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Some good shots of Frank and since it`s his birthday so fitting.
Meguiar's Big Rig Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos!
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Oh yeah.... nothing like washing a Truck and Trailer with a foam gun....
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I have a saying, goes like this....
If it has paint... it gets polished....
That means I don't miss a single square inch when I buff out someone's car. Now I have a new saying....
If it has paint... it gets washed.... every square inch...
If it has paint... it gets washed.... every square inch....
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If it has paint... it gets polished....
That means I don't miss a single square inch when I buff out someone's car. Now I have a new saying....
If it has paint... it gets washed.... every square inch...
If it has paint... it gets washed.... every square inch....
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An epic wash that's for sure...
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Frank, Jeff, Andy and Wes working together like a well oiled machine.
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Now here's a truck that's clean enough to machine buff...
Keep in mind, anytime you're going to do any type of paint polishing and especially by machine, it's vitally important that the vehicle is absolutely clean.
You never want to risk any dirt particles getting trapped between your pad and the paint as this could inflict swirls and scratches at the same time you're trying to remove them.
Keep in mind, anytime you're going to do any type of paint polishing and especially by machine, it's vitally important that the vehicle is absolutely clean.
You never want to risk any dirt particles getting trapped between your pad and the paint as this could inflict swirls and scratches at the same time you're trying to remove them.
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Continued....
We primarily used the Rupes orbital polishers for this project, I think there's a couple of guys using the Meguiar's G110v2 but for the most part it was Rupes with soft foam finishing pads and Meguiar's M20 Polymer Sealant which has been around since the late 1970's. (formula improves as new technology is introduced)
Here's my co-worker Jeff using the Rupes Duetto....
Here's Antti using either a Bigfoot 21 or a 15, I think it's a 21 by the size of the backing plate....
Here's Wes using a Rupes....
M20 Polymer Sealant is a very light cleaner/wax, it's mostly for removing topical defects like oxidation, dirt staining and embedded dirt as well as all types of surface impurities. It does have a little bit though for removing fine or shallow swirls and scratches and the larger throw or orbit stroke length of the Rupes Bigfoot polishers leverages and maximizes this light swirl removing ability to clean this paint up in one-step.
Hey Jeff.... smile!
Here's Rob using a Rupes Bigfoot 21 Orbital Polisher...
Tackling a job this big requires not only a lot of people, polishers and pads but also extension cords...
Here's John working a Rupes polisher...
Here's Frank using a G110v2 polisher...
ANYTIME you're machine polishing, it's vitally important to clean your pad after each section you polish. Otherwise you'll be grinding the stuff you remove back into the paint when you start a new section.
We primarily used the Rupes orbital polishers for this project, I think there's a couple of guys using the Meguiar's G110v2 but for the most part it was Rupes with soft foam finishing pads and Meguiar's M20 Polymer Sealant which has been around since the late 1970's. (formula improves as new technology is introduced)
Here's my co-worker Jeff using the Rupes Duetto....
Here's Antti using either a Bigfoot 21 or a 15, I think it's a 21 by the size of the backing plate....
Here's Wes using a Rupes....
M20 Polymer Sealant is a very light cleaner/wax, it's mostly for removing topical defects like oxidation, dirt staining and embedded dirt as well as all types of surface impurities. It does have a little bit though for removing fine or shallow swirls and scratches and the larger throw or orbit stroke length of the Rupes Bigfoot polishers leverages and maximizes this light swirl removing ability to clean this paint up in one-step.
Hey Jeff.... smile!
Here's Rob using a Rupes Bigfoot 21 Orbital Polisher...
Tackling a job this big requires not only a lot of people, polishers and pads but also extension cords...
Here's John working a Rupes polisher...
Here's Frank using a G110v2 polisher...
ANYTIME you're machine polishing, it's vitally important to clean your pad after each section you polish. Otherwise you'll be grinding the stuff you remove back into the paint when you start a new section.
