rtsoul Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Hi everyone. Just wanted to check in and introduce myself. My name is Ryan and I have a black 99 camaro and a blue 01 tahoe that I work on alot. The camaro was from the North East and has some seriously abused pain to the point of one panel needs new clear coat. But, since I found JunkMan 2000 on you tube I've learned some easy basics that have helped me save the rest of the cars paint from major swirls and chips. Anyways, hi and thanks in advance for any future help. P.S. learning to use compounds and waxes properly with a machine is one of the best skills I have learned in years about cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigredmariner Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome aboard Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 welcome Ryan! :worth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome to the forum Ryan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormChaser Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome!!!!!!!!! by way of tapatalk using my EVO 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frid Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome to the family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome Ryan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome Ryan Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GXPaycheck Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf for Life Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Ryan this is the place to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwoolw Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Howdy Ryan! Welcome to AF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'll take some pics of the Camaro in the morning to show some of the damage the previous owner did and what I'm up against. Great thing is that I can learn on this car and if I screw it up, oh well guess I'll have an excuse to repaint it in some candy paint lol. Does anyone know the size of pictures I should use to upload to this forum? I don't want to make some huge pic and piss everyone off lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Here are some pics of what I'm working on. The privious owner didn't understand where the front end was when they were driving and the nose of the Camaro shows that. The majority of the peeling clear coat is on the right rear quarter panel and it's a sure thing that the car had an accident there and the repaint was poor at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Holy Smokes! :willy: The previous owner should be ashamed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 More pics of the Camaro issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 More pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 And the last of them for now. Time to go buy some new pads and get to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Don't waste your time on the areas where the clear coat is peeling. You are not going to be able to do anything with that. That car is in need of a complete paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 And the last of them for now. Time to go buy some new pads and get to work! Don't waste your time on the areas where the clear coat is peeling. You are not going to be able to do anything with that. That car is in need of a complete paint job. Agreed! Don't wash this with new pads, just use the old ones. Your buckets will look like this: Rinse bucket Wash bucket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thanks for the advice MC2Hill and Junkman. I plan on stripping and repainting the bad panel and bumpers. The rest of the paint is salvageable and will everything I can to keep it as cheap as possible. Some day I'll repaint the whole thing. On a side note, I was able to stop the clear from peeling more by taking a touch up pen and going over all the edges. It's kind of like taping all the edges of clear down so it stops till I can fix the issue. As for getting new pads, I have a Blue 2001 Tahoe as well and is in great shape for it's age so the new pads are for that. P.S. Ohhrah Junkman from a fellow Devil Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsoul Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 MC2Hill, did you use grit guards in those buckets in your pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 MC2Hill, did you use grit guards in those buckets in your pics? Yes, and the pad I used still has a little of green on it (yes, those were pictures of washing a green truck!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Welcome Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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