1972 Cutlass - Wetsand, Cut and Buff for a Show Car Finish

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1972 Cutlass - Wetsand, Cut and Buff for a Show Car Finish

I have a 1972 Cutlass coming up that needs to have a show car finish and this means sanding the paint flat to remove all orange peel and creating swirl free finish without any Pigtails, Tracers or Burn-throughs.

Anyone interested in seeing this project done? How about helping out?

I can do it all by myself no problem, even enjoy doing this type of work but I could also have it here for a dedicated class on,

• How to use a rotary buffer
• How to hand sand
• How to machine sand

Most classes on this topic use demo hoods or rental cars or some other type of panel. I'm the only guy in this industry that I know of that actually has provided the real deal to anyone willing to travel to Stuart, Florida.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Creating swirl-free, show car finishes at Autogeek...

1971 GTO

Jay's award winning 1989 K5 Blazer

I have had a lot of request to do a specialty class on only wetsanding. For those of you looking to learn and master this skill I will be offering a 2 day class that will fully encompass the art of wetsanding.


Registration for the class will be $600.00 for both days.

The class is tentatively scheduled for July 14th and 15th. If your serious about learning how to wetsand, cut and buff then reply to this thread so I can get a head count.


This class will go over,

• Hand sanding - Nikken Finishing Papers
• Machine Sanding - 6" Electric & Air Dampsanding and 3" Mini Dampsanding - Meguiar's Unigrit Finishing Discs & 3M #5000 Grit Foam Finishing Discs
• Rotary Buffers with wool pads for compounding - Flex PE14 Rotary Buffers
• Rotary Buffers with foam pads for polishing - Flex PE14 Rotary Buffers
• Rotary Buffers for Jewelling - Flex PE14 Rotary Buffers
• DA Polishers for Finish Polishing and Machine waxing - Porter Cable, Meguiar's and Griot's DA Polishers

The class is fast paced and you will be working very hard. This is a very hands-on class, be prepared to sweat.


Hand sanding with Meguiar's Unigrit Finishing Papers

Using 3M Air DA Sanders

Using the 3" Griot's Mini Polisher as a Dampsander

Using Meguiar's, Porter Cable and Griot's DA Polishers as Machine Dampsanders

Using Rotary Buffers to remove sanding marks and polish to a high gloss.

Here's where you can sign-up and if enough people sign up a date will be scheduled.


Wetsanding & Rotary Buffer Class


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