What did you do today non-detailing related?

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

well turn garage put off lights paint how say up seal and add 6 led more and its much better from 09 tp 00 hours we finish

Before

After

Why the dark roof?

Would think you’d want it brighter

I agree. The contrasting black color gives a nice separation but in my book - more light equals more gooder.

Did this a couple weeks ago.....

Replaced him with this:

Went from ford to chevy and black to white

Wow! Two VERY dramatic changes.

Glad to hear you okay though...

Ha ha... seems like over time, detailers tend to own white and light colored cars...

 

[2black1s]

I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.

Here's today's work...

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[2black1s]

I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.

Here's today's work...

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Update...

I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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[DFB]

Update...

I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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Nicely done!

 

[IH8SPM]

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[oneheadlite]

Cross post from a thread on here where I had asked some woodworking questions, but I’m proud of how it turned out so I thought I’d share here.

Finished up a floating platform bed frame that I designed/built:

(In case you're wondering - it'll live under a bed skirt, hence I didn't go out of my way to make the wood match the rest of the bedroom )

 

[2black1s]

I just ordered two new 3" polishers, one rotary and one random orbital.

Since the shelf where I currently store my existing polishers isn't big enough to hold the new ones too, I decided to build a wall rack to store all of them.

So today I built the brackets to hold my two existing polishers. These will be mounted to a piece of plywood which will then be attached to the wall. But before I can do that I have to wait for the new polishers to arrive and build the brackets for them. Then I can play around with the spacing and orientation before mounting the four brackets to the plywood and ultimately to the wall.


Here's today's work...

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Update...

I was able to do a little more work while I wait for the two new polishers to arrive. I got the plywood backing done and mounted to the wall. When I'm ready to mount the remaining brackets and paint it I can easily remove the plywood from the wall as I mounted it with a "french cleat" system. A little nudge upward and it disengages. I also mounted the bracket for the first polisher.

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Done except for paint.

Also, still waiting on the 3-inch rotary which is back ordered until mid to late February... But I was able to build the bracket for the rotary as it has the same body dimensions as the random orbital (Griot's G3 and G8) so those two brackets are essentially identical with the only difference being the retaining mechanism which I will add once the polisher arrives.

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[2black1s]

Finished the wall rack for my polishers.

Hopefully the empty bracket is dimensionally correct for the GR3 which I'm still waiting on. If not I may have to do some minor mods to it when the time comes. I was able to finish the bracket, with a little help from Mike, as he measured a few dimensions of the GR3 and sent those to me. It should be ok but there's nothing like having the real thing in your hand when building a custom fit piece.

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[TTQ B4U]

Worked with my friend of 20+ years to get some Paint Protection Film (PPF) installed on my wife's Mazda as Soul Red is notorious for chipping. Doesn't help that Mazda paints are so dang thin.

Areas Completed:

- Full Hood
- Leading 1/2 of front fenders
- Entire front nose of the vehicle
- Headlights
- A-Pillars
- Side Mirrors
- and finally, the leading portion of the roof in front of the sunroof


My friend has been doing this a long time and I've watch him go from really good at the craft to simply outstanding. His own proprietary formulation of adhesive activator is so crystal clear the film is almost magically invisible. As shown he also doesn't use any pre-cut templates but instead custom cuts and hides every edge and rolls it over so as to protect the leading edge and truly make it invisible to even a keen-eye.
The Premium Shield Elite is now also a self-healing film and the gloss level of it's clear coat is improved even over the revision that was on my previous Audi S4 just a few years back. The gloss rivals and blends in perfectly with the polish and ceramic coating I have on the rest of the car.

NOTE: The completed pics here are not even re-ceramic coated yet either. This is just after completion with a basic wipe off, not even a detail spray applied.

 

[PaulMys]

Damn, that red is STUNNING!!

