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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Great work! Amazing results!
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by 93fox
oh this car has some REALLY bad tiger stripes. you can see them perfectly here...
tiger stripes or zebra stripes are caused by improper painting techniques.
its really looking at such a nice car like this with such paintjob...
A couple of comments...
Yes, there are Tiger Stripes in the paint and Rick, the owner and builder also did the paint job. When he first brought the car here they were much harder to see because the paint was scoured, scratched and hazy from the sanding and compounding step.
Once we compounded and polished the car we restored a clear surface and that made the Tiger Stripes easier to see, so sometimes a good buff job reveals defects more clearly to your eyes.
Rick did this paint job in his garage and never claimed to be a painter, just a hotrodder, so I respect him just because he did it, like the Nike slogan. Just do it Rick did it.
Still, it's a bad boy hot rod and Tiger Stripes or no Tiger Stripes, it gets it on!
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
A couple of comments...
Yes, there are Tiger Stripes in the paint and Rick, the owner and builder also did the paint job. When he first brought the car here they were much harder to see because the paint was scoured, scratched and hazy from the sanding and compounding step.
Once we compounded and polished the car we restored a clear surface and that made the Tiger Stripes easier to see, so sometimes a good buff job reveals defects more clearly to your eyes.
Rick did this paint job in his garage and never claimed to be a painter, just a hotrodder, so I respect him just because he did it, like the Nike slogan. Just do it Rick did it.
Still, it's a bad boy hot rod and Tiger Stripes or no Tiger Stripes, it gets it on!
Good call, Mike!
I can totally get behind someone putting down someone else's work if they're dealing with a person claiming to be a professional and charging for their work (or providing advice to others about how to do a job) when clearly they don't have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to truly be a professional.
However in the case of someone who takes on a job for themselves and isn't a professional, they deserve respect for doing it even if the result isn't completely perfect. Sure, we all know it could be better, but we also all realize it could be much worse!
Rick gets props from me for having the courage to tackle a job that would intimidate most people and getting a result that looks really good for having been done in a less than ideal environment.
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Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
A couple of comments...
Yes, there are Tiger Stripes in the paint and Rick, the owner and builder also did the paint job. When he first brought the car here they were much harder to see because the paint was scoured, scratched and hazy from the sanding and compounding step.
Once we compounded and polished the car we restored a clear surface and that made the Tiger Stripes easier to see, so sometimes a good buff job reveals defects more clearly to your eyes.
Rick did this paint job in his garage and never claimed to be a painter, just a hotrodder, so I respect him just because he did it, like the Nike slogan. Just do it Rick did it.
Still, it's a bad boy hot rod and Tiger Stripes or no Tiger Stripes, it gets it on!
Oh mike i had no clue he himself had done the paintjob. I didnt know that and my first impression was that it had been done at a body shop. Obviously the comment i made was based thinking it had been done at a body shop since you and i and everyone have seen the type of work done at body shops somtimes. I myself paint cars, i am no professional and i did tackle a WHOLE car by myself and it turned out well! Im a BIG fan people having the courage to take on a paint job themselves without taking it to some shop. If you ever read the threads about paint chips you will often see me posting there encouraging the person with the chips to give it a shot at painting. Mostly because with a little practice you can achieve great results. Ive spoken to seajay and many others on step by step how to fix and paint chips. So please dont think im putting Rick down because i had no idea he was the one that painted it. Actually i feel a whole lot better knowing he painted it and rather than some bodyshop.
Hi !
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Another nice write up and great detail.
I like how you showed how the 3403 can get into tight spaces and what type of results you got with the 3" pads. Very nice. Keep em comin Mike!
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Great job Mike !!!! What an awesome car...
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by Pats300zx
Great job Mike !!!! What an awesome car...
Actually spoke to Rick two weeks ago and he thinks he has his highboy sold...
At least we have a video of it lighting up the tires after we buffed it out...
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Re: Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by Wills.WindowsAndWheels
Another nice write up and great detail.
I like how you showed how the 3403 can get into tight spaces and what type of results you got with the 3" pads.
Very nice. Keep em comin Mike!
Back when I did this project the FLEX PE14 had not been invented yet. The lowest speed on the 34013 was 2100 RPM (I think), way to fast for my style of buffing but because the compact size was easier to get into tight places I went ahead and used it.
Long time no see Will
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