J.greenroyd Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) Well this weekend i started on a mustang that my friend rebuilt and repainted himself. He told me was going to wetsand the whole car with 2000 before i polish, so i was like ok cool, ive taken out 2000 just fine before. Man was i wrong on this car, i dont know if its the way he sanded or if its just a REALLY hard clear coat. I planned on doing the car with Adams New 1 and 2 but i wasnt able to. Why not? Because it didnt do much correcting on this clear. I tried everything i had, Adams 1 and 2, And other products with several different foam and mf pads, nothing worked. I was getting so mad because it wouldnt work and i knew there was only one more thing to do to actually get it out...Rotary with a wool pad. So i went and got my Dewalt rotary and went to Oreillys and bought a wool pad. EVEN with all that running all the way up to 3500 rpms it still takes 5-6 passes to get it perfect. And of course there was buffer trails so i finished each panel with Adams Finishing Polish on the white foam pad. I only have about 30% of the car done and im already 20 hours in just paint correction. On the next car i do ill be able to actually give a good write up using just Adams 1 and 2, sorry i wasnt able to this time. Had everything ready to test out Adams 1 and 2 From here it doesnt look too bad after 2 passes of each But its still really bad This is when i http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj500/J_Greenroyd/3-5_zps27b9fe32.jpg[/img][/url] This is after i got the rotary and 105, still taking SEVERAL passes. Btw this was the first time ive ever used a rotary with a wool pad Pretty hazy, havent finished yet with adams #2 At first i was terrified of this thing, but now im really comfortable with it Still a couple deep ones Working my way around the hood. 6hours just on the hood Corrected but not finished with adams #2 yet Completely finished 50/50 Then i had an accident... I was using the rotary at 3200 rpms, my headphones were ran thru my shirt but i had taken them out my ears for a second to talk. Lean over to far and the rotary caught those and tore me up. Thank god it didnt hit the car, somehow i pulled away fast enough to get away from the car but i had the trigger lock on so it wouldnt stop. The sound of those headphones getting tangled up and hitting scared the crap out of me. My friend ryan finally unplugged the rotary and it finally stopped. I guess the part of the headphones that plugs into the phone hit my finger and stomach before it completely ripped off because it tore my finger up. Half of my pointed finger is completely purple and is still throbbing. Theres a bunch of blood under my finger nail and its swollen pretty bad. It managed to cut open my stomach a little bit too. Only pic i have is of my arm Opened the garage for a second to catch these gorgeous pics And thats it! Thanks for looking, im going to finish the car this week and ill post more pics as i progress. Edited June 25, 2013 by J.greenroyd Redbeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHL88 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) 5-6 passes @ 3500 rpms on the rotary, wool pad and m105. holy crap. what size was that wool pad? Glad something worked lol Edited June 17, 2013 by billabongbum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thats what im saying!! 8inch i believe, not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSHOOOOSH Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Damn that mustang is owe'ning you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slava Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 WOW. Wool and 3500 rpm crazy. What kind of clear was on that car? I'm kind of surprised to hear that FG400 and MF cutting pad didn't cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Kudos to you my man for going all in like that. KUDOS FO SHO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Sounds like someone needed a better education of what he was using to actually paint/clear/sand his car. The wrong variables on that side of things make life hell for people like us. I am sorry you are going through that nightmare brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) Thanks guys, its hard but its SOOO worth it. His grandpa has several classic cars and couple other guys are waiting to see if i can bring that car back to life. So i should have plenty more business after this! Going to get my finger xrayd at lunch, pretty sure its broke. Edited June 17, 2013 by J.greenroyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 It's only a finger.....you have 9 more! egott_91, Redbeard and THE Mook 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Haha went and got the finger xrayd at lunch.. its broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Justin, awesome write-up man. Maxed out the DeWalt with a wool pad...you must have had some serious heat there! After my past few vehicles, I'm not surprised at how hard some defects are too correct anymore. It definately shows the importance of having a good stable of tools/products at your disposal if your doing other people's vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thanks! Yea even with that serious heat it was taking forever. There are some spots on the car where he wetsanded by hand and those are correcting much easier than every where else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGTH Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Wow, that's going the extra mile. But should work out for you. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBoy Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Great job and amazing color, hope you get a great return on your investment of time with the future cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hey guys, im not gona be on much anymore. Got a new job and detailing is really picking up so im only gona go on wheni have free time. But I did finish the mustang after 40 hours total. 37 hours in just polishing. Well here it is, hope you like it as much as I did. BTW I did get a new truck tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihaveacamaro Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 That is some great work!!! Truly spectacular! I'm wondering if you thought about wetsanding it to 3000? Given how much time it was taking, I think it may have been faster than the rotary with M105 if you buffed out 3000 grit rather than 2000 grit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 WOW!!!!! You are the man!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 I did try sanding with 3000 but it really didn't help much. It still had much deeper swirls and scratches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Justin you have a PM. Great color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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