 

[IH8SPM]

Worked with my friend of 20+ years to get some Paint Protection Film (PPF) installed on my wife's Mazda as Soul Red is notorious for chipping. Doesn't help that Mazda paints are so dang thin.

Areas Completed:

- Full Hood
- Leading 1/2 of front fenders
- Entire front nose of the vehicle
- Headlights
- A-Pillars
- Side Mirrors
- and finally, the leading portion of the roof in front of the sunroof


My friend has been doing this a long time and I've watch him go from really good at the craft to simply outstanding. His own proprietary formulation of adhesive activator is so crystal clear the film is almost magically invisible. As shown he also doesn't use any pre-cut templates but instead custom cuts and hides every edge and rolls it over so as to protect the leading edge and truly make it invisible to even a keen-eye.
The Premium Shield Elite is now also a self-healing film and the gloss level of it's clear coat is improved even over the revision that was on my previous Audi S4 just a few years back. The gloss rivals and blends in perfectly with the polish and ceramic coating I have on the rest of the car.

NOTE: The completed pics here are not even re-ceramic coated yet either. This is just after completion with a basic wipe off, not even a detail spray applied.

Beyond words on the finish. Why we don't wrap entire vehicles is beyond me.

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[TTQ B4U]

Beyond words on the finish. Why we don't wrap entire vehicles is beyond me.

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Thx. Doing a whole car would be super expensive. Many exotic owners do but they can afford it. Lol

 

[2black1s]

Spent about 15 hours over the last 2 1/2 days repairing my roof.

Last week we had a major windstorm that lasted 2-3 days. My roof lost about a hundred shingles. I filed a claim with my homeowners insurance but they are just too slow. It wasn't until Tuesday, this week, that they finally got someone out to inspect the damage and the adjuster told me it would be 2-3 weeks after the inspection before I should expect a settlement.

So, now that the inspection has finally been completed I've been crawling around my roof replacing shingles.

 

[dgage]

Spent about 15 hours over the last 2 1/2 days repairing my roof.

Last week we had a major windstorm that lasted 2-3 days. My roof lost about a hundred shingles. I filed a claim with my homeowners insurance but they are just too slow. It wasn't until Tuesday, this week, that they finally got someone out to inspect the damage and the adjuster told me it would be 2-3 weeks after the inspection before I should expect a settlement.

So, now that the inspection has finally been completed I've been crawling around my roof replacing shingles.

Sorry to hear that. Stay safe up there.

 

[SANTA3013]

Bought some ammo.

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

Bought some ammo.

Nice.... ammo pretty rare around here...


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[JT Moto]

Bought some ammo.

Holy smokes! That’s a lot of cheddar!


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[minerigger]

Think I spent close to $1k over the last 4 days on reloading supplies. But Saturday the wife’s mini van door wouldn’t shut properly and kept hanging up. So investigated and deemed a Sunday project. So after work Unbolted the door and found the bracket in the back that slides on the tail severely bent. Explains why it hasn’t worked correctly since we got it. Pulled bracket out and using large crescent 24”and channel locks 36” I bent that back into line...not perfect but close enough I can’t tell. Used a fine file to touch up the rough spots and reinstalled. Loosened up the other door brackets and reset the door so it would pull in even. So much smoother, quieter and seals better.


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[IH8SPM]

Think I spent close to $1k over the last 4 days on reloading supplies. But Saturday the wife’s mini van door wouldn’t shut properly and kept hanging up. So investigated and deemed a Sunday project. So after work Unbolted the door and found the bracket in the back that slides on the tail severely bent. Explains why it hasn’t worked correctly since we got it. Pulled bracket out and using large crescent 24”and channel locks 36” I bent that back into line...not perfect but close enough I can’t tell. Used a fine file to touch up the rough spots and reinstalled. Loosened up the other door brackets and reset the door so it would pull in even. So much smoother, quieter and seals better.


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Sounds like a Honda Odyssey?

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[IH8SPM]

The last three days I've been unsubscribing from email lists.

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