hi-speed buffer, Meguire's Hand Glaze and Cherry wet to top it off applied by hand and removed with the buffer using a TPTools.com white foam buffer pad and I have the look of a new L all over again with no swirls or microscratches. I've tried a lot of stuff but the high speed buffer and white foam finishing pad really do it. The pictures can't do it justice. No photoshop lens flares or highlights added. Straight from the cheap d-camera. The tag has been altered to protect the innocent.

 

Excellent work !!!! How can you compete with a shiny black truck ??? You can't !!!

 

lmao @ that tag. Be even better if it said "BITE ME"

 

Dr. D- Truck looks good but you GOTSTA do something with those exhaust tips!! Mothers metal polish will do wonders for them!!

 

Hey! You weren't supposed to be looking at those! Yea, I know. They do suck and even have Cerambrite, Mother's and all kinds o' stuff, just never think about it until SOMEONE sticks my nose in one of 'em and says "Clean yer pipes". Couldn't get the buffer on 'em! This weekend they'll get cleaned. It's like taking a shower and putting on the same stinky underwear.

 

LMAO!! I just couldnt help but notice, My Lightning is identical to yours. Im **** about keeping my tips polished up and shiny. I was thinking to myself,"why would this guy spend all that time polishing his baby and leave those exhaust tips looking like a$$"? LOL!

 

Looks great Dr. D

I did the same thing last week with my red L, i don't have any new pics yet but i love the shine. I used Meguire's Swirl remover 2.0 followed by the cherry wet wax. Man that stuff is easy to apply, and even easier to take off. I also used a little Meguire's Scratch X here and there, also a nice product.

Jon

 

My product & equipment of choice. 3M & Milwaukee



Results ....
Nice reflection ??? I think so.

Kudos to Dr.D for keeping a black truck nice & shiny !!!!

 

Rob
That looks awesome. Where did you get that buffer and what kind of pad is that on there? Do you use the buffer when you put on the 3m hand glaze. Looks great and you are right just cant beat a clean black truck. Dr. D Trucks looking good to.

 

cant the buffer be hazordous to the paint leaving swirls etc.. on the paint. and if not where did u pick it up at and how much

 

Vin,

The pad I use is naturally 3M brand. # 05725 polishing pad. The buffer is a Milwaukee variable speed I picked up at a local dealer a few years back. I've never had problems with Milwaukee tools, Makita on the other hand...

svtmike,

This buffer is capable of burning the paint right through to the metal if used by an inexperienced person. But used in the correct rpm range ( 1800 or so ) and with the correct pads and compounds/glazes it produces fantastic results that are impossible to achieve by hand.

 

It always seemed like a secret when I asked how you get the wet, glossy look, and almost everything I tried had little, no effect, or actually added to the problem. A corvette owner woke me up to the foam pads. I thought all you could get was lambs wool. His car looked like glass. So I finally found foam pads graded for type of finish you want to achieve. So I tried the white finishing pad and machine glaze from TPTools specifically for swirls microscratches, etc. Tried in a small place first and let it sit for a while to see if rain, heat, washing would show machine marks, and I didn't see any, so I did the whole thing. I used a dual speed buffer instead of an orbital. And yes you can easily damage your paint, but I used them before.

Rob--is the 3M stuff off the shelf or something you need to get from the counter guys at NAPA? I didn't see much of anything at the NAPA where I live and the lines were too long at the time.

I was tired. I started at 7a and needed to finish before the paint got hot. No garage so I need a cool, calm day with no pigeons or seagulls cruisin'.

 

Most NAPA stores should have this stuff in stock. Swirl Mark Remover for dark colors # 39009 and foam polishing pad # 05725. The combination of the two will give a "freshly painted" look.

Finish your truck with 3M Show car wax # 39026. Apply it by hand.

 

There is Rob G giving everyone good advice.

I buy the foam pads and Swirl Remover from Automotive Finishes.

The Wool pads are good after color sanding, then go Foam.

Jim

 

Looks great Dr. D!

You must be proud- it's alot of work to get a finish like that.

Great job. (SkankDog is right, though- gotta do them tips).
Remember- NO CERAMABRYTE!!!!!

Oh, and Mother's Back to Black works great on the plastic trim pieces. And a little Meguires plastic lens polish on those taillights would look killer. . .Some Meguire's Endurance on those tires. . .


Just Kidding. Truck looks awesome man! Good pics.


---WrongdayJ