Taping off trim question.

[hooked]

That lift is cool! No more bending over to get to the bottom of the car. I want one of those in my garage!

[shelpdoggSVT]

That lift is cool! No more bending over to get to the bottom of the car. I want one of those in my garage!

That is quite a sweet setup you guys have there!!

[Totoland Mach]

That is quite a sweet setup you guys have there!!

That lift works fantastic for me. I typically do one side of the car + hood + trunk, then turn the car around and do the other side + roof. On some cars with dirty inside door panels, I can knock that out as well at a comfortable work height...just open the door and scrub with diluted apc and a brush...makes it a lot easier.

Here's another pic of the lift



Totoland Mach

[Grimm]

One other reason to tape that wasn't mentioned is to protect your pads. I'm not sure what piece of trim I got with my PC, but I took a little chunk out of one of my pads. I went over taped areas several times with no ill affects. The only spot where I messed up the tape was where I hit a spot at the end of a piece of tape and it wasn't stuck down well so it sort of peeled back.

[Grouse]

That lift works fantastic for me. I typically do one side of the car + hood + trunk, then turn the car around and do the other side + roof. On some cars with dirty inside door panels, I can knock that out as well at a comfortable work height...just open the door and scrub with diluted apc and a brush...makes it a lot easier.

Here's another pic of the lift



Totoland Mach

do you have a name for that lift and a link where to buy it.

I tried to give you karma for you posts but it is not working like it used too. Is something wrong with karma?

[SilvaBimma]

do you have a name for that lift and a link where to buy it.

I tried to give you karma for you posts but it is not working like it used too. Is something wrong with karma?

It's a Snap - On Lift. Wish I had one

[Totoland Mach]

do you have a name for that lift and a link where to buy it.

I tried to give you karma for you posts but it is not working like it used too. Is something wrong with karma?

It's from Snap-On but I've seen others that are just as good for less $$$ (Snap-On is pretty pricey stuff, but high quality).

If you get a copy of Hemmings Muscle Car magazine, there are a couple of vendors that have prices, specs, pics in advertisements. There is one company in Oklahoma that makes a good quality lift for approx. $1,500.

Toto

[percynjpn]

So that's your own garage, then. Very nice. I know polishing metal/wheels is a specialty of yours - are all those BMW rims in the back ones that you do for the dealer? Just curious.

[klnyc]

Question:
Did I see him buffing over the molding too
If he did, wont it tear up the 3M blue tape and maybe burned the molding(thin paint)?

[Grouse]

doh, i did not see that giant snap on logo.

[Accumulator]

..Did I see him buffing over the molding too
If he did, wont it tear up the 3M blue tape and maybe burned the molding(thin paint)?

Nah, the tape isn't that fragile. There's a limit to what you can subject it to, but generally it'll withstand the polishing just fine.