Detailed: 94 Supra (BLACK)... YES ANOTHER ONE! :)

Shockwave said:
Great work! Every Supra you pros do seem to have so little OP. They look nice. I was actually going to ask you how much you ate working straight for 13 hours. That's like 4 meals for me and probably almost a gallon of water too. hehe
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When I detail I think very little of my body unfortunetly. I arrived at 10am at his house without eating any breakfast. Finally around 5pm-ish I decided I need to eat, so made a quick trip to the McDonalds, had a chicken sandwich value meal then went back to complete the work. Got home around 12:30 am and ate some left over pizza.



I usually take care of myself, go to the gym, and etc. When I detail, my mind frame says screw the body, concentrate on the car! lol
 
Another note, the front end the owner had recently got repainted through a local body shop the rest was repainted before he got the car. The front end definetly had more OP then the rest but not a bad job overall. Shows how different paint shops can do different levels of work
 
Looks GREAT!

I have a hard time detailing on an empty stomach, right now i'm trying to figure out some easy and quick to eat meals that dont need refridgeration or heating to take with me on long detail days.....
 
You do amazing correction. Seriously, your click n brags are some of the best turnarounds on this site. Paint looks amazing, even though it isn't outside. I bet you really needed that Red Bull I see in the reflection on the door, working till 11:30 at night! Great job.
 
You people are making me blush! ;) Thank you all for the kind words. The owner was extremely pleased and that's what it boils down to for me. :)
 
BTW, has anyone "rigged" any dremel tools for wheel polishing? I have the mother mini powerball and even that was not small enough to polish the CCW wheels effectively. I might go by a dremel tool, rigg up some polishing attachments and see how that works.
 
01bluecls said:
BTW, has anyone "rigged" any dremel tools for wheel polishing?
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Minimal experience,but some. IME the Dremel polishing bobs aren't that hot. They might be too stiff for delicate wheels and they sometimes don't stay on their spindles/posts so be careful. If you can find some better felt bobs (or even some tiny foam ones) you'd be a lot better off. I've pretty much given up on using it for that, but I still use it on some engine compartment stuff where an "oops" isn't as catastrophic.



If you want to try the Dremel, get an long flex shaft for it- I like it much better than trying to hold the body of the tool.



I've used their nonmetallic brushes for *very* aggressive work, like on the back sides of wheels, they cut through years of [stuff] when nothing else will except sandpaper. Scary thing to do though, some day it's gonna mess something up in a big way.



And nice job on the Supra. Heh heh, I still like the ss better ;)
 
Accumulator said:
And nice job on the Supra. Heh heh, I still like the ss better ;)
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Give me CC please ;) As for the dremel. I will probably buy one and experiment with making and adapting some attachments. If I find out if works well I will definetely take pics and do a write up. :)
 
damn goood work! could you give a little more detail on polishing the wheels ? thats the one area i havent had any luck with on my car
 
01bluecls said:
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Simply mind blowing!
 
2000firebird said:
damn goood work! could you give a little more detail on polishing the wheels ? thats the one area i havent had any luck with on my car
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I simply took a MF towel that I knew I would never use on paint, applied Flitz metal polish on it the rim and buffed with the MF towel like crazy!
 
01bluecls said:
.. I will probably buy [a Dremel] and experiment with making and adapting some attachments. If I find out if works well I will definetely take pics and do a write up.
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Cool, with more effort than I put into it you just might come up with something really useful.



There's a new Dremel model that lets you set the speed electronically (as opposed to the old sliding switch) and I *strongly* encourage you to get that model. The sliding speed control gives me fits at the least convenient moments, it's just *so* easy to inadvertently adjust.



For all my criticism of the Dremel, I do find it very helpful for engine compartments and other not-too-fragile parts that need aggressive work.



Just be *very* careful with the Dremel brand bobs, especially the cone-shaped one...when (not "if" ;) ) it flies off it's spindle you're left with something basically like a wood screw.
 
Accumulator said:
Cool, with more effort than I put into it you just might come up with something really useful.



There's a new Dremel model that lets you set the speed electronically (as opposed to the old sliding switch) and I *strongly* encourage you to get that model. The sliding speed control gives me fits at the least convenient moments, it's just *so* easy to inadvertently adjust.



For all my criticism of the Dremel, I do find it very helpful for engine compartments and other not-too-fragile parts that need aggressive work.



Just be *very* careful with the Dremel brand bobs, especially the cone-shaped one...when (not "if" ;) ) it flies off it's spindle you're left with something basically like a wood screw.
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Thanks for the tips and warnings. I will make sure I have the "rigged" accessories perfected before I even try them on client vehicles. My rims are in pretty bad shape, I dont mind if I mess my own wheels up. I will be looking for a relatively low RPM dremel at home depot this weekend. I have seen most that are air-compressed driven and run to 35000 rpms!!!! :bolt Probably need a dremel that runs as low as a 1000 to 2000rpms. Just not sure which models will provide that until I do some research.
 
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