Picture i just found of the first truck i ever buffed! Before and After :)

[brondondolon]

So i was just going through my photobucket and stumbled upon a few pictures 5-7 years ago of the first time i ever used a buffer hahaha. I was between 22 and 20 and had never operated a buffer before. I had just bought a 1997 dodge ram for $1000 because it needed a new engine and looked like hell. Paid the man took it hope swapped the engine and carried on. After driving it a few weeks i realized how terrible it looked. So i went down to harbor freight and bought the cheapest rotory buffer and a wool pad and went to town lol. for not knowing what the hell i was doing i think it came out quite nice hahaha. I have no idea what compound i used or if i even used a polish after. I do know that i used either megs 26 or zymol from the local autoparts store because i loved to wax my cars/trucks back then and those were the best available at any local store imo. Any way here they are :)

Before:


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/brondondolon/1996Ram007.jpg



Notice the severe oxidation on the hood!!!


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/brondondolon/1996Ram001.jpg




After:


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/brondondolon/FAMILY060.jpg


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/brondondolon/ram1.jpg









Now i warn you. What you are about to see in the next pic is graphic.... Some of you might cry, some might scream, hell some might grab your computer as it sits and throw it right out the window after viewing the picture you are about to see lol






















http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/brondondolon/dirtyram.jpg




OHHHH THE HUMANITY!!!!! WHY!!!! What sick S.O.B. would do something like this?!?!?! hahahaha I was in my early 20s and loved me some 4wheelin hahaha

[dcjredline]

LOL! Great pics!! Thanks for sharing

[brondondolon]

hahaha thank you.

[kirkatizer]

I took my car through a mud hole a couple weeks ago for the first time. Tire shine and all lol. Was fun.

[brondondolon]

hahaha nice!

[Tato]

hahaha nice!

Exactly! Good you found that pictures, you've started strong. But the topic is absolutely hilarious, thanks for making me laugh that way ahhahaha

Kind Regards.

[MshawnBauer]

Nice work! Especially being your first time with a buffer (and a rotary no less,lol) great turn around!

[HUMP DIESEL]

I bet it all cleaned off much easier though!

HUMP

[brondondolon]

Thanks. Yeah i had no idea what i was doing at the time. But i figured well anything will make it look better then it does. The clear coat was peeling in two spots around the hood and i also fixed that by spraying a rattle can of clear coat and wet sanding. Something i also never did before. The guy i bought the truck off of said it was sitting for something like 5 years. Right by the beach. It looked way worse in person when i bought it. I remember the rotary buffer being so heavy and vibrated so bad i didnt even want to finish. To be honest i didnt even know DA polishers existed till about a year ago. So this whole time ive had to work with a rotary lol I am so fortunate that i now have a DA lol

[Dr_Pain]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

[brondondolon]

No problem thanks for viewing :)

[hernandez.art13]

No point in having a truck like this and not taking it for a spin. I'm not into 4 wheeling but I think it's pretty neat when I see a truck like that. Almost like a badge of honor. :)

[brondondolon]

lol funny you say that. I was driving with a friend when it was covered in mud like that and he drove a old small car. well as we were driving some girls in a car next to us said something to the effect of "thats hot" or something my friend looks over to me and was like " i gotta get a truck" lol still makes me laugh haha