Fixed my paint

Well after a few weeks ago i noticed my paint job got messed up from the wash mit or something i used. Looks brand new :lol:

before
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...antruck001.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...antruck002.jpg

after

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...antruck005.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...truck01011.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...truck00711.jpg

buff job i assume? looks great

mothers clay bar + maguires cleaner + 100% cotton towel + gold class wax and a few hrs by hand :lol:

thanks

I did mine today...1st 2400 grit wet sand the scratches and then rubbing compound then meguires tech wax.

Looks nice Ricky...sorry I forgot to tell ya.Quit rubbin on that bitch and put that damn motor in...lol

Dale i am afraid to wet sand mind taking some pics of your truck after you wet sanded it?

take a look at my title bar ;) thats for my engine swap

i am very picky about my paint so i always try to keep it looking good :polish2: Thanks dale :ma:

i love that color, nice

Yeah.....wet sanding is kinda scary,but im using 2400 grit which is just above the ruffness of notebook paper

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Originally Posted by murdered_outgmc

i love that color, nice

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Thanks its the only color i would have in a truck besides black, red or blue

still looks slow man... :)

Heres mine Ricky they are a little blurryhttp://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/42/P1010004.JPGhttp://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/42/P1010006.JPGhttp://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/42/P1010003.JPG

wow nice job dale, they look beautiful. i will do that probably this summer, but i will practice on some parts first :lol:

thanks for the pics. the last one looks like a new paint job

Its a lot of damn work! Thanks Ricky...try it on a spot you cant see and use lots of water and very little pressure and then polish it out.And it was 1200 grit not 2400

oh ok, so what kind of polish did you use after you sanded?

3M rubbing compound and then Techwax

ok thanks dale, i think ill try it in the bed. an if i do a good job ill move on :) it will be a fun summer project. do you think it would be safe to use gold class liquid wax after the polish?

Sure..whatever you like.Just get it real shiny before you wax

OK Dale I'm bringing my truck to you. J/K but it would be nice to learn to do that.

I learned how to do it when i painted my plastics under the hood.Lots of trial and error...and i charge by the hour

haha thanks for the help Dale. I remember watching Stacey David doing this once on a black ford exploder but i figured he is probably just promoting someone an i should get real advice haha

The cool thing is it levels out the factory orange peel and makes the finish smooth as glass. :thumb:

Exactamoondo! :ugh2:

Ricky--good job on getting the swirl marks out! :thumb:
You should try doing and inconspicuous spot first--like THE ROOF. Do the clay bar, wet sand (1200 grit and lots of H20), then follow with the 3M Rubbing Compound (like Dale said), and then finish it off with a high grade 3M wax/polish. I would use a variable speed rotary buffer to apply the finishing wax... It would look badass!