1999 black corvette and Porsche Cayenne S in Prosecco Metallic

Amazing work once again Bryan!!



Gotta love that rock hard Corvette clear!



How long did the Corvette take you to complete? In your post you said that you were tired after 10 hours of polishing. Was this for both cars, or just the Corvette? Did you do both cars the same day? If so, you must have been drinking lots of Redbull to get them both done!!



Great choice of products.



Keep up the incredible work!!
 
Puckman said:
Stunning Palmetto state work Bry.
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Thanks Puckman!



howareb said:
Wow!! Fantastic job!! :woot2:



That was also a long job. Imagine if you had to do the interior also. :scared:
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Thanks howareb! The interior would of been easy after the beating I took on the exterior.



mav63 said:
Bryan, great job on both. That vette is liquid black!

You are really covering the southeast!

I must say, that Porsche is the most "soccer mom" looking Porsche I have ever seen!
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Thanks Mav! You should see the size of the brakes on the front of the Porsche. It qualifies as having the largest brakes at the soccer field. :woohoo:





RickRack said:
Amazing work once again Bryan!!



Gotta love that rock hard Corvette clear!



How long did the Corvette take you to complete? In your post you said that you were tired after 10 hours of polishing. Was this for both cars, or just the Corvette? Did you do both cars the same day? If so, you must have been drinking lots of Redbull to get them both done!!



Great choice of products.



Keep up the incredible work!!
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Thanks Rick!



I left my house at 5am, arrived and got started before 8. I was done with the polishing by 6 or so, gave it a wash, repolished some areas with the PC and ZPC then 2 coats of Z5pro that night. The next am I added another coat of Z5pro.



I was done with the Porsche by noon or so the next day.
 
gmblack3a said:
...All I need is the Abralon system and a phat compressor in the back of my truck. I could see the clients face when I ask where the 220 outlet is. :eek: ..
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You know, all kidding aside, I bet you'd put the Abralon system to good use on some of your jobs. Heh heh, now that everybody's using rotaries that just might be the new hotness!
 
MartinD said:
Sounds like you worked your butt off, both look awesome Bryan :D
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Thanks Martin!



Accumulator said:
You know, all kidding aside, I bet you'd put the Abralon system to good use on some of your jobs. Heh heh, now that everybody's using rotaries that just might be the new hotness!
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Rydawg is trying to figure out an electric sander/polisher to use with either the 3M trizact or Abralon system. I don't think my 60 gallon compressor at the house can supply enough volume of air to run a small air powered sander. :bawling:



.VorteX. said:
Awesome work on both cars.



Man,, I am gonna own a C5 one of those days.
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Thanks VorteX!



SilverLexus said:
Terrific work Bryan. :bow
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Thank you Lee!
 
Bryan, I'll find out what sanders you can use for you 60gal compressor without running dry fast.. Lots to choose from out there. There are some air sanders out there for under $100, but you really need a quality machine just for finish sanding which has a fine travel orbit.
 
Thanks Ryan! I have access to one of these I wonder if the backing plate from the 3M system would work w/ it. I should be able to have a look at it this week.
 
gmblack3a- Regardless of how that Griot's mini works out for sanding, I'd like to hear your opinion of it.



rydawg- I always had the impression you had to use a fairly specific type of RO/DA with the sanding systems :think:



On the compressor, I don't think it's the size of the tank that matters the most; I've seen guys doing pretty air-demand-intensive work with some small looking compressors, they were just running all the time.
 
Accumulator said:
gmblack3a- Regardless of how that Griot's mini works out for sanding, I'd like to hear your opinion of it.



rydawg- I always had the impression you had to use a fairly specific type of RO/DA with the sanding systems :think:



On the compressor, I don't think it's the size of the tank that matters the most; I've seen guys doing pretty air-demand-intensive work with some small looking compressors, they were just running all the time.
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You do need a specific orbital for finish sanding. If the pattern is not precise, you will get squiglies (think pc) and they will be extremly hard to get out. For finish sanding, you need a sander with a travel of 3/32. A 3/32 is for fine sanding and works great. Most sanders out there are 3/8 or 3/16 which is for average sanding, like stripping paint, sanding filler, etc.



The wrong sander will create tons more work or even ruin a finish if in the wrong hands. Think poor body shops. They do not even know about orbit travel when it comes time for color sanding.



As for air compressors, it depends on what type of sander, and/or how the sander operates off of the cfm. Check the sander requirements for air tank size, and for cfm, etc..



Some lower cfm sanders will take 3 min. to drain a full 60 gal tank. Some higher cfm low cost sanders will drain a 100 gal tank in 60 seconds or less. Trust me, I know from experience. You will also fry your compressors motor cause of it overworking with cheap sanders.



For Quality and low air usage check out Hutchins 3500 or 4500. They also have vac systems and vac less ones too. Airvantage is also another quality one too. They are also very balanced and easy to control and stay flat which is VERY important.
 
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