Diamond Cut

[jerry@robs]

Here`s a "project" that I did last weekend. My friend`s AE92 just had a cheapo repaint job and the painter didn`t paint it correctly (orange peel, pinholing and some runs), he also didn`t sand it well (stopped at 1200 or so), and introduced A LOT of buffer swirls (from a wool pad running at around 1500RPM up)... Well, he paid $180 for a full car repaint when a typical rate locally runs about $550... So go figure...



My friend asked me if I can fix the paint a bit. He sanded (note, not WET sand) most of the car with 1500 sandpaper, needless to say, it was all scratched up.



I had to re-wetsand the panels with 1500 then 2000... This is how it looked after sanding (we didn`t have a sanding block as well), Best I could do with a soap dish cover as a block hehe.



http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/165000-165999/165153_119_full.jpg



After 2 passes of Diamond Cut + Wool on a rotary running at 1000RPM.



http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/165000-165999/165153_120_full.jpg



After: (2 passes of wool + 2 passes of W7000 cutting pad)



http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/165000-165999/165153_121_full.jpg



http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/165000-165999/165153_122_full.jpg



We didn`t have any polish to follow up the Diamond Cut (such as DACP or FI-III), but my friend is pretty happy with it...



Door



http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/165000-165999/165153_124_full.jpg



Might do some DACP + IHG next weekend... We`ll see...

[ultrajim49]

WOW:xyxthumbs



Impressive change:bow



as for the sandingblock:

take a peace of wood , the size that fits your hand easily , take a peace of soft rubber and glue that to the wood.Soften the edges(make them round) and you have a perfect sandingblock

I`ll take pictures of the ones I made and they work just fine



christiaan

[Mizzuri]

I use Diamond cut with a cuting pad on an orbitial and find it has a little more cutting power than DACP, does have the polishes/fillers that dacp has and uses diminishing abrasives so you create no hasing.



Very good on clear coats



Also great with a rotary, just have to keep an eye it though. Out rates fraecla, malco and others i have used.



my 2 cents





tony.

[shaf]

Nice work even already, and such an ambitious project too! :bow

[Scottwax]

Diamond Cut is some damn good stuff when you need something with some `ooomf`.



Nice job on that car...be sure to post some pics after you use DACP, IHG and some wax. :xyxthumbs

[jerry@robs]

hehe, i don`t think the car will reach that stage, he`s washing it with the same seat cover again yesterday... :P

[genX]

I love looking at before and after pictures:up

A friend of mine did the same thing with color similar to that. Car went from pink to deep red and used diamond cut also.