1966 Pontiac Lemans Show Car, Full Sanding and Polishing

dsms said:
Sick work Josh and a fantastic write up! :eek: That sure was a lot of real estate to cover my friend!



Quick tip when working any of the gloss it polishes via rotary you need to spray the gloss enhancer QD spray in between polishing to get a longer work time out of them and also it helps reduce the micro scratches and holograms a ton! I just did some extensive testing with my makita and all the polishes and I got the finish to come out swirl and hologram free everytime. Gloss enhancer is the key!
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Thanks, you know I previously tested out the Gloss It again on a black Volvo and did exactly as you suggested with the enhancer spray and it did help a little with the spread life of the evoluation cut and evolution polish but even after extensive jeweling it just did not finish down hologram free.... unfortunately. (at least it's not masking anything, that's for sure):xyxthumbs
 
JoshVette said:
Thanks, you know I previously tested out the Gloss It again on a black Volvo and did exactly as you suggested with the enhancer spray and it did help a little with the spread life of the evoluation cut and evolution polish but even after extensive jeweling it just did not finish down hologram free.... unfortunately. (at least it's not masking anything, that's for sure):xyxthumbs
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Check out my latest test using the makita and gloss it. See if this process works for you.



http://www.autopia.org/forum/detail...0-gloss-vs-m105-ultrafina-2step-showdown.html
 
JoshVette said:
Not bad, if you look closely you can still see some holograms near the bottle just over the lip of the fender.



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What holograms? Can someone open this picture in Paint and circle in red the holograms? I don't see any defects.
 
MikeWinLDS said:
What holograms? Can someone open this picture in Paint and circle in red the holograms? I don't see any defects.
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The holograms look like VERY subtlety curving smiley faces(ie almost flat)- horizontal if you get what I mean.



They are very hard to capture in that type of lighting...
 
EisenHulk said:
Great pics, Josh.



I love that engine...not so sure about the color choice for the valve covers and such, but regardless, it's done very well.
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Well, I forget why now, but there was a specific reason why they choose they color for the engine.



pampos said:
Amazing job,fantastic results and great write up there.....
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Thanks



Eliot Ness said:
That is a very well built car.... the guy really has some talent. Great write-up and documentation Josh, it was very informative..... thanks! I can't wait to see the Nomad!
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Thanks, yes he did an outstanding job on the car, took him nearly 3 years though. I'm supposed to be doing the Nomad sometime in the near future, wait till you see it's engine bay, puts this Lemans to shame....
 
stiffdogg06 said:
unbelieveable josh!



The painter/sander/detailer:), all did an amazing job on that car.



Some girl will have a very awesome 2 year late birthday present, but I am sure it was worth the wait.:clap::clap:
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Thanks, yes we all did a great job. Total hours just rubbing the paint was around 55 hours. 25 hours sanding and about 30 hours polishing.



MrRumble said:
Incredible work, there's nothing like orange peel-free black paint.
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Very true, the owner wants to give me all the credit but I keep telling him he's the one that sanded it so well....:2thumbs:



charlesaferg said:
Ha, I've accumulated quite a stack too - but I like how many white's you went through, as I go through less as the stages progress and the polishes become finer, as they tend to be nicer to pads and not cake up as much. I'd be interested to see the full writeup as well!



Gorgeous BTW, I love how you can actually see the swirls of the car that's 10 feet away, through the reflection of the car you worke don. Amazing! :xyxthumbs
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Thanks, you can probably easily add another 4-5 pads to that stack after I went back to touch it up and seal it. The car is huge and black and nearly orange peel free so there is plenty of room for nice reflections.



mixxer said:
Nice work! And a great write up i enjoyed it.
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Thanks
 
EisenHulk said:
.......I love that engine...not so sure about the color choice for the valve covers and such, but regardless, it's done very well.
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JoshVette said:
Well, I forget why now, but there was a specific reason why they choose they color for the engine...............
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Blue is sort of a traditional color Pontiac used on their engines:



Pontiac Engine Colors



When I saw it I thought it was pretty cool in the sense that even though it was a modern transplant they incorporated the Pontiac logo and engine colors.



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Flashtime said:
I've been reading/searching the net a long time for exactly this. Thank you.
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No problem, my techniques are not perfect and there's always more ways to skin a cat, but the results were good and the client was happy....:2thumbs:
 
Eliot Ness said:
Blue is sort of a traditional color Pontiac used on their engines:



When I saw it I thought it was pretty cool in the sense that even though it was a modern transplant they incorporated the Pontiac logo and engine colors.
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Yes, the owner did a great job at keeping a lot of this car origional as well as maintaining a lot of the traditional pontiac heritage.
 
JoshVette said:
Thanks, you can probably easily add another 4-5 pads to that stack after I went back to touch it up and seal it. The car is huge and black and nearly orange peel free so there is plenty of room for nice reflections.
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You deserve the praise after a job like that...



Man, now that really makes me want to start up on my next project...

O btw...Yes, that's armor-all, but no it isn't mine.

The owner is cleaning his own interior. My lips are sealed, because he already knows how I feel about armor all. :scared:



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That's pretty interesting, John.



I thought maybe it was the daughter's favorite color. Haha. I'm not saying it looks awful...Just not my cup of tea.
 
charlesaferg said:
You deserve the praise after a job like that...



Man, now that really makes me want to start up on my next project...

O btw...Yes, that's armor-all, but no it isn't mine.

The owner is cleaning his own interior. My lips are sealed, because he already knows how I feel about armor all. :scared:



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Nice, what is it though?



EisenHulk said:
That's pretty interesting, Josh.



I thought maybe it was the daughter's favorite color. Haha. I'm not saying it looks awful...Just not my cup of tea.
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I agree, he's just trying to keep the traditional pontiac colors.
 
I'm just splitting hairs at this point. Bottom line...It's a badass car, and I'd take it in a heartbeat...girly valve covers and all. Haha.
 
Josh, I just found this forum and I read your article. Thanks for the write up, I am in progress of wet sanding a newly painted 1972 Porsche. i SEE IN SOME PICTURES YOU FILLED THE GAPS BETWEEN HOOD AND FENDER WITH SOME SORT OF TAPE OR SOME THING.



WHY and what did you use.



Thanks



Fritz:ca
 
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