jrock645
02-01-2016, 05:55 PM
Paid detail #2 for the year, though this was a super quickie...
A coworker of mine just bought this truck a few months ago. It was a utility truck here at the club. Abused a bit, but well taken care of mechanically and not too much mileage for 16 years old. He got it for next to nothing. That said, the paint hadn`t been given any love at all over the years. He wasn`t looking for major correction, just wanted it brightened up a bit and a coat of wax put on it.
Flex PE-14
Orange Kompressor pads
Pink CCS 7.5" pads
3" orange compounding pads
3" Mirka sanding discs
ONR
HD Cut
Collinite 845 w/ Rupes 15 and Crimson HT pad
Meg`s Endurance Tire gel
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/EF0B913D-6EAB-479C-91C2-7059C48C63BD_zpscywbacvn.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/EF0B913D-6EAB-479C-91C2-7059C48C63BD_zpscywbacvn.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/DF273FAE-A3BC-4E73-9420-604BC2BB6922_zpsjdw6wgbu.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/DF273FAE-A3BC-4E73-9420-604BC2BB6922_zpsjdw6wgbu.jpg.html)
My coworker washed the truck yesterday, in the interest of keeping costs down. He was only willing to pay about $60, which meant I had 3 hours of time to work with. Not much time for washing, decon, etc if I was going to buff this truck out- which is what he really wanted me to do. I`m sure this truck would`ve turned IronX all kinds of purple, but since the client wasn`t paying for it... I`m not doing it on my time. The truck felt a touch dusty so I used my pump sprayer and ONR and just gave a quick wipe down before I began polishing.
I began with orange Kompressor pads and HD Cut. I chose Cut for a couple of reasons... It`s a light colored truck so I wasn`t too concerned about any fine finishing ability. I wanted to quickly correct as much as I could and move forward. Also, Cut isn`t super aggressive and finishes down pretty decent. Plus, the sooner I use up this HD Cut, the sooner I can buy some FG400 and/or AAT ;)
I gave each section about 4 passes. I started working at about speed 3 on the PE14, but after a couple panels found that I could do better with the first pass being at 4.5, and then tapering off both speed and pressure as I worked down to the final pass. This worked well to restore the luster to the paint and remove a lot of the swirls. Lots of heavier defects remained, but I wasn`t out to remove those.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/51688ACA-B5EC-43F2-AF76-9A52351A1704_zpsbf0n5vco.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/51688ACA-B5EC-43F2-AF76-9A52351A1704_zpsbf0n5vco.jpg.html)
The headlights weren`t in too bad of shape for a 16 year old vehicle. But, I was fortunate to have packed my sanding discs for the occasion. Only takes a few minutes and provides a noticeable result that adds value to the service. I started with the 500 grit disc and worked down to the 4000. I finished up with a few passes with compound for some nice, clear headlights.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/2F68495B-6DD0-4BDD-A102-705B169EB6F4_zpscj2k0e9h.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/2F68495B-6DD0-4BDD-A102-705B169EB6F4_zpscj2k0e9h.jpg.html)
Once the headlights were finished, I applied the 845 and dressed the tires.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/1A68487A-87AB-4C00-84B1-71BFA08936E5_zpsdyoa0nyr.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/1A68487A-87AB-4C00-84B1-71BFA08936E5_zpsdyoa0nyr.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/AB324B50-9952-495A-A2EA-DF5491671FD2_zpsuhvgj1ao.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/AB324B50-9952-495A-A2EA-DF5491671FD2_zpsuhvgj1ao.jpg.html)
Not a super high end detail, but sometimes you`ll take what someone is willing to pay for. Gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks for looking!
A coworker of mine just bought this truck a few months ago. It was a utility truck here at the club. Abused a bit, but well taken care of mechanically and not too much mileage for 16 years old. He got it for next to nothing. That said, the paint hadn`t been given any love at all over the years. He wasn`t looking for major correction, just wanted it brightened up a bit and a coat of wax put on it.
Flex PE-14
Orange Kompressor pads
Pink CCS 7.5" pads
3" orange compounding pads
3" Mirka sanding discs
ONR
HD Cut
Collinite 845 w/ Rupes 15 and Crimson HT pad
Meg`s Endurance Tire gel
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/EF0B913D-6EAB-479C-91C2-7059C48C63BD_zpscywbacvn.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/EF0B913D-6EAB-479C-91C2-7059C48C63BD_zpscywbacvn.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/DF273FAE-A3BC-4E73-9420-604BC2BB6922_zpsjdw6wgbu.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/DF273FAE-A3BC-4E73-9420-604BC2BB6922_zpsjdw6wgbu.jpg.html)
My coworker washed the truck yesterday, in the interest of keeping costs down. He was only willing to pay about $60, which meant I had 3 hours of time to work with. Not much time for washing, decon, etc if I was going to buff this truck out- which is what he really wanted me to do. I`m sure this truck would`ve turned IronX all kinds of purple, but since the client wasn`t paying for it... I`m not doing it on my time. The truck felt a touch dusty so I used my pump sprayer and ONR and just gave a quick wipe down before I began polishing.
I began with orange Kompressor pads and HD Cut. I chose Cut for a couple of reasons... It`s a light colored truck so I wasn`t too concerned about any fine finishing ability. I wanted to quickly correct as much as I could and move forward. Also, Cut isn`t super aggressive and finishes down pretty decent. Plus, the sooner I use up this HD Cut, the sooner I can buy some FG400 and/or AAT ;)
I gave each section about 4 passes. I started working at about speed 3 on the PE14, but after a couple panels found that I could do better with the first pass being at 4.5, and then tapering off both speed and pressure as I worked down to the final pass. This worked well to restore the luster to the paint and remove a lot of the swirls. Lots of heavier defects remained, but I wasn`t out to remove those.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/51688ACA-B5EC-43F2-AF76-9A52351A1704_zpsbf0n5vco.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/51688ACA-B5EC-43F2-AF76-9A52351A1704_zpsbf0n5vco.jpg.html)
The headlights weren`t in too bad of shape for a 16 year old vehicle. But, I was fortunate to have packed my sanding discs for the occasion. Only takes a few minutes and provides a noticeable result that adds value to the service. I started with the 500 grit disc and worked down to the 4000. I finished up with a few passes with compound for some nice, clear headlights.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/2F68495B-6DD0-4BDD-A102-705B169EB6F4_zpscj2k0e9h.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/2F68495B-6DD0-4BDD-A102-705B169EB6F4_zpscj2k0e9h.jpg.html)
Once the headlights were finished, I applied the 845 and dressed the tires.
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/1A68487A-87AB-4C00-84B1-71BFA08936E5_zpsdyoa0nyr.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/1A68487A-87AB-4C00-84B1-71BFA08936E5_zpsdyoa0nyr.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/jrock_645/AB324B50-9952-495A-A2EA-DF5491671FD2_zpsuhvgj1ao.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/jrock_645/media/AB324B50-9952-495A-A2EA-DF5491671FD2_zpsuhvgj1ao.jpg.html)
Not a super high end detail, but sometimes you`ll take what someone is willing to pay for. Gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks for looking!