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metal
03-02-2008, 08:49 PM
The car had heavy oxidization that we removed mostly by hand a few days ago, but the car still looked like crap. Today, I taught him a lot of theory, and showed him how to use the PC to polish paint!



Hood was done with SSR2.5 on a white LC VC pad via PC, and followed up with Megs #9



Fender was done with Megs #83 on a white LC VC pad via PC and followed up with Megs #9 as well. Both had S100 on top.



Hood before

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture010-5.jpg



Fender before

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture012-2.jpg



Hood after

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture014-3.jpg



Fender after

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture013-4.jpg



Shot of the autopian in training :p



http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture011-5.jpg





Pretty good results so far!
touchofdetail
03-02-2008, 10:20 PM
What size backing plate are you using on that makita?
itb76
03-02-2008, 10:21 PM
Quite an improvement, show us the whole car when you`re done!



You say you`re in Canada...shouldn`t there be snow in your last photo?
clnfrk
03-02-2008, 10:58 PM
The After pics look great! Too bad I can`t say the same for the quality of the paint job though. Are those bubbles what is referred to as "solvent pop"?
8Banger
03-02-2008, 11:24 PM
^^haha i was going to ask the same thing :P





looks good, though
metal
03-03-2008, 12:41 AM
5 inch backing plate on my rotary I think.



I dunno if that was a joke, but no, we only get snow here a few days outta the year.



I`m not sure what the bubbles are but they`re all around the paint.
Wolf-Strong
03-03-2008, 01:31 AM
Fish eyes, solvent pop, or whatever you want to call them are a result of someone not prepping the surface properly prior to painting or something happening (such as a silicone getting on wet paint) during the curing process. Basically, the car was repainted and someone didn`t take their time to ensure a quality job.



Great job though!
metal
03-04-2008, 04:11 AM
Did some more work today, heres the door after 2-3x #83 on a polishing pad via PC!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Picture-4.jpg
j3ffff
03-04-2008, 07:05 PM
What camera are you shooting with?
Mobilejay
03-04-2008, 07:41 PM
Well that looks waaaay better than the hood and fender. Definitely looks like what Wolf-strong said. Repainted and done bad. The rest of the car, if its like the door(not repainted), is going to look great when done.
packerfan43042
03-04-2008, 08:33 PM
Amazing work!
metal
03-05-2008, 05:46 AM
Those shots are with a Canon 30D and Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 lens.