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As some of you may know, I purchased my 67 in Jan 2024. A previous owner made it a flip - slapped some "cool" parts on it, threw on a back yard base/clear coat, etc. Needless to say, my first priority was to go through all of the systems first to make sure it was safe and reliable.
At some point last summer, I thought it would be a good idea of touching up some of the chips (mind you, I freaking HATE doing paint and body work. LOL). Then I got "carried away" and decided to use that 1,000 grit (wet) sand paper and smooth out part of the hood. Which resulted in me going "what the hell did I just do!?!?" LOL
This photo shows (on the left) how the paint job looked when I bought the car and on the right was my first attempt and blocking the clear. I am learning on the fly and am getting better at it and learning to know what to look for. I know I'm not going to get it perfect because the metal/surface prep was not done right. Just trying to make it a better looking daily driver than it was when I bought it.
These two photos show how the right side of the hood looked about a month ago when, after an off season of reading and watching "how-to'" videos. I applied what I learned and fixed what I had attempted the Summer before. The top photo shows what it looked like after I used Meguiar's Pro Speed Compound. The bottom photo shows how it looked after the compound, then Mirror Glaze Swirl Remover and then Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax.
These two photos are after I blocked the car with 1,500 and then 2,000 grit (wet) sand. I left the right (driver's) side alone since that is what I had worked on a month before.
This is where I decided to redo the right (driver's) side, that is why you are seeing those initial scratches.
On the left side of the photo, the "shiny" spot is where I tried using a DA with the Speed Pro Compound - which isn't a perfect combo, so I stopped.
Next up was a stop to Menard's to get a 7" polisher and (another) trip to Amazon to buy a couple of Meguiar's Soft Buff Rotary Foam Cutting Pads (which were recommended on the bottle of Pro Speed Compound).
Then last night I tackled the hood and the trunk lid. So this is using the polisher (instead of the DA) and using the cutting pads. This was the initial pass. The "shine" isn't the best because (1) I know I have to go over some spots again and (2) I just wiped off the residue, I didn't clean it before taking the photo. I'm 10.5 hours into the project/process. Now that I'm starting to see some results, it is giving me confidence and removing regret that I did this, especially since we are going to the Iola Car Show next week Thursday-Saturday.
Nice work! It is turning out great. There's a bit of satisfaction doing a cut and buff. If you get tired of the wet sand try these Super Assiliex flexible sanding discs (https://eagleabrasives.com/en/info/assilex). These things are amazing and. a huge time saver from wet sanding. A bit pricey but worth it in my opinion. Keep up the nice work!
Nice work! It is turning out great. There's a bit of satisfaction doing a cut and buff. If you get tired of the wet sand try these Super Assiliex flexible sanding discs (https://eagleabrasives.com/en/info/assilex). These things are amazing and. a huge time saver from wet sanding. A bit pricey but worth it in my opinion. Keep up the nice work!
I wish I would have known about those before I started this. They are pretty cool. I am on the compounding stage. Taking my time so I don't rush it and because it's been in the high 80's to mid 90's and that's no fun. LOL
Thanks, guys!
I joke with my wife that this is going to be a snowball effect...now that the paint looks better, I am going to want to have the vinyl top look better (replaced) and then the bumper look better (re-chromed), etc. LOL
That turned out great. Kudos to the guy who layed on enough clear to be able to cut and buff to that stage.
I remember when I started doing auto body and paint, we would ruff sand with 400 and finish 600 then onto the buffer. Then in '78(?) 3M came out with Ultafine it was 800. We thought we were in heaven.
That turned out great. Kudos to the guy who layed on enough clear to be able to cut and buff to that stage.
I remember when I started doing auto body and paint, we would ruff sand with 400 and finish 600 then onto the buffer. Then in '78(?) 3M came out with Ultafine it was 800. We thought we were in heaven.
Again, nice work.
Thanks a lot! Unfortunately, the person that sprayed it didn't do it evenly. There are dry and thin spots here and there, that don't show in the photos. And because of that, there are spots that I wanted to get to look better but I couldn't because there wasn't enough material there and I was starting to burn through. But overall, it's now a nice looking car at 5 feet away instead of 20 feet away. LOL
