Mike Phillips
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1965 Mustang GT Fastback - Wetsanding - Live Broadcast
Here's both Live Feed Videos...
There are tons of tips and techniques on how to machine wetsand, use a rotary buffer, use a Flex 3401 and apply Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer throughout these two videos.
Here are some pictures from the process...
Here we've already machine sanded the back of the car and are moving towards the front right before we went live...
Per the owner's wishes, we did not sand the sides but we did remove the holograms and pigtails left behind from the first time this car was sanded and buffed. Pictured below is Tom aka ShineTimeDetail using the Flex 3401 with a Lake Country Orange Hybrid Cutting pad with the SONAX Fine Abrasive Paste.
Here's Paul aka Sailfish hand sanding a curved portion of the hood by hand using Trizact disc folded and rolled to fit the curve...
Getting busy with it...
Here's Robert aka Impressions using a DeWALT 849X Rotary Buffer with a Lake Country Wool Pad and Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound.
Me using the Flex PE14 with a LC Wool Pad and Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound...
Ken and Louie wiping the sanding slurry off...
Paul wiping compound residue off...
This is Scott the guy that painted the car using the Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher with a Lake Country 5.5" Flat Pad with the SONAX Nano Polish.
Note: This one is my fault, luckily no harm came from this combination. I stay pretty busy playing team leader at these classes and sometimes mistakes happen and in this case I meant for these 5.5" pads to be used on Porter Cables, Meguiar's and Griot's DA Polishers. I think Scott wasn't sure of our "Detailer's Language". While the Flex 3401 is a DA Polisher it's not the same type or the type I intended for use with these pads. While these pads fit on the factory backing plate there is no room for error and you have to be very carefully with the edge of the backing plate so that it doesn't come into contact with the paint.
Here's Tim aka 57BORNTOBEWILD talking with Robert while inspecting the paint after compounding. It's always good to have plenty of eyes inspecting to make sure 100% of the sanding marks are removed.
Robert picking up a bead or strip of product using the 10 @ 10 Technique...
Busy or a madhouse? :laughing:
Scott the painter and Jon the owner discussing the results as Ken wipes some polish residue off the paint.
Robert and I sharing M100 and coordinating the buff-out of the hood...
Cool Camera Shot
I'm not sure who took this shot but I though it was cool when I was going through the pictures so it made it to this thread...
Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer
Jon had seen Hink's 1965 Mustang that we polished out during a previous project night here and Autogeek and was so impressed he asked about using the product on his car's paint so we did. In this shot you can see Italian Guy aka Chris carefully applying the C1 Crystal Lacquer with a soft cotton round applicator pad about the size of a silver dollar while other guys are carefully wiping the coating off...
Here's Paul and John coating the back of the Mustang...
Here's Jon the owner carefully wiping the excess coating off...
Here's both Live Feed Videos...
There are tons of tips and techniques on how to machine wetsand, use a rotary buffer, use a Flex 3401 and apply Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer throughout these two videos.
Here are some pictures from the process...
Here we've already machine sanded the back of the car and are moving towards the front right before we went live...
Per the owner's wishes, we did not sand the sides but we did remove the holograms and pigtails left behind from the first time this car was sanded and buffed. Pictured below is Tom aka ShineTimeDetail using the Flex 3401 with a Lake Country Orange Hybrid Cutting pad with the SONAX Fine Abrasive Paste.
Here's Paul aka Sailfish hand sanding a curved portion of the hood by hand using Trizact disc folded and rolled to fit the curve...
Getting busy with it...
Here's Robert aka Impressions using a DeWALT 849X Rotary Buffer with a Lake Country Wool Pad and Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound.
Me using the Flex PE14 with a LC Wool Pad and Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound...
Ken and Louie wiping the sanding slurry off...
Paul wiping compound residue off...
This is Scott the guy that painted the car using the Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher with a Lake Country 5.5" Flat Pad with the SONAX Nano Polish.
Note: This one is my fault, luckily no harm came from this combination. I stay pretty busy playing team leader at these classes and sometimes mistakes happen and in this case I meant for these 5.5" pads to be used on Porter Cables, Meguiar's and Griot's DA Polishers. I think Scott wasn't sure of our "Detailer's Language". While the Flex 3401 is a DA Polisher it's not the same type or the type I intended for use with these pads. While these pads fit on the factory backing plate there is no room for error and you have to be very carefully with the edge of the backing plate so that it doesn't come into contact with the paint.
Here's Tim aka 57BORNTOBEWILD talking with Robert while inspecting the paint after compounding. It's always good to have plenty of eyes inspecting to make sure 100% of the sanding marks are removed.
Robert picking up a bead or strip of product using the 10 @ 10 Technique...
Busy or a madhouse? :laughing:
Scott the painter and Jon the owner discussing the results as Ken wipes some polish residue off the paint.
Robert and I sharing M100 and coordinating the buff-out of the hood...
Cool Camera Shot
I'm not sure who took this shot but I though it was cool when I was going through the pictures so it made it to this thread...
Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer
Jon had seen Hink's 1965 Mustang that we polished out during a previous project night here and Autogeek and was so impressed he asked about using the product on his car's paint so we did. In this shot you can see Italian Guy aka Chris carefully applying the C1 Crystal Lacquer with a soft cotton round applicator pad about the size of a silver dollar while other guys are carefully wiping the coating off...
Here's Paul and John coating the back of the Mustang...
Here's Jon the owner carefully wiping the excess coating off...
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