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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
If you're going to be buffing out cars regularly, then besides a quality polisher the next best investment you can make is a pad washer.
It enables you to get more use out of your pads and it enables you to work better, faster and cleaner.
Thanks, Mike. I'm sold. I hope to have one in the arsenal real soon!
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
02 F-150 FX4. Got the goodies on the inside so the dings, dents and scratches are next. Still tuning for power. What gas mileage?
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Mike, is there a video available for this that shows the entire process from start to finish?
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
This is with the before side being lit up using the flash of the Rebel T1i
This is the after side. The tiny craters or pin holes you see are more than likely what' called Solvent Popping, which occurred when the paint was sprayed. These pin holes are actually present on the before side except because there are so many swirls in the before side, the swirls hide the solvent popping pin holes.
No amount of buffing will remove solvent popping because the holes are throughout the layer of paint, not just on the surface. Compounding and polishing more and more will just remove more paint and reveal a greater depth of the pin holes, it won't make the problem go away.
Keep in mind this is a very high resolution camera and it's being held very close to the paint. After polishing and waxing and then looking at the paint from a normal distance you don't really see them. The only fix is to repaint the entire car or the affected panels.
And a shot right on the tape-line...
Mike,
Did you do an IPA wipe down before you took these pics? Just curious...
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6
Mike,
Did you do an IPA wipe down before you took these pics? Just curious...
No. I wiped the residue off and then had the car moved outside and took the photos.
If I were to have wiped it, I would have used MS as it does a better job and wipes of more clear.
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
No. I wiped the residue off and then had the car moved outside and took the photos.
If I were to have wiped it, I would have used MS as it does a better job and wipes of more clear.
I'm gonna try MS instead of IPA.
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
MS is a LOT more expensive than IPA, just warning you ahead of time.
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by O.C.Detailing
MS is a LOT more expensive than IPA, just warning you ahead of time.
Thanks. Where can you buy MS from?
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by O.C.Detailing
MS is a LOT more expensive than IPA, just warning you ahead of time.
That is correct. A quart of Mineral Spirits runs around $8.00 at our local Lowe's
Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6
Thanks. Where can you buy MS from?
Any hardware store where house paint is sold.
I'd recommend getting a chemical resistant spray head too... like this one...
Spraymaster Trigger Sprayer
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Re: 1957 Chevrolet Belair Extreme Makeover - Flex 3401 & Wolfgang Smackdown!
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
That is correct. A quart of Mineral Spirits runs around $8.00 at our local Lowe's
Any hardware store where house paint is sold.
I'd recommend getting a chemical resistant spray head too... like this one...
Spraymaster Trigger Sprayer
Thanks.
The WG TSR you used on the car, does it have longer "play time" than Menzerna SIP?
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