Continued....
Paint Polishing
While we used different approaches to remove the defects in the correction step, we'll use the same tools, pads and products for the polishing step on both vehicles.
Process
- Flex 3401 - Gear driven orbital polisher
- Lake Country Hybrid Black Foam Finishing pads
- Wolfgang Finishing Glaze (this is actually not a glaze but a fine cut polish)
Rick Goldstein the President and Founder of RaggTopp
I always have a special VIP guest at my classes to be the expert on their tools, pads or products. For this class we had two convertibles, (a 1967 Chevelle and a 1941 Buick) with canvas tops and two muscle cars with vinyl hard tops, (a 1967 Cutlass and a 1968 Charger), and Rick Goldstein was incredible as he shared his secrets of the trade when it comes to cleaning and protecting canvas and vinyl tops.
Besides being the President of RaggTopp Rick is also a "Car Guy" as Barry Meguiar would say and he's also a detailing enthusiast that's never afraid to jump in and get-r-done!
Rick Goldstein using the FLEX 3401 to machine polish the hood of the 1996 Corvette with the original factory paint.
Here's Anil tackling the passenger side...
Here's Tom tackling the back of the Corvette... Tom was a real go-getter!
Upfront on the passenger side fender is Roger an across from him is Steve.
Steve is a Graphic Designer by trade and he attended this class to bring up his own knowledge and skill level for working on his own cars.
CJ polishing the roof of the Hudson to perfection...
In every class there's always a few people that really stand out and CJ is one them in the class. He was here to learn! And whenever I asked for a volunteer it was either CJ, Roger or David who would jump for the opportunity.
Here's Anthony on the passenger side and Robert standing on a collapsed Werner Work Platform to wipe off polish after CJ did the machine polishing.
If you LOOK closely on the floor under the Werner Work Platform you'll see the RUBBER FLOOR MATS out of my truck under the platform. This is my secret I show guys to keep the Werner Work Platform from sliding or slipping out from under them when working on the RaceDeck tile floor in Autogeek's Show Car Garage.
The collapsed Werner Work Platform is also the simple technique I share in the class, (one of many), to give you 5" to 6" inches of lift to reach taller hoods.
Here's David machine polishing the lower sections of the driver's side doors...
Here's Anthony machine polishing the trunk lid which is HUGE!
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