1967 Mustang GTA Fastback - Pictures & Comments Thread

Fantastic work guys and obviously excellent tuition.

I have noticed in most recent work your not really promoting the Flex 3401 as much. Has this polisher become redundant with the introduction of the Bigfoot? I know many people have asked you to commit on what you think is better, and your havent really said. But will we see the use of it again in the near future OR will you continue with Bigfoot (and the other DA's) ?
 
PrismDetailing said:
Fantastic work guys and obviously excellent tuition.

I have noticed in most recent work your not really promoting the Flex 3401 as much. Has this polisher become redundant with the introduction of the Bigfoot? I know many people have asked you to commit on what you think is better, and your havent really said. But will we see the use of it again in the near future OR will you continue with Bigfoot (and the other DA's) ?
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It maybe because we have more 3401`s in the garage than the Bigfoot to use as well as the wheeling the machine and not necessarily which machine is wheeling to get the job done.We use them both.But as always I will bow to Mike`s better knowledge.
 
The Mustang turned out beautiful! Thanks for trusting us with your car, Bill. Another job we'll done. Kudos to Mike for organizing and focusing the team. We ended up going around the car several times to get that show car shine.
That was the best pizza I've had in a while.
 
PrismDetailing said:
I have noticed in most recent work your not really promoting the Flex 3401 as much.

Has this polisher become redundant with the introduction of the Bigfoot?
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Not at all...

The last few cars I've detailed personally I've used the Flex PE14 and the Duetto. The last few projects we've worked during our Thursday night projects we've used the Flex PE14, (rotary buffer), and Flex 3401 and Rupes polishes as well as Porter Cable and Griot's, even Meguiar's.

So maybe you've just missed those threads? If so, here you go....

--> Flex 3401 <--
High quality production detailing by Mike Phillips

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Flex PE14 & Rupes Duetto
Flex + Rupes vs Ceramiclear Paint - How to detail a Mercedes-Benz SL 550

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Flex PE 14 and --> Flex 3401<--
1959 Impala - Mothers Extreme Makeover! - Pictures & Comments!

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Flex PE14 (This was an ALL rotary project)

1990 Corvette - Extreme Makeover Pictures & Process

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Pretty much all the tools except the Cyclo...

1967 Mustang GTA Fastback - Pictures & Comments Threads


Rupes Duetto
Here's Chris, on the other side of the roof and Craig on the passenger side tackling the roof. These two guys are using the Rupes Duetto. Chris is using a factory production unit while Craig is using one of 4 Prototypes sent out pre-production for testing.

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Bigfoot 15 or 21, not sure which one Nicholas was using
Here's Nicholas Diterlizzi working a Bigfoot Orbital Polisher on the passenger side rear fender...

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Machine Sanding with the Griot's Peanut Polisher

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Here you can see two Porter Cable's

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When it came to this project, here's what I already said in post #8


Mike Phillips said:
For this I let the guy pick whichever tool they like the most or want to get some experience with and the tools of choice for this project were in no specific order,

Flex PE14 Rotary Polisher
Porter Cable 7424XP
Rupes Bigfoot 21
Rupes Duetto 12
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I'd say pretty equal treatment and a good mix all around.


PrismDetailing said:
I know many people have asked you to commit on what you think is better, and your haven't really said.
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I like using the Duetto for my non-forced rotating dual action polisher. Before the Duetto I would tend to grab the Porter Cable 7424XP.

When a person needs grunt power and doesn't want to mess around the holograms or the potential for holograms then you can't beat the Flex 3401. That's why I used it for the production detail on the Tahoe, I need power and speed.


PrismDetailing said:
But will we see the use of it again in the near future OR will you continue with Bigfoot (and the other DA's) ?
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My guess is you'll see a continued pattern of showing a variety of tools. The choice for tools used actually comes down to the project. The needs of the project outweigh my personal preference.

I do tend to show the Rupes polishers as a system for what that's worth. That means I use the Rupes polishers with the Rupes pads and polishes. They make a killer system that so far seems to work great on a wide spectrum of paint systems and that's what's really impressive.

I'm always blown away by how aggressive the blue foam cutting pad is but how well it finishes down.


Good questions...


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Thanks Mike, I think you have covered everything i wanted to know :)

By reading your reply, Unfortunately I guess i have a bigger investment that i hoped.....
 
Talk about strolling down memory lane! :props:

Another tremendous finish restoration by Mike and the A-Team! I really enjoy watching everyone working and learning and the great thing about this is everyone gets to see the fruits of their labor right then and there!! :dblthumb2:

Congratulations!! :props:
 
Paint came out looking outstanding...ready for show. The ever-changing "A-Team" and of course our fearless leader Mike Phillips did a great job and thanks Bill for the delicious pizza and for letting us work on your beautiful car!
 
Most guys that attend our local Tuesday night car show(and car shows in general) are old school and dont know how to take care of their paint.Some still wash their cars with soap and water and use terry towels to dry.I was one of them until I met Mike and started attending Thursday night make overs.Now days it`s water-less wash and clean microfibers.I`m about 17 cars done in the garage for the past two years including my own.Thanks to Mike and the forum I can spot defects and how to correct them and have learned a lot of the terminology that detailers use. :buffing:
 
57BORNTORUN said:
Some still wash their cars with soap and water and use terry towels to dry.I was one of them until I met Mike and started attending Thursday night make overs.
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You've come a long way tim.:props:
 
peterzinyou said:
That is incredible, both the car and the shine.
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I agree. The car was impeccable and the shine was as good as it gets.


Sad to say, about a week after we buffed this car out someone else apparently REALLY LIKED IT and made Bill a very generous offer he couldn't refuse.

This Mustang now has a new owner.

I'll ask Bill to pass along the thread to this write-up to the new owner as I heard he has a real A.C. Cobra and a classic Shelby Mustang parked next to his new-to-him 1967 Mustang GTA Fastback.


Since all the pictures are on the first page of this thread, for those that may have found this page via Google here's what we're talking about....


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Now that's some shiny paint....

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See what happens when you make paint shine like we did on the "Stang".Maybe Bill needed or wants a change.I have asked my young Children not to sell my cars even though they have no interest except just for a ride.I have so many hours and blood, sweat and tears in my cars that they are a part of me.I dont know Bill`s situation in terms of his car as my cars maybe different with respect to household finances.I certainly will ask him though and he is a really good guy.
 
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