Sign-up for this Thursday Night Open Garage - April 26th, 2012

[BobbyG]

You guys down there have all the fun.....

[Mike Phillips]

Mike count me in I promise to behave myself

Great Adam, I've seen this car in person and it's really cool and it's going to be a fun project.

You guys down there have all the fun.....

You should see some of the other cars coming up...

Mike's Ford Fairlane
This is a recent street/strip resto-rod with a 700+ Horsepower Engine that also has a recent black paint job that needs some expert paint polishing to create a true show car finish.




Ron's 1934 Chevy 3-Window Coupe
Ron's car was on our TV show and to most people it looks really nice but when Ron and I felt the paint it felt as rough as 80 grit sandpaper and has light swirls. It's a great candidate for a "Show Car Makeover"





Lew's 1947 Custom Chevy Roadster Pickup
Lew had his car on our TV show and we recently did an Extreme Makeover on the aluminum diamond plate bed but the paint has some swirls in it also.



And more....

[Grasso's Garage]

Hi Mike, I'm there with the '65. Really looking forward to it.

[Indy]

Mike,

I will be there as well. See you then.

Steve Karlecke

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Mike, I'm there with the '65. Really looking forward to it.

Cool. I'm looking forward to working on your car and I'm confident you're going to find Autogeek to be a top notch organization.

Mike,

I will be there as well. See you then.

Steve Karlecke

Super cool. It will be good to see you again Steve, it's been fun watching you win awards with your 1969 Camaro Indy Pace Car!

[dhabicht1]

Pleas sign me up for the open garage night

[Mike Phillips]

Pleas sign me up for the open garage night

I just added your name to the list, thank you for registering with our forum and replying to this thread. I do appreciate it.


You're going to have fun plus learn a lot... do you have a first name?

[Mike Phillips]

***Reminder***


Fun starts after work here at Autogeek!

[howejt]

Hi Mike, I'd like to stop by and visit!

Does it just have to be paint work related issues? I wouldn't mind picking the minds of the brain trust for some tips/techniques or product recommendations to enhance the shine on some polished aluminum wheels.

Justin

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Mike, I'd like to stop by and visit!

Does it just have to be paint work related issues? I wouldn't mind picking the minds of the brain trust for some tips/techniques or product recommendations to enhance the shine on some polished aluminum wheels.

Justin

Hi Justin,

Most of what we do is create beautiful cars and since the paint is a HUGE part of the car that's what we mostly do.

Another reason is because I run into a lot of cool cars except the paint is all swirled out and you can't own a cool car with swirled-out paint.


I'm pretty good at polishing aluminum. All the wheels I've owned purposefully have been slotted mags because I like the way they look but also because it's a no-brainer.

You can work on solid aluminum.

As soon as you get a chrome or painted wheel you're working on a coating. Once something goes wrong with the coating most people can no longer work on the wheel.

Here's my article on restoring slotted mags, note these are "cheap" slotted mags, I own two high quality slotted mags and I'm always looking for their mates but people take these wheels to recycling plants for the cash so they're getting harder and harder to find. Plus they are for 16.5 size tires and most people don't drive vehicles that use this large of a tire and wheel any longer.

Old School Aluminum Slotted Mag Wheels - Extreme Makeover


Before




Fronts after polishing...




So come on by!