Candy Apple 1955 Ford F100 with Black Label Diamond Paint Coating

[Mike Phillips]

Candy Apple 1955 Ford F100 with Black Label Diamond Paint Coating (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/72484-candy-apple-1955-ford-f100-black-label-diamond-paint-coating.html)


Here's another really sweet streetrod we had for the 2014 season of My Classic Car with Dennis Gage.

We shot two different segments with this custom Ford F100 one of them sharing Pinnacle's Black Label Diamond Paint Coating.

There were some swirls and a few random isolated deeper scratches in the paint and in the short amount of time I had I did my best to remove them off the hood which we would use to demonstrate our new coating.

After we shot this segment I did use the new Black Label Diamond Surface Cleansing Polish with a Porter Cable to prep the paint and then I applied the Black Label Diamond Coating to the front clip.

Now that this product line has been introduced Max is having me send the owner the complete Black Label line of products as a thank you for letting us use his truck.

Here's a few pictures from this segment...


Here's the truck after Mike the Grip positioned it on the set.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2137/1955_Ford_F150_001.jpg


Here's Dennis, Max and me working through what we want to cover in this segment...

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Here you can see some of the swirls and scratches...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2137/1955_Ford_F150_003.jpg



I really needed to take a rotary buffer to the paint but I had the Flex 3401 already out and ready to use so I just did the best I could in the time I had...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2137/1955_Ford_F150_004.jpg


Some pretty deep scratches...
I used an orange foam cutting pad first and that removed all the swirls, it didn't get out all the really deep scratches. Some were deep enough that it would probably be faster to machine sand them first using some #3000 followed by #5000 but on a TV set you really don't have time as a luxury. In this shot I'm re-polishing with a soft foam pad and Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish to max out the gloss and clarity.

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Working with Dennis...

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These shots were taken after we shot this segment. I didn't want to send the truck home with the owner with the coating only applied to the passenger side hood so I knocked out the entire hood and tops of the fenders...

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Here I'm misting some Black Label Diamond Paint Coating onto the hood...

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Here I'm misting some Black Label Diamond Coating onto my foam finger pocket to lubricate it a little...

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Applying the coating...

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Giving the paint a very soft, careful final wipe...

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Bazinga!

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Look for our segments with this truck on My Classic Car in 2014

On Autogeek.net


Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating (http://www.autogeek.net/pinnacle-paint-coating.html)


After machine polishing the paint I prepped the paint for the coating using,


Pinnacle Black Label Surface Cleansing Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/black-label-polish.html)

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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Stunning!

[custmsprty]

Wow Factor x's 1000!

[hernandez.art13]

Looks great, can't wait for the new season. :xyxthumbs:

[iDrive55]

Candylishus! Fantastic job.


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[Klasse Act]

Beautiful truck, stunning color....early 90's wheels, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

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[Mike Phillips]

Stunning!


Wow Factor x's 1000!


Looks great, can't wait for the new season. :xyxthumbs:


Candylishus! Fantastic job.


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Beautiful truck, stunning color....early 90's wheels, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

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This was a really cool truck to have on the show and truck like these are so much fun to work on compared to a Honda. (Nothing against Hondas, or any new car).

This is the kind of "vehicle" that is the norm for My Classic Car and even for shows like Overhaulin.

It's Chip Worthy. :D


I also believe that anyone watching this show or even the work we do cars and trucks like this at our Thursday night projects are smart enough to figure out that if they buy and use the same products I show on show cars they can get the same kind of results on their car no matter what it is...


The truck came in with some very deep scratches in the hood that could be seen on camera. On a TV shoot like this there is NOT a lot of extra time to get real deep on a buff-out so I did the best I could in the time I had to remove as many of the scratches out of the hood that I could. Sad to say I couldn't get the deepest scratches out.


Very nice truck...


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[Mike Phillips]

Here's what I applied to the candy paint on this truck before it went public...



Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating

http://www.showcargarage.com/gallery/files/1/Black_Diamond_Paint_Coating.1.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/722/pinnacle-black-label-surface-cleansing-polish-1.jpg

On Autogeek.net


Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating (http://www.autogeek.net/pinnacle-paint-coating.html)


After machine polishing the paint I prepped the paint for the coating using,


Pinnacle Black Label Surface Cleansing Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/black-label-polish.html)


Makes the paint on this old Ford look very clear and glassy like paint should look and it will do the same for your car too.


