1987 Chevy 4x4 Extreme Makeover

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1987 Chevy 4x4 Extreme Makeover


Have not decided upon a date for this but it's coming up pretty quick. I just bought this really sweet 1987 Chevy Silverado 4x4 but the guy that painted it left holograms throughout the entire finish.

To start with, we're going to machine buff all the paint to remove the holograms and restore a deep, wet shine. Later down the road we will be using this truck for a wetsanding project.



Looks good in this shot...

Here's what the paint looks like when the sun hits it...

Holograms from the mis-use of a rotary buffer...

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1. Me! Mike Phillips - Of course I'll be here...
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3. Tim aka 57BORNTORUN
4. Haywired aka Mike
5. Louie
6. Paul aka Sailfish
7. Juan aka Juan TW
8. Dano aka EXTREME TOYS
9. Laurie aka Dano's better half and lead tune-up mechanic
10. Craig aka Craig B
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Date: Thursday, May 16th
Time: 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
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The door to the right of the garage door is the entrance to our TV Studio, my
red Jimmy is usually parked right in front of the entrance door.

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[Pureshine]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Very nice truck Mike The guy didn't see the holograms?

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Would love to be in town to give you hand with it Mike.

Cant wait to see it finished.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Very nice truck Mike The guy didn't see the holograms?

I bought it from the guy that built it, his name is Will. Will sought out a reputable painter and hired them to paint the truck. He told me he was never happy with the paint job. He said it always looked like something was wrong?

Here's the deal... you can hire the BEST PAINTER in the WORLD but it's the guy that does the wetsanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the end-results.

If fact, I have an article and a quote for this topic here,

It's the person that does the wet-sanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the paint job -Mike Phillips



So I don't know the painter and since I've only washed the truck once and that's as far as I've had time to get into the truck, I can't tell you at this time as to whether the "quality" of the paint job is good or not.

I can tell you that the quality of the sanding and buffing is horrible but that's okay as we're going to fix the problem.

When Will told me he thought there was a problem with the paint job but wasn't sure what the problem was, it made me think of this article...

The difference between a swirl and squirrel


Point being, most people don't know the difference between swirls and squirrels...


For clarification...

This is a Squirrel

These are Swirls

No problems...

 

[Impressions]

For sure I'll be there!

 

[EXTREME TOYS]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Nice truck, nothing like the heart beat of American Iron!!!
For sure will be there, Dano

 

[57BORNTORUN]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Mike you said we are going to do it while you sit and watch.Yea like thats going to happen!!!:buffing:

 

[Haywired]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

Mike, Just let me know and I would be glad to help

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Re: 1987 Chevy 4x4 Wetsanding Project

For sure I'll be there!

Nice truck, nothing like the heart beat of American Iron!!!
For sure will be there, Dano

Mike you said we are going to do it while you sit and watch.Yea like thats going to happen!!!:buffing:

Mike, Just let me know and I would be glad to help

It's on!


We're going to do an Extreme Makeover on my truck this Thursday night!

We're only going to machine polish the paint and save machine sanding it for another date project. After driving this truck all over South Florida this last weekend I can't take it any longer! The swirls have to go!


I also want to use a one-step cleaner/wax on the inside of the bed as the bed is straight and has great paint and I want to clean it up and get it protected before the BedRug goes in and after that the Roll Bar and Tool Box.

So if you're game... be here this Thursday starting at 5:00pm


This is going to be fun!

 

[57BORNTORUN]

I will be there and will ask Louie tonight at the car show.I called Robert and he`s gathering the troops.Lets......."get-er-done".

 

[57BORNTORUN]

Louie will be there and offered to buy the pizza.:hungry:

 

[Sailfish]

Mike, I'll be there for the evening festivities!

 

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Old lady is working, not going to be able to make this one. I am sure it will turn out amazing as always.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Louie will be there and offered to buy the pizza.:hungry:

Ah... it's my truck... I'll get the pizza... can't eat any of it though... :laughing:

Mike, I'll be there for the evening festivities!

Great! I always like working with you Paul, both online and offline you're a role model of professionalism...


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[Juan TW]

Hello Mike, please add me to the list :xyxthumbs:

 

[EXTREME TOYS]

Will be there for sure, maybe talk my lead tune-up mechanic in coming to, she likes them big, trucks that is!!!
Dano

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Hello Mike, please add me to the list :xyxthumbs:

Cool Juan, it will be honor to have you help buff out my new truck. You definitely are a top notch detailer...

Will be there for sure, maybe talk my lead tune-up mechanic in coming to, she likes them big, trucks that is!!!
Dano

Cool Dan... we can always use that "woman's touch"...


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[Craig B]

Sign me up. I'll be there.
Craig

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Sign me up. I'll be there.
Craig

Cool Craig, it's been really great having you here for the last few projects, you're a great student and a very meticulous and hard worker. I completely trust my truck's paint in your capable hands...


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[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

A couple more shots of the project...


First, here's a picture of the truck bed, for being 26 years old and a truck, the inside of the bed is in incredibly nice condition with a brand new paint job like the outside of the truck.

Before installing either a BedRug or a Bed Liner I want to machine polish the inside to clean it up and seal the paint and for this we're going to use a one-step cleaner/wax like the Pinnacle XMT 360 with polishing pads.


Here's a shot I took in the sun today...

Pretty sweet huh?


So for this Thursday night we're going to focus on,

• Machine polishing and sealing the glass - Pinnacle Glassworks and Glasscoat products
• Claying to remove contaminants - Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
• Machine polishing the exterior paint - Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover and Advanced Finishing Polish.
• Machine waxing to seal the paint - Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax
• Machine polishing the inside of the truck bed - Pinnacle XMT 360

Wheels & Tires
The wheels are powder coated and need a good cleaning and then polishing and coating and I'm not sure we'll get to these or the tires in this go-around...

Can't wait to see her in the sun on Friday!