Started my wetsanded and buffing project.

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Justins00ss

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Figured I would share a little project that I just started today. All of my past rides have been cut and buffed and to me there is nothing nicer than flat paint with no orange peel. So I decided to start on my 06 gto today. Went down to AG headquarters to pick up my order today of a few things and then got started.

I am using Megs unigrit 2500 sandpaper and a soft block. I did a test spot with my Makita rotary equipped with a 4-3/4 backing plate and a CCS 5.5in yellow foam pad using FG400. It cut with no problem and left a nice finish. I will update as I progress but I will be sanding for awhile between work and family time.

Might give that new Pinnacle Synergy wax/coating a try after seeing Todd's review.

I got the hood/pass fender/ pass half of the roof sanded so far.

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Are you taking any paint thickness measurements ? I would be interested to see how much clear that you have to remove to get the paint flat. I have thought about trying this on one of my vehicles but haven't had the guts to pull the trigger yet. Looking forward to seeing the outcome.
 
bswombaugh said:
Are you taking any paint thickness measurements ? I would be interested to see how much clear that you have to remove to get the paint flat. I have thought about trying this on one of my vehicles but haven't had the guts to pull the trigger yet. Looking forward to seeing the outcome.
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Honestly I am not. To be honest it hasn't required many strokes with the 2500 to get it to lay flat. In the past 8yrs my 3 camaros were cut and buffed all with factory clear. Luckily I have never had a issue burning through. Not too worried about my gto.
 
Re: Started my wetsanded and buffing project. (Finished)!!!

Finished sanding the rest of the car today paying attention to not sand near edges.

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Started compounding with my 9227c a yellow CCS pad and fg400

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Got all the heavy compounding done. This is just using my makita rotary with a yellow cutting pad and menzerna fg400 compound. Then washing all of the sludge off.

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Stayed up late and got it all done. Ended up going to straight to a white lc polishing pad with turbowax swirl remover/polish. Due to the lighting in my garage I was checking my work with a halogen light as I progressed. Still waiting for full on sun to really get some nice pics. I topped it with Victoria's concours red wax. Enjoy and sorry for all of the crappy cell phone pics. LOL





 
Man that red looks great ! Looks like you did a awesome job! So how many total hours would you say that you have tied up in this project ?
 
Paul Mitchell said:
That is some really great work!
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Thank you very much!

bswombaugh said:
Man that red looks great ! Looks like you did a awesome job! So how many total hours would you say that you have tied up in this project ?
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I would say right around the 20-25hr mark. I didn't sand the bumpers or the rockers and the top of the deck lid I sanded and buffed as a test spot last week so that was done. Roof/hood/sides.


Ronkh said:
Great job !!

More guts than I have

nice car btw
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Thanks bud. Its really not that bad as long as you take your time with it.

I am assuming I will have to touch up a few areas that might have some sanding marks even though I was using a halogen and IPA to check my work as I went along.
 
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