I got a new daily driver...big buffing project ahead!
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I got a new daily driver...big buffing project ahead!
It has been a little over a year since I sold my '99 SS, I've had a few cars since then, '04 GTO & '06 Subaru Legacy GT. I never really thought I'd go back to a F body. I wanted something very affordable that I could drive every day & still have fun with.
I picked up a '99 Formula tonight, black, hard top, A4, cloth interior, stock-plus a K&N fipk, 85k on the clock. The paint has seen better days, car runs perfect, everything works & the interior looks like new.
I just got home from the 2 hour drive picking it up, pulled it straight in the garage & grabbed the PC.
I wanted to see what 15-20 minutes of experimenting would do, so I taped off half of the spoiler & let it rip.
I used a combination of pads & compounds, just to see what was going to bring it back the best.
Here are the results, I'm not great & shooting photos, but this is what I came up with.
I plan on doing the car about 1 panel at a time, due to how much time it is going to take. I will keep this thread updated with progress pics.
Sorry, no whole car shots yet, it is just a stock looking Firebird any way.
I picked up a '99 Formula tonight, black, hard top, A4, cloth interior, stock-plus a K&N fipk, 85k on the clock. The paint has seen better days, car runs perfect, everything works & the interior looks like new.
I just got home from the 2 hour drive picking it up, pulled it straight in the garage & grabbed the PC.
I wanted to see what 15-20 minutes of experimenting would do, so I taped off half of the spoiler & let it rip.
I used a combination of pads & compounds, just to see what was going to bring it back the best.
Here are the results, I'm not great & shooting photos, but this is what I came up with.
I plan on doing the car about 1 panel at a time, due to how much time it is going to take. I will keep this thread updated with progress pics.
Sorry, no whole car shots yet, it is just a stock looking Firebird any way.
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Thanks everyone!
Andy-I get bored quick, so who knows how long it will be around. I don't plan on doing performance mods to it, I just want to make it look good. The other project is plenty of $ going to go fast parts.
Andy-I get bored quick, so who knows how long it will be around. I don't plan on doing performance mods to it, I just want to make it look good. The other project is plenty of $ going to go fast parts.
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I started with 1 pass of 3m compound on a yellow pad & M105 on the yellow, it was doing OK.
I tried a mix of 3m & M105 on a Surbuf pad for 1 pass, big improvement. Went back over it with Menzerna SIP on a orange pad & some polish/compound from a local supplier on the orange pad.
I tried a mix of 3m & M105 on a Surbuf pad for 1 pass, big improvement. Went back over it with Menzerna SIP on a orange pad & some polish/compound from a local supplier on the orange pad.
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i would atleast throw some headers and a good sounding exhaust system and atleast change up the intake so the car can breath and exhale better and sound good to then go and make it look good