ford exsplorer paint correction

[Barry Theal]

ok guys here is a exsplorer which made me work a little. this one was for a dealer buddy. he said he wasn't sure if his guys could handle it. so he called me.:heelclickmake a long story short it was a prised auction piece. hacked up and a mess. the left fender, right quarter and front bumper was just painted and sanded and compounded my job was to fix the rest of the paint and thats it!. he said his guys can finish it up.



the process:



dawn wash twice

claymore clay bar with some lube made of water and soap

pinstripe removal

prep sol wipe down twice to see all defects

mirka 800 grit wetsand paper

3m 1500 sand paper

ardex 1000 tufbuf black wool pad rotary

m105 w0007 maroon foam cutting pad rotary

ultrafina- mlue 3m foam pad rotary

NO LSP APPLIED

ipa 91% after every step!

tools:



dewalt dw849

curtis 80 gallon compressor

ingersal rand d/a

3m tape

peanut butter

and some details brushes and microfibers, and other assorted smaller tools!



here is how she came check out all the wax everywhere now keep in mind she just came from a body shop after an auction!

now at this point i removed the stripe and did a few prepsol wipe downs and this is what i found!!



at this point i stepped back and took my hat off scratched my head and thought ***! i truely wasn't sure if i could fix this one. but i gave it my best attempt.

here is what i was seeing.

 

[Barry Theal]

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ok after testing a few spots nothing was cutting threw it so i decieded just to be done with it so a few small spots were hand sanded with 800 grit and then everything was dry sanded with 3m 1500 on a d/a. now for a few pics. keep in mind i was unsure about the three panels that were just body shopped so i left them go i just sanded the rest.

 

[Barry Theal]

so now i pulled out a new weapon in my arsenal ardex 1000 and another new pad in my arsenal micro-surface 6 1/2 tufbuf thanks rydawg for telling me about this pads and david fermani for convincing me on this purchase!



anyway here is a pic for ya!

the camera flash on this spot up close!

 

[Barry Theal]

no here she is inside with no lsp under the halogens and few random shots!

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

Looking good there barry. I hate explorer paint. I have a 2002 and it's a PITA to deal with.

 

[Barry Theal]

now my work on this car was concluded here are some reflctions with no lsp! i saved that for the the dealership guys!



enjoy!

anyway i worked my butt of on this one and earned every penny i got! total time was 9 hours thanks for looking and god bless!!:2thumbs:

 

[dsms]

Your a machine Barry, that is beyond impressive work!!!

 

[imported_DJ Mayo]

HAHA your the man Barry. I want to sand every car and reduce the orange peel. Great detail my friend.

 

[autoconcierge]

I thought the Mustang I had here at the shop was bad:shockedwhat a save Barry, but why didn't they let you finish the car(me thinks cheapness) oh well you did more than your part.

 

[D Tailor]

:woot::kewlpics:woot:



That is awesome Barry! You're like batman with the buffer....striking down evil swirls with calculated wrecklessness. I'll tell you, I've never seen someone outside of a paint shop sanding so much. But, come to think of it, I've also not seen many of those inside of the paint shop end up with as an amazing finish as you do. Kudos :2thumbs:

 

[Barry Theal]

Your a machine Barry, that is beyond impressive work!!!

thanks David! lol at the machine comment. That means a lot

HAHA your the man Barry. I want to sand every car and reduce the orange peel. Great detail my friend.

thanks man. its funny you mention about wetsanding. as to i dry sanded this one, but what this does is it removes all surface defects. at this point all you have to do is buff it to a shine and refine your work. its a lot of a lot easier are bad ones to do it this way then to sit with a rotary and punish the paint! thanks my friend. those are kind words.

I thought the Mustang I had here at the shop was bad:shockedwhat a save Barry, but why didn't they let you finish the car(me thinks cheapness) oh well you did more than your part.

thank you Bob. this one was bad. i think you hit the nail on the head as why i didn't finish this one, although i did this at a lower cost then normal.

:woot::kewlpics:woot:



That is awesome Barry! You're like batman with the buffer....striking down evil swirls with calculated wrecklessness. I'll tell you, I've never seen someone outside of a paint shop sanding so much. But, come to think of it, I've also not seen many of those inside of the paint shop end up with as an amazing finish as you do. Kudos :2thumbs:

David thanks man! i guess now im batman lol :nana: those are very kind words one of these ddays you got to come over so we can do one D and B STYLE!!!!

 

[CaptinFocker]

Holy turn around batman. Amazing job:woohoo:

 

[imported_rydawg1]

Amazing work buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great outside after pics too!

 

[AKOZ]

WOW. I couldn't find a mirror around here that could reflect like your work. Beautiful job. Buffering batsakes.

 

[Barry Theal]

Holy turn around batman. Amazing job:woohoo:

lol i really guess i am batman lmao thank you focker!

Amazing work buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great outside after pics too!

thanks ryan im having some fun with those tufbuf pads!!

WOW. I couldn't find a mirror around here that could reflect like your work. Beautiful job. Buffering batsakes.

thanks very much! lol at batsakes!

 

[soccer6planet]

Impresive looks great

 

[imported_sal3291]

Awesome job

 

[Barry Theal]

thank you guys!! very much for the nice comments

 

[jucaraman]

wow that thing was horrendous!!!!



barry you are the king of the dry sanding, you had to use 800grit on some places that just goes to show you the condition of that paint

 

[Thats Fresh]

buffer barry to the rescue!