do not try this at home

[Lownslow]

so i decided to turn one of my old builds into lab rat project, i say the paint on this is 7 or 8 years old now with hand done pinstripping. it was a glossy paint job when it was first finished but years and years of dust took a tool on it,it has minor orange peel something im not really concerned in fixing on it but i need to get that old gloss back out of it. figure if i wreck it i can redo it again or build a new one i have 130 built cars whats one missing of the shelf gonna do. i hit it with compound,tamiya fine and the treatment wax.

i started with the hood, you can see its pretty faded and dull.

heres the hood after the dimmed dremel method

yeah i can do it by hand but i have a short attention span and suffer from hand cramps

[Terror]

The hood looks grrreat,but what is this dimmed dremel method? Thanks.

[crazyjim]

The hood looks grrreat,but what is this dimmed dremel method? Thanks.

Yeah. What is that?

[GeeBee]

I've used a wool mop in a Minicraft drill for years to do my polishing,

I use Poorboys SSR2 followed by meguires NXT tech wax.

[Jantrix]

Whoa. I have a reostat for my dremel but never thought to try this. I really want to hear more about this. Where do you get the "mops"? The reason I don't polish, is that I've burned a few paint jobs with polishing pads and man I hate that. But I do have a couple older builds I'd be happy to try this on.

MORE INFO PLEASE.

[MikeeD]

interesting...that's worth looking into..thanx

[Kit Basher]

Check out "On the Workbench", "Dodge Magnum" by Cesar Bossolani.

[Lownslow]

Whoa. I have a reostat for my dremel but never thought to try this. I really want to hear more about this. Where do you get the "mops"? The reason I don't polish, is that I've burned a few paint jobs with polishing pads and man I hate that. But I do have a couple older builds I'd be happy to try this on.

MORE INFO PLEASE.

ive done the same thing in the past doing it by hand. i got mine on ebay from this guy i use shammy and cotton wheels

http://shop.ebay.com/blattsbargains/m.html?_nkw=dremel+&_fscr=1&_trksid=p3911.c0.m19

heres a parts list of what i used i promised to my uncle for safety issues i wouldnt show how it would be assembled and im sticking to it but it was pretty straight forward.

i got everything at home depot for about 25 bucks

[Dr. Cranky]

LOL, for a minute I thought you said Lab-RAT-ory, and then I ran into the workshop to see if you were there, but it was only EYEGORE at the fire hydrant.

I think you need to do a how-to with this great information.

[Casey]

Yes, the paint is shiny, but the surface isn't flat and you can still see the orange peel in the paint.

I think this would be a good method for final polishing, after using polishing cloths/paper to flatten the surface and eliminate any orange peel/roughness/texture.

[Modlbldr]

QUOTE: heres a parts list of what i used i promised to my uncle for safety issues i wouldnt show how it would be assembled and im sticking to it but it was pretty straight forward.

Guess I'll have to Google how to wire a rheostat. I could go for a tool like this. I'm sure that you'd have to go easy as not to burn through the paint. I see why you'd practice on an old orange peeled build first.

BTW- those hand done pinstripes look good.

Later-

Edited May 18, 2011 by Modlbldr

[slantasaurus]

I'm not sure I understand this post. If we're not supposed to try this at home where are we supposed to try this ?

[Lownslow]

Yes, the paint is shiny, but the surface isn't flat and you can still see the orange peel in the paint.

I think this would be a good method for final polishing, after using polishing cloths/paper to flatten the surface and eliminate any orange peel/roughness/texture.

most of my old cars are like that i have polishing rags but i have no clue where theyre at since most of my stuff was packed when i left for florida