Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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1966 Mustang - Last Chance to Dance Extreme Makeover!
Man the paint on this Mustang is bad. How bad?
Bad, bad bad...
It is not only stained and oxidized but it also has what is called shrink back, this is where the solvent in the paint softens the primer and then evaporates and then the primer shrinks back into the sanding marks the primer was previously "filling in". The results is you see all kinds of sanding marks that are in the paint but the are not on the surface, they are throughout the layer of paint. This is how it works for single stage lacquers and enamels but it also can happen to modern clear coats.
The paint on this Mustang by the way is a single stage paint. One thing I find with some older single stage lacquers and enamels is they like wool pads with aggressive compounds and higher speeds than normally used with clear coats.
That all said, our job tonight is to try to bring back some shine, clarity and gloss to the paint as well as restore the original full richness of color.
Here's what we'll be using...
Special Sale
Nick says there will be a sales special for any of the products we use tonight on this car, which includes Pinnacle XMT polishes #!, #2, #3, and #4 and the Pinnacle XMT 180
Learn to use the rotary buffer at Autogeek's Thursday Night Hot Car Projects
I have a number of new guys attending tonight so to teach them how to use the rotary buffer with wool pads and compounds I'll be using the Flex PE14 with Lake Country 6.5" wool cutting pads. The light weight and compact size of this rotary buffer plus the smaller size of these 6.5" wool pads makes it easy for even an absolute newbie to learn how to use a rotary buffer.
After the heavy cutting step we're going to use the Flex 3401 to apply the #2 Fine Swirl Remover with with Lake Country 6.5" CCS Foam Polishing Pads.
After polishing we'll be machine applying the Pinnacle XMT 180 High Gloss Carnauba Paste Wax
To take advantage of the sale, contact Customer Care at
1-800-869-3011
And here's our challenge...
1966 Mustang Convertible
And the paint has no gloss, shine or reflectivity...
Test Spot
I did a little testing using Pinnacle XMT #4 with a wool pad on a rotary buffer followed by XMT #2 with a foam pad on a Flex 3401 and if you look at the lower right hand corner you can see it removed enough oxidation and embedded dirt that the section I buffed now looks like a totally new color of red paint!
When compounding with wool pads and rotary buffers, it's very helpful to have a Pad Washer to clean your pads and they are going to gunk up a LOT and you want to remove the dead paint and the used-up product after buffing a section so you don't simply grind the old dead paint into the next section you start buffing.
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Man the paint on this Mustang is bad. How bad?
Bad, bad bad...
It is not only stained and oxidized but it also has what is called shrink back, this is where the solvent in the paint softens the primer and then evaporates and then the primer shrinks back into the sanding marks the primer was previously "filling in". The results is you see all kinds of sanding marks that are in the paint but the are not on the surface, they are throughout the layer of paint. This is how it works for single stage lacquers and enamels but it also can happen to modern clear coats.
The paint on this Mustang by the way is a single stage paint. One thing I find with some older single stage lacquers and enamels is they like wool pads with aggressive compounds and higher speeds than normally used with clear coats.
That all said, our job tonight is to try to bring back some shine, clarity and gloss to the paint as well as restore the original full richness of color.
Here's what we'll be using...
Special Sale
Nick says there will be a sales special for any of the products we use tonight on this car, which includes Pinnacle XMT polishes #!, #2, #3, and #4 and the Pinnacle XMT 180
Learn to use the rotary buffer at Autogeek's Thursday Night Hot Car Projects
I have a number of new guys attending tonight so to teach them how to use the rotary buffer with wool pads and compounds I'll be using the Flex PE14 with Lake Country 6.5" wool cutting pads. The light weight and compact size of this rotary buffer plus the smaller size of these 6.5" wool pads makes it easy for even an absolute newbie to learn how to use a rotary buffer.
After the heavy cutting step we're going to use the Flex 3401 to apply the #2 Fine Swirl Remover with with Lake Country 6.5" CCS Foam Polishing Pads.
After polishing we'll be machine applying the Pinnacle XMT 180 High Gloss Carnauba Paste Wax
To take advantage of the sale, contact Customer Care at
1-800-869-3011
And here's our challenge...
1966 Mustang Convertible
And the paint has no gloss, shine or reflectivity...
Test Spot
I did a little testing using Pinnacle XMT #4 with a wool pad on a rotary buffer followed by XMT #2 with a foam pad on a Flex 3401 and if you look at the lower right hand corner you can see it removed enough oxidation and embedded dirt that the section I buffed now looks like a totally new color of red paint!
When compounding with wool pads and rotary buffers, it's very helpful to have a Pad Washer to clean your pads and they are going to gunk up a LOT and you want to remove the dead paint and the used-up product after buffing a section so you don't simply grind the old dead paint into the next section you start buffing.
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