jrock645
New member
Paid detail #2 for the year, though this was a super quickie...
A coworker of mine just bought this truck a few months ago. It was a utility truck here at the club. Abused a bit, but well taken care of mechanically and not too much mileage for 16 years old. He got it for next to nothing. That said, the paint hadn't been given any love at all over the years. He wasn't looking for major correction, just wanted it brightened up a bit and a coat of wax put on it.
Flex PE-14
Orange Kompressor pads
Pink CCS 7.5" pads
3" orange compounding pads
3" Mirka sanding discs
ONR
HD Cut
Collinite 845 w/ Rupes 15 and Crimson HT pad
Meg's Endurance Tire gel
My coworker washed the truck yesterday, in the interest of keeping costs down. He was only willing to pay about $60, which meant I had 3 hours of time to work with. Not much time for washing, decon, etc if I was going to buff this truck out- which is what he really wanted me to do. I'm sure this truck would've turned IronX all kinds of purple, but since the client wasn't paying for it... I'm not doing it on my time. The truck felt a touch dusty so I used my pump sprayer and ONR and just gave a quick wipe down before I began polishing.
I began with orange Kompressor pads and HD Cut. I chose Cut for a couple of reasons... It's a light colored truck so I wasn't too concerned about any fine finishing ability. I wanted to quickly correct as much as I could and move forward. Also, Cut isn't super aggressive and finishes down pretty decent. Plus, the sooner I use up this HD Cut, the sooner I can buy some FG400 and/or AAT
I gave each section about 4 passes. I started working at about speed 3 on the PE14, but after a couple panels found that I could do better with the first pass being at 4.5, and then tapering off both speed and pressure as I worked down to the final pass. This worked well to restore the luster to the paint and remove a lot of the swirls. Lots of heavier defects remained, but I wasn't out to remove those.
The headlights weren't in too bad of shape for a 16 year old vehicle. But, I was fortunate to have packed my sanding discs for the occasion. Only takes a few minutes and provides a noticeable result that adds value to the service. I started with the 500 grit disc and worked down to the 4000. I finished up with a few passes with compound for some nice, clear headlights.
Once the headlights were finished, I applied the 845 and dressed the tires.
Not a super high end detail, but sometimes you'll take what someone is willing to pay for. Gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks for looking!
A coworker of mine just bought this truck a few months ago. It was a utility truck here at the club. Abused a bit, but well taken care of mechanically and not too much mileage for 16 years old. He got it for next to nothing. That said, the paint hadn't been given any love at all over the years. He wasn't looking for major correction, just wanted it brightened up a bit and a coat of wax put on it.
Flex PE-14
Orange Kompressor pads
Pink CCS 7.5" pads
3" orange compounding pads
3" Mirka sanding discs
ONR
HD Cut
Collinite 845 w/ Rupes 15 and Crimson HT pad
Meg's Endurance Tire gel
My coworker washed the truck yesterday, in the interest of keeping costs down. He was only willing to pay about $60, which meant I had 3 hours of time to work with. Not much time for washing, decon, etc if I was going to buff this truck out- which is what he really wanted me to do. I'm sure this truck would've turned IronX all kinds of purple, but since the client wasn't paying for it... I'm not doing it on my time. The truck felt a touch dusty so I used my pump sprayer and ONR and just gave a quick wipe down before I began polishing.
I began with orange Kompressor pads and HD Cut. I chose Cut for a couple of reasons... It's a light colored truck so I wasn't too concerned about any fine finishing ability. I wanted to quickly correct as much as I could and move forward. Also, Cut isn't super aggressive and finishes down pretty decent. Plus, the sooner I use up this HD Cut, the sooner I can buy some FG400 and/or AAT
I gave each section about 4 passes. I started working at about speed 3 on the PE14, but after a couple panels found that I could do better with the first pass being at 4.5, and then tapering off both speed and pressure as I worked down to the final pass. This worked well to restore the luster to the paint and remove a lot of the swirls. Lots of heavier defects remained, but I wasn't out to remove those.
The headlights weren't in too bad of shape for a 16 year old vehicle. But, I was fortunate to have packed my sanding discs for the occasion. Only takes a few minutes and provides a noticeable result that adds value to the service. I started with the 500 grit disc and worked down to the 4000. I finished up with a few passes with compound for some nice, clear headlights.
Once the headlights were finished, I applied the 845 and dressed the tires.
Not a super high end detail, but sometimes you'll take what someone is willing to pay for. Gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks for looking!