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[Dr_Pain]

Mike...... that is absolutely incredible! I don't think anything else needs to be said, except that the low grill shot is my FAVORITE!

Thanks for educating and inspiring!

[BrianMcLeod]

Looks great as all of your work does!! Did you apply black label surface coating by finger pocket or the lake country pad?

[Pinpoint_Precision]

Wow Mike what a beautiful truck followed by nothing but amazing work by you my friend. Beautiful job. I love the color on that truck.

[firecorgi]

That paint looks like a pool of red...WOW!
Looks like I may make a switch come spring. I would like to see thresults on a silver colored vehicle...

[pointillistic_practitioner]

Wow!! This makes me so excited to try out my PBL! Getting it for Xmas so I'll probably wait til January. Being a college student I'll have a nice break to detail while others are out partying :laughing:...now to clean out the garage in anticipation. So jealous of all of you who have "Garage Mahals".

I detailed (hand compounded/waxed) a 1950something ford f100 like this with original red exterior a few years back before I discovered AGO... mind you I was still an early teen then but I really wish I had seen your article on SS paint with that gold Linlcoln back then!! Would've helped tremendously! It's funny b/c most people start on DD's but I started on that ford and my friends' dads red galaxie, black mercury montclair (my avatar) and grandpa's old baby blue 69 mercury montery conv.... and progressed to DD's, doing the classics every once and awhile thereafter. Everyone has to start somewhere I guess! Anyway I'm rambling now. That paint really pops! Keep up the good work Mike! :buffing:

[Mike Phillips]

Wow Mike what a beautiful truck followed by nothing but amazing work by you my friend. Beautiful job. I love the color on that truck.




Thanks Fransisco...

There were deep scratches in the hood when the truck arrived and in hindsight I should have taken a wool pad on a rotary buffer to the paint to remove them.

There isn't any "extra time" when you're taping a TV show, there's dollar amount for every minute on the set whether you're filming or setting up to film.

I had about 10 minutes to buff out the hood before we shot the segment and I had the Flex 3401 already set up with a foam cutting pad just off to the side of the set. So I grabbed it and did the best I could in the time alloted.

I'm posting this now because there's always the "person" that will see the segment and point out any defects they see without knowing the behind the scenes story so this is the behind the scenes story and should the need arise I can share this post with the "person".






That paint looks like a pool of red...WOW!



I agree. Getting "cool" cars lined up for a TV show in a state where I don't live takes a little behind the scenes work each year and it also requires earning the trust of the local car guys.

Luckily I accomplished this by earning the trust of my buddy Tinker after working on his truck in this episode.


My Classic Car - Machine Polishing with Wolfgang - Episode 6 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/what-s-garage/34348-my-classic-car-machine-polishing-wolfgang-episode-6-a.html)




Removing Swirls, Scratches, Water Spots and Extreme Oxidation with Wolfgang

YouTube - ‪My Classic Car with...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1056/MikeonMyClassicCar026.jpg


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Here's the owner, Tinker with Dennis Gage. (Thanks for letting us use your truck Tinker)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1056/MikeonMyClassicCar028.jpg



Autogeek provided Tinker with everything he needs to restore the rest of the truck :xyxthumbs:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1056/MikeonMyClassicCar029.jpg



Most people never see all the behind the scenes work that goes into creating a segment like these but it all starts with a thread like this one and then a bunch of e-mails, Facebook posts and phone calls on my part.


Evansville, Indiana - Going to be in town in October (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/70064-evansville-indiana-going-town-october.html)


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[Mike Phillips]

Looks like I may make a switch come spring.

I would like to see the results on a silver colored vehicle...




A silver you car you say?

Gee... we did a Thursday Night Show Car Makeover using a silver car just a few weeks ago... the write-up includes,

Before shots
During shots - all the work we did and the pads, products and tools used
After shots


Technically we used Black Label Diamond Surface Coating on the paint and not the Diamond Paint Coating but click on the link and check out the results, they're completely impressive.



Here you go....


2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Show Car Makeover Pictures (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/72151-2006-mercedes-benz-slk-350-show-car-makeover-pictures.html)


Started with Iron X on the paint...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2111/2006_SLK_350_024.jpg




Ended here....


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2111/2006_SLK_350_095.jpg



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