1987 Buick Grand National

[CHALM]

Pics to follow..... Customer wanted a complete buff (compound and polish). The entire process was completed by a friend and myself. He ran the rotary with wool, and I followed with the FLEX 3401 and LC flat pads. Products used were Meguires Diamond Cut, Optimum Polish II, and Optimum Finish Polish. I managed to get by with an orange and white LC foam pads to correct the wool/rotary process. This was single stage paint, and at some point had been resprayed. However, the respray was not a base and clear. It was pretty rough, for only having 43,000 miles on it and had tons of etched in water spots. Thanks again Mike for advice over the phone. :dblthumb2:This was my first correction with single stage paint.



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[sproketser]

Pics to follow..... Customer wanted a complete buff (compound and polish). The entire process was completed by a friend and myself. He ran the rotary with wool, and I followed with the FLEX 3401 and LC flat pads. Products used were Meguires Diamond Cut, Optimum Polish II, and Optimum Finish Polish. I managed to get by with an orange and white LC foam pads to correct the wool/rotary process. This was single stage paint, and at some point had been resprayed. However, the respray was not a base and clear. It was pretty rough, for only having 43,000 miles on it and had tons of etched in water spots. Thanks again Mike for advice over the phone. :dblthumb2:This was my first correction with single stage paint.



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Look forward to it .

 

[CHALM]

Pics to follow..... Customer wanted a complete buff (compound and polish). The entire process was completed by a friend and myself. He ran the rotary with wool, and I followed with the FLEX 3401 and LC flat pads. Products used were Meguires Diamond Cut, Optimum Polish II, and Optimum Finish Polish. I managed to get by with an orange and white LC foam pads to correct the wool/rotary process. This was single stage paint, and at some point had been resprayed. However, the respray was not a base and clear. It was pretty rough, for only having 43,000 miles on it and had tons of etched in water spots. Thanks again Mike for advice over the phone. :dblthumb2:This was my first correction with single stage paint.​

 

[chris.ganucheau]

Looks awesome!

 

[Turboclam]

I own a Turbo Buick. Great rides and you can make them super quick. Thanks for sharing.

 

[swanicyouth]

Nice car, nice job. I would love to try SS paint. Is the pad cleanable?

 

[CHALM]

Nice car, nice job. I would love to try SS paint. Is the pad cleanable?

The pads that I cleaned on the fly came out better than expected. This orange one was the last pad I used (for that stage of polish) and I didn't begin to clean it until later on. As a matter of fact, I believe it is still soaking in the Dawn soap bucket.

 

[CHALM]

I own a Turbo Buick. Great rides and you can make them super quick. Thanks for sharing.

The owner wants to get 300+ out of it, and have it still be reliable. I have always wanted to clean one, but I was also lucky enough to drive it too.

 

[sproketser]

Nice job in there

 

[CHALM]

Forgot to mention that he was only paying for a "two-step" procedure..... Compound and polish. Obviously, going from a wool/Diamond cut (what my buddy chose to use) to a polish wasn't going to happen without a snag....nor did it. I had to run over it with a white LC pad and OPT Finish Polish. In the end, I ate the third step in regard to labor, but I'm glad I did that. He was so happy, that he now wants a wash and wax on his new Jeep, and is going to let us mess with his newer Z06. Oh....and they are both black vehicles. ;-)

 

[CHALM]

Nice job in there

Thanks!!! It was a learning process.

 

[sproketser]

Thanks!!! It was a learning process.

You bet .

 

[Turboclam]

They can be 500+ hp and be reliable. Easy cars to modify.

 

[CHALM]

They can be 500+ hp and be reliable. Easy cars to modify.

Nice!!!! Quote from the owner "I don't want it to be too fast. If I wanna kick some *ss, I'll know that I can." LOL!!!!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Pics to follow..... Customer wanted a complete buff (compound and polish). The entire process was completed by a friend and myself. He ran the rotary with wool, and I followed with the FLEX 3401 and LC flat pads.
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This is the Tag-Team approach, makes buffing out an entire car in one day faster and easier!

Products used were Meguiar's Diamond Cut, Optimum Polish II, and Optimum Finish Polish.

Good products, the M85 Diamond Cut Compound can become a little difficult to buff with and wipe-off but if you clean your pad often it helps a lot.

I managed to get by with an orange and white LC foam pads to correct the wool/rotary process.

This was single stage paint, and at some point had been resprayed. However, the respray was not a base and clear.

It's actually a good thing that the repaint was also single stage as this ensures a uniform appearance over the entire car.

It was pretty rough, for only having 43,000 miles on it and had tons of etched in water spots.

Came out looking like a black mirror...

Thanks again Mike for advice over the phone. :dblthumb2:

Thank you sir for contacting me, it's always a pleasure to help someone with their project car especially when it's a special interest vehicle like this 1987 Buick Grand National.

This was my first correction with single stage paint.

In my opinion, it's a lot more fun to work on single stage paint than it is modern clear coats.

What say you?


Excellent work, I'm sure the owner was doing cartwheels in the front lawn when you returned the car to them...


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[vet]

Great job!

 

[Klasse Act]

Love GN's, had an 87' from 1995-2000 and got the car with 87k on the clock and put 35k on it in 5 seasons of owning it. Along the way the usual bolt on's were added, then some bigger items (TE60 turbo/42 lb injectors/Eastern Perf FMIC) and still, stock engine/trans/rearend and the best time I put down was a 12.6 @109 mph w/ 1.91 60 ft time. I was told that had I changed out the tired valve springs and had a trans that could actually shift, along with the correct converter for the size turbo I was running, that 11's would've been a breeze, oh well, I was happy with the car. I had 16" polished Torque Thrust II's on it, really set it off back then when larger wheels weren't the rage they are now. Not sure what the hp ratings were as i never dyno'd the car but a buddy of mine at the time did this math formula and with all the variables put in, it would've taken 325 whp to get my car do run what it did, so the engine was well over 400 hp and I do agree with the previous poster here, 500 hp is easy and safe for sure!