Black Saturday...

Clean Dean

Clean Dean

Keep it clean !!!
I had the pleasure of detailing this 1954 MGB TF today. The paint took me 4 and 1/2 hours to get right, but it was worth it. The owner took me for a spin afterwards !!! Nice car !!!
 
Curves...

I love these fenders, but the car was very difficult to buff, due to the intricate and small parts all over the exterior.
 
Last shot...

The owner is a big guy like myself ( I go about 230 lbs.). We must have looked comical zipping around in this roadster.:lmfao
 
Hey Dean,

Great Work! I'm very close to getting a rotary after seeing the results you and Orosco have achieved, so I was wondering, on a car like that, do you just use the outer edge of the pad when you get to an area wher the entire face of the pad will not fit?

From all I've read, the number one way to avoid swirls is to keep the face of the pad on the surface, whats your approach?

Thanks!
 
You can work the edge without creating swirls depending on the product, pad and speed of rotation. On this particular car I had to use the PC in some areas especially on the rear near the spare tire. Even with the tire removed the areas were very tight and odd shaped.
 
The finish...

The car was repainted some time ago (single stage), and for the most part it was a very good job. However the gas tank which was partially covered by the tire needed to be wet sanded to remove a great deal of orange peel and uneven paint. After a 1500 grit wet sanding I used Meg's Power Cleaner Compound and a yellow wool pad to remove the 1500 scratches follow by Meg's DACP w/ yellow Edge Pad then Menzerna's Final Polish w/ Edge Blue Pad. The same technique was used on the left side of the hood that had some uneven paint. The entire car other than those areas were buffed with Speed Glaze w/ Blue Edge Pad then the entire car was finished of with Menzerna Final Polish and a white Edge Pad.

As for protection as usual I used UPP topped with AM's EZ Paste.

Thanks.
 
Great Job Dean! You must of really worked to get that car finished in 4-1/2 hours, does that include the inside also? I am new at this and am learning the process of how to make the paint look good, I have a couple of questions. I really love this site and have learned so much from it. I take it, " the more you know the faster you can do the job". My first job was yesterday "Carpets from Hell" I could not believe how dirty someone would let their carpets get, they were grey and had dirt and coffee stains all over. It was an older car that I'm sure had never had the carpets cleaned. I live in a rural community in NW Minnesota. I charge this guy $25 X 2 hrs = 12.50 Hr.?
I purchased one of those Little Green Machines from Bissell. I Couldn't even use it, I had to scrub by hand. It took me 2+ hours just to do them. After that I feel that I could tackle anything. Here are some of my questions.
1.) If you look at a vehicle and it needs the works on the paint (Cleaner, Polish, Wax) and the person only wants you to wax it, do you do it even if you know it needs more?
2.) What do you use to remove old dried on bugs? On plastic bug defectors.
3.) I have seen a stainless steel bug deflector and it didn't look like it was coated. How would you clean it with out leaving scratches in it?
4.) Buffer. Big or small? Meguires has one they advertise for 225?
Any way it looks like you know your job. Keep it up! This site is great!!!! Thanks Grovers
 
Dangerous curves

That was some SWEET work. I must say a classic like that with all those curves and hard to reach areas would have scared me off. Especially on a car like that which is garage kept and means alot to the owner. Great job!!!!!!
One wrong move with the rotary could spell TROUBLE!!!
True PRO CD.
Look forward to your next post.
 
Thanks...

Agent Phonar : The owner is a collector and a friend. He is an eccentric car buff that would rather me burn through than settle for less than perfect paint. He has pushed me pretty far with regards to wet sanding and compounding, but the education that I have learned "hands on" is priceless. I have taken on some pretty "hairy" projects for him and I have learned a great deal about single stage and clearcoated paint systems and thier limitations.

BTW... I use one of those cheap magnetic paint guages, and if anyone knows were I can get a good high quality electronic guage within a reasonable budget please let me know !!!!

($400-$800)

Grovers: E-mail me at [email protected] and I will answer everything you can throw at me usually within 7 days. I appreciate your enthusiasm and will gladly answer anything that comes to mind.
 
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