Post 602785 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 21:01:34
well it starts tommorrow, ive brought all my gear home from work so over the weekend in between fitting my boost gauge and MBC im gonna give it a full hit.
the plan was to drag it in to work and give it a full show car quality repaint, colour sand and buff out before summer but between seeing all you shiny car pic's and wanting more power ill leave the paint work until autum i think.
so full wash
claybar
3m fast cut
megs ultimate compound
megs ultimate polish
megs gold class plus wax
all going to be applyed using my rotery apart from the wax, ill try to get some good pic's up of before, inbetween and after.
Post 602793 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 21:13:03
ive got a couple mate, the one ive brought home is a dodo juice spin docter and ive got a 3M one aswell for heavyer stuff. i tend to use the 3M at work for compounding the paint jobs after colour sanding dirt nibs ect... and the dodo juice for lighter polishing and home use.
Post 602796 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-04 21:17:59
looking fwd to seeing the results. So do you do paint correction for a living?
Post 602807 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 21:29:30
no mate im a painter, but deep shiny paint and my real love of hot rods and customs got me in to it.
thats the reason i want to paint it because ill be able to sand all of the flow marks out of the clear coat and get it flat as hell and like glass. its a bit of an obbsession to be honest
Post 602819 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-04 21:43:44
You'd probably be able to teach me a thing or two. I am not a novice, but I would appreciate some tips? Perhaps we could meet for a session?
Post 602830 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 22:29:56
i wouldnt count my self as an expert just do alot of it, ya we could teach each other a few things lol
Post 602861 by Tomcat on 2013-05-04 23:27:13
[QUOTE=no1tosh;602807]no mate im a painter, but deep shiny paint and my real love of hot rods and customs got me in to it.
thats the reason i want to paint it because ill be able to sand all of the flow marks out of the clear coat and get it flat as hell and like glass. its a bit of an obbsession to be honest[/QUOTE]
Ahhh, a man after my own heart....Can't beat a mile deep paint job.
Post 602864 by Jamest5r on 2013-05-04 23:31:28
Someone detail my green bitch cash waiting it's cheaper than me buying the stuff myself and i aint got a clue there's no nuts and bolts involved :)
Post 602865 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 23:32:08
hehe i know, its got to look like you can dive in to it
im up darwen in blackburn what about you?
Post 602867 by Jamest5r on 2013-05-04 23:35:00
[QUOTE=no1tosh;602865]hehe i know, its got to look like you can dive in to it
im up darwen in blackburn what about you?[/QUOTE]
Dave's Telford way, Tomcat is Wigan, and im Birmingham(but not a brummy lol)
Post 602880 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-04 23:51:42
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Took me 4 days last time I DA'd a V70 P1. With a 2 rotaries - & 2 peeps perhaps 1 day. But with all of these things finding the time is the major issue.
I did a rover for HLM in 2 days - again with the porter cable DA.
I do have an awning which I can bring with me plus all the tools for snow foam etc.
Given enough time I can do mile deep paint
Post 602882 by Jamest5r on 2013-05-04 23:55:22
[QUOTE=Wobbly Dave;602880]Took me 4 days last time I DA'd a V70 P1. With a 2 rotaries - & 2 peeps perhaps 1 day. But with all of these things finding the time is the major issue.
I did a rover for HLM in 2 days - again with the porter cable DA.
I do have an awning which I can bring with me plus all the tools for snow foam etc.[/QUOTE]
You spent all that graft on a Rover?????
Post 602883 by no1tosh on 2013-05-04 23:56:11
bladdy hell youve got all the gear lol, ive never used snow foam ive heard its good.
to be honest i never have the money to buy stuff like that, ive got far to many hobbies hahah
Post 602888 by Jamest5r on 2013-05-05 00:01:02
Dave has every toy in the detail world lol he's a bit ocd :)
Post 602893 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 00:06:56
[QUOTE=Jamest5r;602882]You spent all that graft on a Rover?????[/QUOTE]
yup - was a long time ago.
Post 602897 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 00:17:50
[QUOTE=no1tosh;602883]bladdy hell youve got all the gear lol, ive never used snow foam ive heard its good.
to be honest i never have the money to buy stuff like that, ive got far to many hobbies hahah[/QUOTE]
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Snow foam is ace. Almost a waste of time on none prepped surfaces however once you've polished it to death, keeping the swirls to a minimum - i thoroughly recommend it - plus it looks wicked.
Post 602898 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 00:18:22
[QUOTE=Jamest5r;602888]Dave has every toy in the detail world lol he's a bit ocd :)[/QUOTE]
all the gear and no idea
Post 602947 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 08:50:35
ive not heard that one in a while lol
Post 602953 by jotter22 on 2013-05-05 09:06:29
Dave where did you get the awning?
Tony.
Post 602967 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 09:28:59
well its raining sooo im gonna cry:slap:
Post 602994 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 12:03:59
[QUOTE=jotter22;602953]Dave where did you get the awning?
Tony.[/QUOTE]
From the Kart shop - http://www.kkckartshop.co.uk/pc/3-x-6-STEEL-AWNING-IN-BLUE-WITH-SIDES-121p1683.htm