My first detail with Random Orbital!!!...

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Mhaynes772

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Okay, so I have this friend who is building a Shelby Cobra kit car and the paint shop who painted did a decent job, but HACKED IT UP when they washed it, and looks like they may have buffed it too!



Anyway, I went over today to do a quick wash on it, and pulled out my r.o. and decided to give it a try.



Process:



-Washed with Z7 w/ foam gun

-Dry using waffle weaves

-No claybarring (paints new, car never been driven yet)

-buffed using white pad and ZPC



No wax applied yet, owner had to leave town by then, so it went under car cover and I'm going back to apply a few coats of Z2 on Tuesday!



I think it came out pretty good!



**sorry about lighting, it was getting late, I'll get some more direct sunlight pics up later.



BTW- since this was my first detail, they paid me with chocolate chip cookies! :heelclick







Befores:



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Afters: :buffing: :woot:



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Looks awesome, love the Shelby Cobra.

Even if it's a kit car that thing is BAD A$$...

Paint looks super wet, great job.
 
stiffdogg06 said:
Awesome job! I love seeing no orange peel. :chuckle:





Do you mean z7 and not z8?
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Whoops, fixed! :D







red4.8 said:
Looks awesome, love the Shelby Cobra.

Even if it's a kit car that thing is BAD A$$...

Paint looks super wet, great job.
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Thanks a lot. I was EXTREMELY happy with the outcome. Can't wait to get some wax on there and finish it off with some Z8!!! Should REALLY pop then!
 
ScubaStevo said:
I was really diggin it till I saw naked men in the reflection.
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LOL, nice Steve!







MHaynes772: Great work on your first detail with the RO! Nice car for your first as well. :woot2:



Your payment was interesting but sounds yummy. ;)
 
Matt, Excellent work on the Cobra! Glad you guys where able to get that one cleaned up. A few quick lessons with the PC and another detailer is born. :buffing: :woohoo:
 
gmblack3a said:
Matt, Excellent work on the Cobra! Glad you guys where able to get that one cleaned up. A few quick lessons with the PC and another detailer is born. :buffing: :woohoo:
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Yes, all thanks must be given to Bryan because he was the one who showed my clueless self how to use a buffer. YAY!! :spot :spot
 
For your first detail I would say awesome job. Paint just flows. My favor car of all . Too bad about the wheels . Congrats on a superb detail .





Cheers , Jean Paul
 
Awesome work on the Cobra. It came out incredible. :drool:



This is borderline detailing porn :chuckle: :chuckle:



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WilliamHBonney said:
Very nice!!! Wait until you step up to a rotary?!?!?
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Okay, here's a question I have been wanting to ask. What exactly does the rotary do that the random orbital doesn't. Im scared to use one because I fear I'll really mess up the paint.
 
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