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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    Sadly this is a good article for 99% of the people who polish paint (and probably a far better technique then what most of them use now). If i told you the horror stories of how we polished paint when I was in high school it would be scary.
    Growing up around body shops in the `80s and 90`s, Id have to agree. Compound + wool = done

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    Re: Body shops about to be very busy!

    I just started Wheeling... Are you telling me I`m doing it wrong? I read the C&D article and started going to town...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TroyScherer View Post
    I just started Wheeling... Are you telling me I`m doing it wrong? I read the C&D article and started going to town...
    How has it worked out for you so far?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrclean81 View Post
    Growing up around body shops in the `80s and 90`s, Id have to agree. Compound + wool = done

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    When I started using a rotary with compounds, wool was the only thing you had, late 60`s

    I learned how to work wool to a very good finish, to date I still use wool for some cars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beemerboy View Post
    When I started using a rotary with compounds, wool was the only thing you had, late 60`s

    I learned how to work wool to a very good finish, to date I still use wool for some cars.
    Same here. I still use them all the time. I decided collision repair wasn`t my thing in 99, and even then I hadnt ever seen anyone use a foam pad to finish with. Imperial glaze or Liquid Ebony was used by hand to mask the swirls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrclean81 View Post
    Same here. I still use them all the time. I decided collision repair wasn`t my thing in 99, and even then I hadnt ever seen anyone use a foam pad to finish with. Imperial glaze or Liquid Ebony was used by hand to mask the swirls.

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    I`ve forgot about IHG by 3M that`s stuff was the bomb for swirl masking!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrclean81 View Post
    Same here. I still use them all the time. I decided collision repair wasn`t my thing in 99, and even then I hadnt ever seen anyone use a foam pad to finish with. Imperial glaze or Liquid Ebony was used by hand to mask the swirls.

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    We used to use 3M Pink fill n` glaze. A heavy cut wool pad for compounding and a lambs wool pad (clean sometimes0 for `finishing`.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    How has it worked out for you so far?!
    It is going well. Actually slowly teaching my self Rotary polishing to be a more rounded and better detailer.

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    Re: Body shops about to be very busy!

    Back when I worked in a recon dept it was a Dewalt rotary, huge wool pad, and some pink stuff from Ardex.

    Did the car in about 20 minutes and sent it on its way.

    scary.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reality33 View Post
    Back when I worked in a recon dept it was a Dewalt rotary, huge wool pad, and some pink stuff from Ardex.

    Did the car in about 20 minutes and sent it on its way.

    scary.....
    They used to give us 1 hour to compound and polish the car. Squirt 3M Fill n` Glaze all over the car. Use a wool pad and rotary to buff it, then squeeze some more 3M Fill N` Glaze over the car (never wiped off the old residue) and buff with a Lambswool. Finally buff of the glaze and pressure wash the crack and send it to the `detailer` to clean the windows and get an additional coat of Imperial Hand Glaze by hand.

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    Re: Body shops about to be very busy!

    Leeches were once used for numerous medical ailments. Technology and knowledge has changed and, while there are still some viable uses for leeches, there are now much better and safer methods for 99% of those ailments.

    Next month in C&D: "Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pros"

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    Quote Originally Posted by dwgcmc View Post
    Leeches were once used for numerous medical ailments. Technology and knowledge has changed and, while there are still some viable uses for leeches, there are now much better and safer methods for 99% of those ailments.

    Next month in C&D: "Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pros"
    You missed the last part. "How to Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pro using your ears."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    You missed the last part. "How to Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pro using your ears."
    A hammer might be a more appropriate analogy.

    I just can`t wait to hear all the mechanics talk about having to fix all the Toyota Camrys and Honda Civics after the owners tried to tune their own carburetors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dwgcmc View Post
    I couldn`t believe what I was reading. Found this on another forum and had to bring it to everyone`s attention.

    http://www.caranddriver.com/features..._a_pro-gearbox

    I can`t wait to get that first phone call to correct someone`s mistake. I will have to tell them there is nothing I can do and that they just cost themselves 5 times the money of a detail by a pro.
    OMG! Who wrote that advice - Expert Village?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    They used to give us 1 hour to compound and polish the car. Squirt 3M Fill n` Glaze all over the car. Use a wool pad and rotary to buff it, then squeeze some more 3M Fill N` Glaze over the car (never wiped off the old residue) and buff with a Lambswool. Finally buff of the glaze and pressure wash the crack and send it to the `detailer` to clean the windows and get an additional coat of Imperial Hand Glaze by hand.
    haha wow... you guys were tops compared to us lol

    I remember after "polishing" we would send them up to the "detailers" where they had to remove all the excess sling from the Ardex polish and clean the windows and wot. No final wax stages for us haha.

    It really was cringe worthy.
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