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Free class or “help I got a ton of aluminum to polish”?
What are you going to seal it with? Try some Collinite #850.
Polishes and leaves behind protection for aluminum/metal.
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Re: Video: holograms in aluminum
This is funny...
Originally Posted by rlmccarty2000
Free class or “help I got a ton of aluminum to polish”?
Both. Sometimes I feel like Tom Sawyer in the story where he gets in trouble and his Aunt Polly makes him whitewash the fence. He in turn makes whitewashing the fence a hard thing to get to do and this causes the local boys to barter their treasure for the opportunity to do the whitewashing.
So yeah, this is a hard job but it's also a skill that some people want to learn and this Saturday, free of charge, they will have the opportunity to learn and then possess both the knowledge and skill on how to do this type of "craft". They will also then have the experience and the knowledge to know when to take on a project like this, free or paid, and when to be smart enough to turn it down. That's value in and of itself.
Fact is - ever since I moved from Oregon to California to work for Meguiar's the second time, I'm the only guy in this industry, that I know of, that creates cool and/or unique projects and makes them open to the public and then documents them with the before, during and after pictures. These are all free projects, you could also call them classes, that I put together and opened up to the public.
Name one other person that does this in the industry,
- Creates projects - (I could just do my day job and then go home)
- OPEN to the public - not private selected teams
- Documents before, during and after and all the pictures still exist to this day.
- Answers questions on process, products, tools and techniques from the projects.
Below is just a sample - I'll add all of the projects from Autogeek. Would take a while to gather all the links from all the projects at MeguiarsOnline.com
BIG projects
North Miami Beach Police Mobil Command Unit - Show Car Makeover
Meguiar's Big Rig Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos!
Pictures: RV and Motorhome Detailing Classes at Autogeek
Wetsanding projects - Who else brings in Special Interest Cars (and boats), where the owners let strangers wetsand their vehicles.
Finished! - Wetsanding a 1929 Model A Sedan Delivery Streetrod - Fresh Paint
Scuff & Buff - Wet Sanding Single Stage Metallic Paint - 1948 Willys Jeepster
Mirka Abralon for Hand Wetsanding and Machine Wetsanding 1934 Ford Pickup Streetrod Project
Pictures: Wetsand, Cut & Buff 1971 Fury Police Car!
How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
Car projects - some very cool stuff that most people will never get to work on.
1967 Mustang GTA Fastback - Pictures & Comments Thread
1966 Blown Nova - Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos
GTechniq Makeover - 2012 High Voltage Yellow Scion tC 7.0
24' Pro-Line Boat - Extreme Marine Makeover - Oxidation Removal!
1954 Ford F-100 - Extreme Makeover - Process and products used
Blown 1934 Ford Pick-up - Show Car Makeover - Modeled by Kristin
1972 Corvette Stingray - Extreme Makeover - Process and Products Used
1990 Corvette - Extreme Makeover Pictures & Process
2012 Fiat 500 - Chemical Guys Show Car Makeover
2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Show Car Makeover Pictures
1955 Chevy & 1947 Buick Slantback - Show Car Makeover! - Pictures & Videos
2013 Dodge Charger - LIVE BROADCAST - Black Label & Rupes Polishers
1959 Chevrolet El Camino - Extreme Makeover - Modeled by Christina
Pictures: 1947 John Deere Tractor - Show Tractor Makeover!
2002 SS Camaro Extreme Makeover! - Pictures & Comments
1998 Isuzu Rodeo Extreme Makeover! - Single Stage Paint
First Place for Worst Paint - 1942 Olds Extreme Makeover
2014 Post SEMA New Product Review at Autogeek
2013 Post SEMA New Product Showcase!
Pictures: 1940 Ford Panel Delivery - Secret Project
Pictures: 1991 Alfa Romeo - Porter Cable 7424XP Ultimate Challenge!
Rupes Polishers - Extreme Makeover - 1965 Chevy Streetrod
1938 Plymouth Sedan Streetrod Extreme Makeover!
1970 Barracuda Extreme Makeover
Pictures: 1993 Ford Explorer Extreme Makeover
Pictures: 1969 Oldsmobile 442 - Extreme Makeover! At Autogeek!
