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runnerbl

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I did this a while back and never posted pics...This was my first detail. I did it for $80 so the guy would be my guinea pig...



He brought it to me washed. Hawaii is known for its extremely hard water. If you don't wipe down after a wash then you will pay the price later.....Took about 8 hours to do....Wished I had had a rotary but this was first time I had ever used anything other than the $50 craftsman co-orbital buffer...



Megs DACP x2 LC yellow w/pc@5 x2

PB SSR x1 LC white w/pc@5 x1

CK VM glaze

S100



fender before

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other fender before

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fender after

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hood before

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hood after...moon reflection

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hood after

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hood after

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side before...after wash

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side after

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Great job there, if you're looking to do this professionally a rotary will really help too. I'd probably charge $90 for the same job, but a rotary will shorten it down to around 3 hours.
 
themightytimmah said:
Great job there, if you're looking to do this professionally a rotary will really help too. I'd probably charge $90 for the same job, but a rotary will shorten it down to around 3 hours.
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damn, 90's cheap too











Great job on the detail! Looks awesome :cooleek:
 
themightytimmah said:
Great job there, if you're looking to do this professionally a rotary will really help too. I'd probably charge $90 for the same job, but a rotary will shorten it down to around 3 hours.
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I have a rotary but not confident enough to use it on anything other than flat panels...I am afraid that I would burn the CC on those fender curves and where the hood curves down to the fenders....Any suggestions on preventing this?



Others....thanks for the compliments...as I said..this was my first detail so I wanted to be sure that I was able to provide a quality detail for the money...
 
runnerbl said:
I have a rotary but not confident enough to use it on anything other than flat panels...I am afraid that I would burn the CC on those fender curves and where the hood curves down to the fenders....Any suggestions on preventing this?
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Yes, run the rotary slower than you usually would, and use Optimum. With a light cut or polishing pad and OCP or OCC @1200, paint is only going to burn if you leave the buffer on the same spot for a long time (I'm talking like 10 seconds +).
 
themightytimmah said:
Yes, run the rotary slower than you usually would, and use Optimum. With a light cut or polishing pad and OCP or OCC @1200, paint is only going to burn if you leave the buffer on the same spot for a long time (I'm talking like 10 seconds +).
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so slow speed on curves and bump up speed to 1500 or so on flat panels? When do a panel, how long before you can make a second pass (how long does it take for the heat to disapate before hitting the area again) I would assume that if you revisit the area to quickly you would run the risk of burning the paint even if you didn't hold the buffer in one area...More feedback please..I am gettin ready to do an infinity this weekend...Black and swirled to death...



Thanks
 
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