Knock out painted roofs first, then tackle the rest of the car...

That's the perfect use for such an abomination of a sheet Mike. Give it that extra life, while never having to look at it in your home.

Florals = blwaaahh
 
brentech said:
That's the perfect use for such an abomination of a sheet Mike. Give it that extra life, while never having to look at it in your home.

Florals = blwaaahh
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Yeah it was ugly but it was soft.

My mom gave it to me. You can actually see it on a number of cars I've buffed out over the decades...



Here I've covered the windshield and interior using a soft flannel bedsheet
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Finished...
1965 numbers matching Corvette, original owner.
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Wheels, Tires, Sidepipes, Windshield and Interior
Again, here's a 1963 Corvette Stingray I buffed out for the 2004 Plastic Fantastic Corvette Show in San Diego in which instead of putting the top up and then taping off the top I used a soft flannel bed sheet to cover both the windshield, seats and interior.

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Afterwards on display in full sun, this car also took first place in it's class at the Plastic Fantastic Show the following weekend.
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And in post #20 of this thread I used this ugly but soft flannel bedsheet to cover the jewelery under the hood, (and sticking out of the hood), on the Panic Parrot.

The Panic Parrot - A 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
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Here's another bed sheet that I used for a lot of cars, it wasn't flannel, just soft cotton. It was ugly though...



Covering the interior with the top down

In the below pictures you can see where I've used a soft cotton bedsheet to cover the interior of 1960 Corvette

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Finished
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Like a lot of things, find something you like or works for you and use it.



:)
 
So is it extremely lazy of my to consider short cutting the roof of my DD, a slightly lifted Yukon, maybe compounding and sealing, but not polishing?
 
Fishincricket said:
So is it extremely lazy of my to consider short cutting the roof of my DD, a slightly lifted Yukon, maybe compounding and sealing, but not polishing?
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The way I approach "some" roofs, especially daily drivers that sit outside or in this case, a very cool streetrod that sits outside all the time. (Too big to fit in garage and too many other cool cars that get first dibs on garage space).


I use a one step cleaner/wax.


I have not had time to get to the "process" pictures from last Thursday night but here's what we did to the roof.

  1. Wiped clean
  2. Decontaminated using Speedy Prep Towel
  3. Machine cleaned, polished and waxed using sample polishing pad from LC with XMT 360
I have before and after pictures of the roof showing how dull it was from oxidation and boy was it rough feeling before we started.


1963 Impala and 1964 Chevy Delivery Truck - Show Car Makeover Pictures


I present.... the clean and shiny roof....
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Thanks, Mike! I suddenly feel much better about my "lazy" thoughts... As this was my plan. :muah_ah_ah:
 
Fishincricket said:
Thanks, Mike! I suddenly feel much better about my "lazy" thoughts... As this was my plan. :muah_ah_ah:
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It's called being practical and realistic.

After purchasing a brand new black Honda Pilot for the first year I took care of the paint like it was a show car. After the "New Car Excitement" wore off and the realization that it was a SUV sunk in, I still kept the lower portions up really well because that's my nature but the roof was clayed and cleaner/waxed.

So glad that car is gone... love Honda reliability but don't care to own any disposable cars...


:)
 
Great thread, and pics Mike.
The one of the Black Vette with the Silver Sides looks exactly like a car I seen many years ago at a McCormick Place Chevy Vette Fest in Chicago.

The owner already had under his belt two other awards, Top Flight, etc, and the car was going to be judged that day for the coveted Triple Crown.

And he locked his keys in the trunk! He called out a Locksmith, and we're standing there watching the Locksmith literally destroy the Guys Trunk Lock, and Trunk with a Screwdriver. You could hear the fiberglass crunching-cracking as he was twisting.

A friend of mine, Randy (now deceased) advised the Locksmith he might as well now take a drill, and bit to the Tumblers before doing anymore damage.

That had to be pure murder for the owner, as he was watching this all go down. Mark
 
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