C. Charles Hahn
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Awesome.... now let's see it mounted back on the van!
Repainting my van's hood
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tuscarora dave
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Which one do you like better? I can't seem to decide.
kronos
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This one!
Awesome work Dave! It makes the rest of the van look pretty sweet now.
Which one do you like better? I can't seem to decide.
Awesome work Dave! It makes the rest of the van look pretty sweet now.
tuscarora dave
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Thanks!! Makes me pretty darned happy! All of the burgundy striping is eventually being removed so the van will be all white with some gray accents.
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I figured that paint would be pretty soft. I did however have one heck of a time buffing the 1200 grit sanding marks out of it. A bug shield would look cool on that. Thanks for the suggestion.
Bates Detailing
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Nice - Impressive man..... got 2 jobs for ya if you ever make it to Tennessee!
C. Charles Hahn
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Looks great, Dave! Makes a huge difference to the entire look of that van.
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Which one do you like better? I can't seem to decide.
This one.....
haha just joking...
Looking good. Makes your van look 150 times better than before!
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Thanks!
Before I got called back to my regular day job I would start my detailing season off with a trip to service the vehicles of a customer in Portland ME each year. The day job prevents it now but I probably would have made the trip to Tennessee.
Thanks Charlie, I thought so too.
Lol...Thanks Matt!
This one.....
haha just joking...
Looking good. Makes your van look 150 times better than before!
Thanks man!! I was hoping it wasn't becoming a redundant thread for you guys. Glad you enjoyed it.
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SeaJay's
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Well Dave...you know I'm only about an hour and a half south of Portland if your customer still wants some detailing done I'd be more than willing to help you out! :buffing:
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Came out really nice man. Completely brought attention to the fact that the rest of the van...is actually really nice, haha. That hood was taking a lot away from the overall appearance. Nicely done!:xyxthumbs:
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I had to dig this thread up.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dave - he was kind enough to travel a few hours North to teach me some of the basics - and the quality of the work that was done on this hood is amazing.
The hood looks great, and amazingly looks like automotive paint that was sprayed with a gun.
I was surprised that even though I had a severe lack of experience, this very hood was the first thing that Dave had me take a polisher to - DA and Flex 3401.
To be honest, I had experience using a rotary DA for sanding way back in high school, but prior to this I never used a DA for polishing.
Excellent work on the hood, it is doing an excellent job handling the test of time.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dave - he was kind enough to travel a few hours North to teach me some of the basics - and the quality of the work that was done on this hood is amazing.
The hood looks great, and amazingly looks like automotive paint that was sprayed with a gun.
I was surprised that even though I had a severe lack of experience, this very hood was the first thing that Dave had me take a polisher to - DA and Flex 3401.
To be honest, I had experience using a rotary DA for sanding way back in high school, but prior to this I never used a DA for polishing.
Excellent work on the hood, it is doing an excellent job handling the test of time.
ihaveacamaro
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I know this is really old, but you linked this thread in one of your posts.
Your van hood looks amazing! It is seriously unbelievable that it was a rattle can job!
I'm about to jack the thread, so apologies in advance. If you have the time, I could really use some of your help. I'm trying to paint my plastic interior pieces in my car, and all I get is matte white looking, not the perfect polished look like your hood when I paint it. I know vendors are selling the perfect polished looking ones on the camaro forum, so I know it's possible, but I just can't seem to get it.
My steps were:
1) Sand with 400 then 800
2) Shoot 2 coats of primer
3) Shoot 3 coats of white paint
4) Shoot 2 coats of clear
5) Sand with 2000
6) Buff with optimum hyper polish on white pad
Came out looking white and nice, but not shiny or in your face mirror paint like I wanted it to be
Any help?
Your van hood looks amazing! It is seriously unbelievable that it was a rattle can job!
I'm about to jack the thread, so apologies in advance. If you have the time, I could really use some of your help. I'm trying to paint my plastic interior pieces in my car, and all I get is matte white looking, not the perfect polished look like your hood when I paint it. I know vendors are selling the perfect polished looking ones on the camaro forum, so I know it's possible, but I just can't seem to get it.
My steps were:
1) Sand with 400 then 800
2) Shoot 2 coats of primer
3) Shoot 3 coats of white paint
4) Shoot 2 coats of clear
5) Sand with 2000
6) Buff with optimum hyper polish on white pad
Came out looking white and nice, but not shiny or in your face mirror paint like I wanted it to be
Any help?
tuscarora dave
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No problem jacking the thread. What grade of paint are you using for your project? This hood was all single stage $5 a can Krylon or Rustoleum with 12 to 16 coats applied (can't really remember now) then wet sanded and buffed out through 3 stages. Recently I re polished the hood and applied Opti-Guard to it and it's nowhere near as glossy as the fenders and the rest of the van.I know this is really old, but you linked this thread in one of your posts.
Your van hood looks amazing! It is seriously unbelievable that it was a rattle can job!
I'm about to jack the thread, so apologies in advance. If you have the time, I could really use some of your help. I'm trying to paint my plastic interior pieces in my car, and all I get is matte white looking, not the perfect polished look like your hood when I paint it. I know vendors are selling the perfect polished looking ones on the camaro forum, so I know it's possible, but I just can't seem to get it.
My steps were:
1) Sand with 400 then 800
2) Shoot 2 coats of primer
3) Shoot 3 coats of white paint
4) Shoot 2 coats of clear
5) Sand with 2000
6) Buff with optimum hyper polish on white pad
Came out looking white and nice, but not shiny or in your face mirror paint like I wanted it to be
Any help?
I would suggest using an expensive clear coat from an auto paint supply, and apply enough coats so you can afford to sand it completely flat/smooth before compounding, polishing and coating with an LSP. The gloss is much more drastic when you get into the more expensive clears but it needs to be compatible with your base coat. Some paints don't play well together.