ResidualFreedom
06-16-2004, 03:42 PM
I had a little time this morning to attack my mothers 1998 Windstar. Horribly swirled, scratched, and generally worn..
I also wanted to try out my Porter Cable 7424, so I ran a bead of masling tape down the hood and taped off half of the hood, I wanted before and after results, I wasn`t going to spend 6 ours on the old van. However having all of thoes swirls and me with my porter cable I couldn`t resist. Here are the pics I have taken, it really didn`t take too long to get the results. I was only using the polishing pad and the buffing pad.
-I first washed with NXT wash
-clayed the hood
-DACP #83/ polishing pad
-SFP #82 / polishing pad
-and finally a coat of NXT / buffing pad.
If I spent more time I would have been able to get all of the swirls out, but I wanted to get a idea on time spent vs. results, for future job quotes... I didn`t want to spend three hours on a hood.
Tell me what you think:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_75_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_72_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_73_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_74_full.jpg
Funny thing is I left it like that. :D She had to take the car for the afternoon.
After seeing the results, I would like to point out I am new to this so any advice or tips are greatly appreciated! I have the Autopia guide, and countless other articles and videos, but applying the actual techniques is a different story all together.
Question : now seeing the results, should I have -
- used a cutting pad with DACP
- then a polishing pad with DACP
- followed by the SFP (I am waiting for the Speed Glaze to arrive, I have read that thread praising the Speed Glaze)
- And finally the NXT
Or should I have spent more time with the DACP and the polishing pad and stick to my first plan of attack?
Thanks in Advance!
I also wanted to try out my Porter Cable 7424, so I ran a bead of masling tape down the hood and taped off half of the hood, I wanted before and after results, I wasn`t going to spend 6 ours on the old van. However having all of thoes swirls and me with my porter cable I couldn`t resist. Here are the pics I have taken, it really didn`t take too long to get the results. I was only using the polishing pad and the buffing pad.
-I first washed with NXT wash
-clayed the hood
-DACP #83/ polishing pad
-SFP #82 / polishing pad
-and finally a coat of NXT / buffing pad.
If I spent more time I would have been able to get all of the swirls out, but I wanted to get a idea on time spent vs. results, for future job quotes... I didn`t want to spend three hours on a hood.
Tell me what you think:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_75_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_72_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_73_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/570000-570999/570378_74_full.jpg
Funny thing is I left it like that. :D She had to take the car for the afternoon.
After seeing the results, I would like to point out I am new to this so any advice or tips are greatly appreciated! I have the Autopia guide, and countless other articles and videos, but applying the actual techniques is a different story all together.
Question : now seeing the results, should I have -
- used a cutting pad with DACP
- then a polishing pad with DACP
- followed by the SFP (I am waiting for the Speed Glaze to arrive, I have read that thread praising the Speed Glaze)
- And finally the NXT
Or should I have spent more time with the DACP and the polishing pad and stick to my first plan of attack?
Thanks in Advance!