Hi Steve,
Almost end of day and I just now found this thread... thank you for the kind words...
Has there ever been a time that made you uneasy about how it might turn out, nervous at an attempt for restoring the lustre to better than new or had an uh-oh moment?
Anytime I've worked on something very rare and especially with antique or original paint I get a little nervous just like any normal person would. Mostly because paint thickness is an unknown variable.
In the below thread I shared a couple of cool cars I've worked, one of them a
1956 Lincoln, Premier completely customized and with a fresh paint job.
Scrape, Terry Cook, Chip Foose, Christoper Titus and the Titanic
The paint on this car was rock hard
AND the cool tools, sanding discs, even compounds we all use today didn't exist back then and that made the job harder.
That project was a little nerve wracking just because I had to work through the night and have the car finished by noon the next day. As soon as I was finished it was moved out into full sun and put on display, this was a rotary buffer only project.
Most of the time though I just size-up of the project, whether doing the work by myself or with a team of people. Do some testing and then make the "Go" or "No Go" decision.
One the "Go" decision is made and and you start sanding or buffing you're committed and it's time to focus on the task at hand.
I like most aspects of car detailing and specifically paint polishing but I don't really like the doing the paint on and behind the ribs on cars like this Testarossa. It's just a time consuming pain.
There was a thread posted recently about buffing out beaters, I kind of like buffing out old beaters that are in bad enough condition that just about anything you do is an improvement.
One thing that's real important is to always match your services to you customer. This is a really cool car but the owner didn't want a multiple step correction done he just wanted a "quickie" so that's what I gave him. Wiped clean, clayed and one-step buff in under 3 hours from start to finish.
How to use a one-step cleaner/wax to maximize profits
Before
After
Back when I was driving Scoop for Willamette Industries I started detailing my Scoop. I don't have any pictures of the shiny sections just this shot of me standing inside the scoop. One thing for sure, I didn't have to worry about burning through or causing any kind of damage to one of these beasts...
Just wanted to let you and every professional doing this type of work for a living the comments and suggestions are appreciated.
steve
This forum has a a lot of people with very diverse backgrounds and lots of experience always willing to chime in and lend a helping hand...
