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Re: Serious hands-on detailing classes - not sitting in chairs or working on demo hoods
Until I saw those pics with the Scangrip light, I was thinking it was already done! Class will be a great learning experience. While it does have lots of flat panels, those curves and fenders are needing some special tools and techniques.
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Re: Serious hands-on detailing classes - not sitting in chairs or working on demo hoods
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Thomkirby
Until I saw those pics with the Scangrip light, I was thinking it was already done!
Yeah.... that's why I take lots of before pictures and videos to document the before condition. Sometimes it's all about the light.
Originally Posted by
Thomkirby
While it does have lots of flat panels, those curves and fenders are needing some special tools and techniques.
The classic 1932 Ford Coupe body style is actually very challenging to properly buff out. This would hold true for just about any car built in the 1920's through 1942 just before World War II broke out and domestic car production stopped.
The good news is, there's a couple of ways to tackle the intricate areas.
- RUPES Nano
- Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher
- FLEX 3" Mini Polisher
and good old elbow grease, which means working by hand.
A couple of comments about working by hand. I've been answering questions about how to remove swirls by hand for years both here and on MOL. I always say to work by hand requires a LOT more technique than to work by machine.
Yancy and Elliott made a video recently called Man vs Machine. I have not watched it so I don't know what they do? But back in 2009 I actually did a REAL demonstration of what you can do by hand and documented it here,
Man versus Machine
I show that using correct technique you can in fact remove swirls by hand. What I also point out is that while it can be done... it take a lot more time and energy than doing the same thing using what I call an Entry Level Tool aka a simple free spinning 8mm random orbital polisher like the Griot's Garage 6" ROP. Or any of the similar variants.
And while it is much easier and faster to do any type of paint polishing by hand, the truth is in order to be a true professional you kneed to have good hand skills.
At the class this weekend, I will wet sand a panel and show you how to remove the sanding marks by hand. Later I'll make a serious video that also shares the skill and technique to do the job right the first time.
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Re: Serious hands-on detailing classes - not sitting in chairs or working on demo hoods
Also - there's a video in the below thread showing the paint on the black 1932 Ford.
Video: Before condition - Training Cars for Bootcamp Class
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