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Here's some shots showing how we tackled the top sections....
These look like swirls in the paint but really it's just the wax layer ready to be wiped off....
2-handed Wax-on! Wax off!
These look like swirls in the paint but really it's just the wax layer ready to be wiped off....
2-handed Wax-on! Wax off!
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Continued...
we even polished all the wheels, side stainless steel and chrome trim and dressed the tires...
She's ready to hit the road!
Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to complete this project.
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we even polished all the wheels, side stainless steel and chrome trim and dressed the tires...
She's ready to hit the road!
Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to complete this project.
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Thanks Ryan....
This was a huge job, lots of responsibility too because we had both experienced people and a few guys that had NEVER used a machine to buff paint before coming to Autogeek for this project.
Glad to say it's done and I've heard she'll be leaving us this week.
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Here's a parting shot showing the completed project....
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Hey Y'all
When is the next learning demonstration I keep looking but I must be not looking in the right spot.
I've been busy doing a 2003 iron Horse Chopper a cosmetic restoration , so its been sucking up time.
SR66:dblthumb2:
When is the next learning demonstration I keep looking but I must be not looking in the right spot.
I've been busy doing a 2003 iron Horse Chopper a cosmetic restoration , so its been sucking up time.
SR66:dblthumb2:
57BORNTORUN
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It`s a 24 foot center console boat on April 24.Go to the bottom of the home page to see it.
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I had to sign up to "marine 31 forums" & now I have ta wait for a MOD to approve me before I can sign up for the class.........
What the fork ,over?
Oh well if I don't get thru I'll crash that party!
SR66:dblthumb2:
What the fork ,over?
Oh well if I don't get thru I'll crash that party!
SR66:dblthumb2:
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Sorry for the delay.... your account on Marine31Online.com is now approved...
I try to approve new members every morning. Chances are good when you registered we were working on a car here....
On the set of Chasing Classic Cars
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Blast from the past!
We did this project back in 2014 after Detail Fest. I actually didn't want this for a project, it was "gifted" to me. :laughing:
Car Wax History
This is one of 2 Meguiar's Special Events Truck originally painted by Rich Evans of Huntington Beach Bodyworks. The story behind this story is I was in charge of the wetsanding teams for both trucks. Most of the team members were Meguiar's Customer Care Staff. We did all the sanding and buffing outside in the back of Rich's shop. It was hot and dirty. At the time the most aggressive compound Meguiar's had in their line was the M85 Diamond Cut Compound. While this compound was working it was too slow so we switched over to a 3M Compound. This was before 3M purchased Meguiar's in 2008.
In the picture below I have circled Rich's trademark "blade" style flames in his logo featured on both trucks.
Since then, both trucks have been repainted by some other shop but Rich was the original painter selected to tackle the job.
Personally - I don't ever want to wash and machine wax any truck this size. I prefer to let some other detailer have the "blessing".
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Blast from the past!
We did this project back in 2014 after Detail Fest. I actually didn't want this for a project, it was "gifted" to me. :laughing:
Car Wax History
This is one of 2 Meguiar's Special Events Truck originally painted by Rich Evans of Huntington Beach Bodyworks. The story behind this story is I was in charge of the wetsanding teams for both trucks. Most of the team members were Meguiar's Customer Care Staff. We did all the sanding and buffing outside in the back of Rich's shop. It was hot and dirty. At the time the most aggressive compound Meguiar's had in their line was the M85 Diamond Cut Compound. While this compound was working it was too slow so we switched over to a 3M Compound. This was before 3M purchased Meguiar's in 2008.
In the picture below I have circled Rich's trademark "blade" style flames in his logo featured on both trucks.
Since then, both trucks have been repainted by some other shop but Rich was the original painter selected to tackle the job.
Personally - I don't ever want to wash and machine wax any truck this size. I prefer to let some other detailer have the "blessing".
:buffing: