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Old 04-17-07, 08:25   #1 (permalink)
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long day.. BLACK LAMBORGHINI
At first glance this car didn't look so bad but........





We had it all - buffer trails/ holograms, random isolated scratches, swirl marks, etc...






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Re: long long day............
Well we broke out the sand paper (2500 grit) and buffers and buffed and color sanded a little then buffed and buffed and color sanded some more and buffed.....









We started at 7:00 am. We got the car in a coat of #21 about 9 pm. Yep thats 13 hours of straight buffing (we did take two 1/2 breaks). 26 man hours in all.


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Old 04-17-07, 08:29   #3 (permalink)
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Re: long long day............
We started at 7:00 am. We got the car in a coat of #21 about 9 pm. Yep thats 13 hours of straight buffing (we did take two 1/2 breaks). 26 man hours in all.




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Re: long long day............
Long day but well worth it. Fantastic work Joe...
 
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Re: long long day............
Wow, great results Joe.

What made you decide to sand that? Would a lighter compound followed by polish have worked as well?

Looks like you are using wool pad, correct?
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Re: long long day............
Wow!
How did it get that bad? Soft clear?

Great job!


I love the action shots of you guys polishing, etc.
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Wow the car looks great
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Nice work on the Lambo Joe...what size and brand is that small yellow pad you are using..looks like the edge system ..if so how do you like them?
 
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What products did you use? I noticed you using a 4" pad w/ rotary. What speed do you recommend for such a small pad? It turned out great!
 
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Excelent Joe,

Hope my referalls to you have panned out.
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Re: long long day............
Maaaan, I wouldn't put sandpaper to my TT let alone a Lambo.

You're a brave man who obviously knows what He's doing and has the confidence to do so. Amazing work - I'd sooo love to have a drive in that machine
 
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