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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Quote Originally Posted by dragan75 View Post

    well turn garage put off lights paint how say up seal and add 6 led more and its much better from 09 tp 00 hours we finish
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    Quote Originally Posted by minerigger View Post

    Why the dark roof?

    Would think you’d want it brighter


    I agree. The contrasting black color gives a nice separation but in my book - more light equals more gooder.




    Quote Originally Posted by Coatingsarecrack View Post

    Did this a couple weeks ago.....




    Replaced him with this:




    Went from ford to chevy and black to white

    Wow! Two VERY dramatic changes.

    Glad to hear you okay though...

    Ha ha... seems like over time, detailers tend to own white and light colored cars...



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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

    Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

    So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.

    Here's today's work...

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

    Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

    So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.

    Here's today's work...

    What did you do today non-detailing related?-20210113_134802resized-jpg What did you do today non-detailing related?-20210113_134830resized-jpg What did you do today non-detailing related?-20210113_134729resized-jpg What did you do today non-detailing related?-20210113_134942resized-jpg
    Update...

    I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    Update...

    I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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    Nicely done!

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    Last edited by IH8SPM; 01-16-2021 at 11:45 PM. Reason: Detailing related

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Cross post from a thread on here where I had asked some woodworking questions, but I’m proud of how it turned out so I thought I’d share here.

    Finished up a floating platform bed frame that I designed/built:





    (In case you're wondering - it'll live under a bed skirt, hence I didn't go out of my way to make the wood match the rest of the bedroom )

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

    Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

    So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.


    Here's today's work...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    Update...

    I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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    Done except for paint.

    Also, still waiting on the 3-inch rotary which is back ordered until mid to late February... But I was able to build the bracket for the rotary as it has the same body dimensions as the random orbital (Griot's G3 and G8) so those two brackets are essentially identical with the only difference being the retaining mechanism which I will add once the polisher arrives.

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Finished the wall rack for my polishers.

    Hopefully the empty bracket is dimensionally correct for the GR3 which I'm still waiting on. If not I may have to do some minor mods to it when the time comes. I was able to finish the bracket, with a little help from Mike, as he measured a few dimensions of the GR3 and sent those to me. It should be ok but there's nothing like having the real thing in your hand when building a custom fit piece.

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    Re: What did you do today non-detailing related?

    Worked with my friend of 20+ years to get some Paint Protection Film (PPF) installed on my wife's Mazda as Soul Red is notorious for chipping. Doesn't help that Mazda paints are so dang thin.

    Areas Completed:

    - Full Hood
    - Leading 1/2 of front fenders
    - Entire front nose of the vehicle
    - Headlights
    - A-Pillars
    - Side Mirrors
    - and finally, the leading portion of the roof in front of the sunroof


    My friend has been doing this a long time and I've watch him go from really good at the craft to simply outstanding. His own proprietary formulation of adhesive activator is so crystal clear the film is almost magically invisible. As shown he also doesn't use any pre-cut templates but instead custom cuts and hides every edge and rolls it over so as to protect the leading edge and truly make it invisible to even a keen-eye.
    The Premium Shield Elite is now also a self-healing film and the gloss level of it's clear coat is improved even over the revision that was on my previous Audi S4 just a few years back. The gloss rivals and blends in perfectly with the polish and ceramic coating I have on the rest of the car.

    NOTE: The completed pics here are not even re-ceramic coated yet either. This is just after completion with a basic wipe off, not even a detail spray applied.










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    Snowflake Pearl White CX-30 Turbo Premium Plus(wife)
    2010 Urban Platinum Metallic CRV EX-L & 2014 Mica Black Metallic Toyota Corolla S (kids)

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    Damn, that red is STUNNING!!
    It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.

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