Lownslow Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 The hood looks grrreat,but what is this dimmed dremel method? Thanks.
crazyjim Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 The hood looks grrreat,but what is this dimmed dremel method? Thanks. Yeah. What is that?
GeeBee Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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.
Kit Basher Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Check out "On the Workbench", "Dodge Magnum" by Cesar Bossolani.
Lownslow Posted May 18, 2011 Author Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) 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 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 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 Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 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
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