1955 Chevy Bel Air with a $15,000.00 Custom Paint Job - How to remove water spots
1957 Chevy Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos
1959 Impala - Mothers Extreme Makeover! - Pictures & Comments!
Pictures: 1966 Orange Chevy Nova Super Sport Extreme Makeover
1985 GMC Rally Van - Extreme Makeover! With McKee's 37 - FLEX- RUPES - BOSS
1987 Corvette Show Car Makeover - SONAX Showcase
1956 Bel Air Show Car Prep at Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
1970 440 Cuda - Part 2 - Show Car Prep
Pictures: 2002 Panoz Esperante - BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating
Ford Excursion Extreme Makeover!
1971 Dodge Charger R/T - 1940 Oldsmobile Streetrod shine by Pinnacle
1954 Hudson Hornet polished with Rupes UHS
Pictures: 1928 Model A - Wetsand, Cut and Buff at Autogeek
Breaking in the new Show Car Garage - 1932 Deuce Roadster!
2010 Camaro EXTREME Makeover! - NEW SEMA 2014 PRODUCTS
How to restore a Barn Find - 1969 Ford Thunderbird - #7 Rub Out + FLEX = 3D products
1949 Chevy 5-Window Pickup Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos
Custom Paint Job - 1980 Corvette - RUPES & Gyeon - Extreme Show Car Makeover at Autogeek
1970 Mustang Mach 1 - Video and Pictures
700 HP Hennessy Vette and Jeep Cherokee - Waxed and Coated
2017 Jeep Wrangler MONSTER JEEP Mike Phillips Autogeek
2012 Dodge Challenger + Menzerna Color Lock Makeover
RUPES EASY GLOSS System - EXTREME MAKEOVER - 2006 Toyota Tundra - YEARS of neglect!
Pictures - 1988 BMW M3 - D166 Show Car Makeover!
Pictures & Videos: 2003 Honda Civic Extreme Makeover - Duragloss
Pictures: 2016 Challenger Scatpack Shaker & 2016 Dodge Hellcat - Black Label Diamond Paint Coating
Pictures: 1972 Corvette Stingray - Original Single Stage Paint - Autogeek Extreme Makeover!
Pictures - 1989 Mercedes-Benz - Low Mileage Beauty All Original Beauty!
Pictures: RUPES Detailing Class at Autogeek - 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster Streetrod
Pictures: 1947 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe - Show Car Makeover at Autogeek!
Simple Concours Car Prep - 1973 Toyota FJ40
Pictures: 1987 Buick Regal T-Type WE4 Turbo - Show Car Makeover at Autogeek!
Pictures - Black BMW Z3 and Black Nissan Altima - Extreme Makeovers at Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
I'll add the rest when I get time....
Originally Posted by rlmccarty2000
What are you going to seal it with? Try some Collinite #850. Polishes and leaves behind protection for aluminum/metal.
Most products I've used to seal polished aluminum tend to dull the finish. At this point I'm not sure what I'm going to use but I'm leaning on a PBL Coating.
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Re: Video: holograms in aluminum
Will be following this cool project!
The value of what you share outside of the classes you have. Is just unbelieveble worth of knowledge for one as me who live over the pond.
How about a group picture of you guys and gals when you are done with this. So we can see the dirty works of polishing aluminum. How are you taking care of the polishing residue when polishing something like this? Where and how you clean the pads and so on.
Thanks a ton for all you are shareing!
/ Tony
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Originally Posted by SWETM
Will be following this cool project!
Stay tuned to my Facebook page as I will be doing some FB Live videos today
My FB page
Originally Posted by SWETM
The value of what you share outside of the classes you have. Is just unbelieveble worth of knowledge for one as me who live over the pond.
Thank you for the nice compliment, I appreciate it.
Originally Posted by SWETM
How about a group picture of you guys and gals when you are done with this. So we can see the dirty works of polishing aluminum. How are you taking care of the polishing residue when polishing something like this? Where and how you clean the pads and so on.
Good idea! At some point we'll get a group shot and I'll share it.
Originally Posted by SWETM
Thanks a ton for all you are shareing!
/ Tony
Thanks Tony - wish you were here to help out.
It's 8:40am as I type and the first guy has arrived. I have Stick Figure playing on the garage stereo system and after I change into my work clothes we're going to start.
This will be the official picture and video thread for this project.
Stay tuned...
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Re: Pics & Vids: Grumman Aluminum Van Extreme Makeover!
***Update***
Here's a couple of videos from this project.
>>click<< on the pictures as these are videos, not actually pictures
RUPES Rotary Polisher
Machine polishing aluminum
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Outstanding work guys!
I wish I lived closer so I could have helped out, it turned out phenomenal !!!
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