6 Day Detail On the Camaro
03-15-2010, 10:34 PM
#31
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Jersey
Posts: 1,821
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
just got done sanding down the writing off the lights.. i kept where it said GM though cause that's just badass. thanks for the idea. definately kept me occupied and i sanded down the lenses a little more than usual so that it will not stick out as much and will be recessed more.
03-15-2010, 11:13 PM
#32
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 637
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i have a rotary, but im afraid of sanding, and then not being able to get it out, i have read all the stickies on this and im still confused, can you just post what pad you used with each compound? or did you just use the m105, i have seen other people on here use it, and it came out just as good as yours?
OP - since it was your first time, can you give me some tips, i REALLY REALLY want to do this but dont wanna **** up, cause that would be an expensive **** up... why do you have to tape off sections? i know to do a lilttle at a time but why do you SUPPOSE to tape it off? any tips would be great, i plan on peeling my side molding off and REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna wet sand my car this summer... my paint is 10 times worse than yuors was...
OP - since it was your first time, can you give me some tips, i REALLY REALLY want to do this but dont wanna **** up, cause that would be an expensive **** up... why do you have to tape off sections? i know to do a lilttle at a time but why do you SUPPOSE to tape it off? any tips would be great, i plan on peeling my side molding off and REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna wet sand my car this summer... my paint is 10 times worse than yuors was...
03-15-2010, 11:15 PM
#33
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 637
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah my dad has those on his 70 camaro... keepin up with the lip is easy it's the spokes that suck to polish, but with those wheels you dont have to worry about the spokes just the lip! good choice!
03-16-2010, 02:21 AM
#35
Teching In
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
noice job brah, i remember i colorsanded and polished my GSX a few years ago, took forever but it was worth it. seeing your headlights all polished up makes me wanna do it to mine
03-16-2010, 09:41 PM
#36
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (14)
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ehh, I pulled the tint off my windows a couple years ago. I kind of like the bare windows. If I do tint again it will be very light.
Put in about 12 hours today, got the whole car buffed out with the M105 using a Yellow pad and a Dewalt rotary, then I followed it up with Pennacle XMT 3 (intermediate swirl remover) and then 1 (ultra fine swirl remover) on orange and white pads respectively using a PC. After the polishing work was done I sealed it up with 2 coats of Z2 using the ZFX accelerator.
There are some really good how-to videos on youtube that discuss wet sanding. Another good resource would be to go to a body supply store. They can hook you up with all the supplies you will need, papers, foam backing pads, polishes, and probably even some good advice. This is how I figured out what techniques and polishes I wanted to use. There are alot of different ways to do stuff, and you just have to pick which one appeals to you the most. I taped off any edges I was sanding and polishing against. With a PC this isn't as crucial, but it does not take much at all to bust an edge with a rotary. I also masked off some of the porous plastic because it is difficult to remove polish over spray.
i have a rotary, but im afraid of sanding, and then not being able to get it out, i have read all the stickies on this and im still confused, can you just post what pad you used with each compound? or did you just use the m105, i have seen other people on here use it, and it came out just as good as yours?
OP - since it was your first time, can you give me some tips, i REALLY REALLY want to do this but dont wanna **** up, cause that would be an expensive **** up... why do you have to tape off sections? i know to do a lilttle at a time but why do you SUPPOSE to tape it off? any tips would be great, i plan on peeling my side molding off and REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna wet sand my car this summer... my paint is 10 times worse than yuors was...
03-19-2010, 09:55 PM
#38
On The Tree
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Florida
Posts: 130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
man that is a good job,only other job i have seen like this was on a 91 hour detail on a trans am that had been sitting in a feild forever...all scratched up and turned out amazing
