Removing Orange Peel & Sanding Marks with the Griot`s ROP and the Wolfgang Twins

[Jngrbrdman]

Doooood.... You da man, Mike. That is a stellar post. Thank you for proving that you have obviously forgotten more about paint care than I have ever known. This is probably one of the best and most informative threads I have ever read and I will be referring to it and referring others to it often.

[Troy@Protekt]

You wouldn`t need the #3000 grit step as you have the skill and experience to pull #2500 and even #2000 with TSR 3.0 with a DA style polisher probably with your eyes closed and one hand tied behind your back but that`s you.

Make sense?

Makes sense. I wasn`t trying to contradict you just curious why so many steps and you answered well.

BTW. I could do it with eyes closed and both hands behind my back. Video to follow.

[Bullitt]

Sorry to just post about this thread, but it was a great read. I have always preferred to wet sand with buckets and a sprayer to boot. I did click on a link to the Class at AG and I`ve never used the 3M Trizact dry machine method but would really like to test it out. The salesman at a auto color shop here in Houston tried to get me to convert to the 3M when I went in to get an extra Megs sanding pad. He showed me the whole system and it looks interesting, just wondering what Mike or Troy thought about this system.

[holland_patrick]

Mike if your going to do close ups get the right lens.....


it will make your like easier...

60mm Macro EFS
100mm Macro EF
100mm Macro IS
180mm Marco

That`s listed in order of price... the 100 2.8 non is is great..... I have that one for my close up work

[Mike Phillips]

Mike if your going to do close ups get the right lens.....

Thanks for the references...

I`m not a photographer and don`t want to be one, I work with a couple of really talented photographers and anytime I need an important shot that has to be right then they are always willing to help.

For this kind of stuff I just focus on the big picture, (no pun intended), and that`s to get a shot that drives home the point, if it does that then it`s good enough.

I had a close-up lens for my last Rebel when I worked for Meguiar`s and never used it. Most of the time I`m hustling with either a project car or a class and take all my shots with whatever lens came with the camera.

But maybe in the future I`ll try one again...

[C. Charles Hahn]

Not to nit-pick or anything since this is an EXCELLENT write-up, but there`s no way that demo hood is from a `99 Silverado. The leading edge and style lines point to it being from a 2003 or newer Silverado.

[Mike Phillips]

Not to nit-pick or anything since this is an EXCELLENT write-up, but there`s no way that demo hood is from a `99 Silverado. The leading edge and style lines point to it being from a 2003 or newer Silverado.

I posted what I was told the hood came off of by the guy that obtained it from his brother who is a friend of mine. I can double check but the important factor was that it was factory paint, not repaint, regardless of the year of the truck the hood was removed from.

Just in case anyone reading this hasn`t been to a wrecking or salvage yard as a part of their personal "Life History & Experiences", it`s hard to find a straight hood with good usable paint. Most everything in a salvage yard is in there because it`s been hit or wrecked and that means the hood and front fenders are crumpled. It`s easier to find a trunk lid but a lot of new cars have 90 degree shaped trunk lids, not big flat trunk lids, so hood are the goal when trying to find a demonstration panel to test on.

Point being, when I was offered this hood with the factory baked-on clear coat and I didn`t have to drudge around in a salvage yard to try to find a good hood, unbolt it and then pay for it... well it seemed like a no-brainer to accept the offer.

I`ll check again and send the guy the link to this thread but he did tell me what I posted. Again, it really doesn`t matter and if it is newer that`s just better because newer body panels would be using the newest paint formulations at the time of manufacture.