58 PM
Must say you did a very good job.
killrflake
02-13-2010, 10:46 PM
Came out pretty nice. Guess your ready for the next big step, your oun car:xyxthumbs:
A4 1.8tqm
02-14-2010, 02:02 AM
I guess it looks a little better... :D
BobbyG
02-14-2010, 07:27 AM
Very nice indeed! Send that Flex on over to me and I'll tell you what I think of it! :props: :props:

OH, and I promise to send it right back too!! :buffing:
HighEndDetail
02-14-2010, 09:54 AM
Great, now use it on your car :buffing:
LincolnZephyr2006
02-14-2010, 10:31 AM
Hmmm.. good job! I would just be careful on old stuff with deep gashes to save your pads!
CEE DOG
02-14-2010, 10:56 AM
:dblthumb2: Nice work! How do you like how smooth that Flex runs?
CacheHX
02-14-2010, 11:37 AM
well to add to my thread here, I just wanted to share an see what ya thought...

I did a 3 stage polish on my cousins black chevy. Used menzerna, ccs, flex, klasse, and souveran.

technically speaking this was my second time if ya count the hood i did in the picture above.

here are some before an afters...
CacheHX
02-26-2010, 12:48 AM
the spots in the paint are paint job flaws... they wont go away
rohnramirez
02-26-2010, 02:57 AM
Hmmm.. good job! I would just be careful on old stuff with deep gashes to save your pads!

Ditto :iagree:

And just to add a little something to that. Since you have an old beat up panel to practice on, get some sandpapers and start wetsanding with 2000grit to 2500grit, then compound , polish. i'm sure you'll get better results. Good luck. I'm also new to the forum. waiting for my pcxp to get started on my ride too.