Customer canceled. Killing time

Had a customer cancel on me so I decided to "catch up" on the Buick.

Before:



Polishing: (that's my son working on his car.... there is hope for him after all)






Wax:



Replacing the brake pads...... might as well polish the wheels while I'm at it



After all is done (minus the mudflaps and glass)










anyway, just wanted to share..

Lookin' good!

No better way to kill half a day.

thanks for sharing, and see your wagon looks better with clean tires and rims....

Shiney wagon, purty.

But are your eyes really so bad that you need flood lights in the middle of the day?

Thanks guys:cheers:

DBeaSSt wrote:

Shiney wagon, purty.

But are your eyes really so bad that you need flood lights in the middle of the day?

That's my "swirl detector" works great for finding those pesky scratches so I can remove them with the polish. Direct light on the sides.

Try it. You'll be surprised at what you find.

Krzdimond wrote:

That's my "swirl detector" works great for finding those pesky scratches so I can remove them with the polish. Direct light on the sides.

Try it. You'll be surprised at what you find.

I'm not sure I want to know. Mines got enough scratches visible without additional lighting.

DBeaSSt wrote:

Mines got enough scratches visible without additional lighting.

(using my best "sleazy-used-car-salesman" voice) You know, Mike- can I call you Mike? I can FIX that............

Krzdimond wrote:

(using my best "sleazy-used-car-salesman" voice) You know, Mike- can I call you Mike? I can FIX that............

Careful there buddy, I just might challenge you to hide the scratches on the Roady.

Actually, I have a couple spots I might get you to take a look at when you 'stop by' this summer. I think they're too deep for polishing but you would know better I'm sure.

Mike, if you run your fingernail over/through the scratch, and it gets caught, you need to repaint (or paint pen it). If it does not catch, it'll buff out.

How ironic,when I get a customer its killing time.


Just a sick thought, no harm intended all,Nice work Robert,I do mine inside with heat these days.

Looks like your son grew since last summer. Lorne

You're a sick man Lorne!

Robert, I have some rather nasty swirl marks on the roof that I think are polish material. Perhaps I could impose for your assistance? I think the rest are beyond help without a paint job though.

Lorne, he's about 240 now


Mike, when I started this is what it looked like at WF07:




After I bought the Porter cable 7424 and some QUALITY products, this is what I had at WF08:



and you see what I have now.

Remind me and I'll bring my "stuff" to WF 09. Maybe I can get to your place early enough.

nice who many times to u think .. damn still got all that to do yet .....

wow, very nice, whens my turn?? lol. mine has too much lil things wrong to even think of wax yet. lol looks great though.

matt

waynes91 wrote:

nice how many times do u think .. damn still got all that to do yet .....

everytime after I wash..... just put on the Ipod, load "dark side of the moon", and before I know it, it's 1/2 done.

Krzdimond wrote:

Mike, if you run your fingernail over/through the scratch, and it gets caught, you need to repaint (or paint pen it). If it does not catch, it'll buff out.

So my hood that is satin white and resembles a dry lakebed is beyond help?