Detailing your rig

[-Spike-]

oh man, you 80 guys crack me up...

You don't see me in this thread.








Um.... never mind.

-Spike (If I were here, I'd say something complimentary about Beno's interior decorating, and something derogatory about his choice of exterior color (upper and lower), but I'm not, so...)

 

[OGBeno]

-Spike (If I were here, I'd say something complimentary about Beno's interior decorating, and something derogatory about his choice of exterior color (upper and lower), but I'm not, so...)

 

[cruiserdan]

I have a check-list for my Challenger and a MOPAR tote (containing some 30-odd items) that goes in the trunk before every show.

Unless you have detailed a show car you have NO idea..........

 

[Trunk Monkey]

And rather than wax the Cruiser you just respray it?

 

[cruiserdan]

And rather than wax the Cruiser you just respray it?

A more even result..............

 

[landcruiserjunky]

And the 60's threads today are ALL tech. A sampling:

Any idea where I can get replacement "wood"
Where is the turn signal flasher? Any pics?

And peeps that can't use Google:
Phone number for Performance Radiator?

And racists:
White 60 owners... I need your help.

And 80 series wannabes:
FJ80 Tranny and X-fer into 62
Can we get a rig of the week, month? ROTW,ROTM?


Back to polishing . . .

 

[-Spike-]

YOU GO NOW! YOU BEEN HEAH FOUR HOWAH! YOU BAD MAN, VEWWY BAD MAN!

-Spike

 

[LX_TREME]

and no ones rub her from the inside?? Aww... My finger is inside her, slippery

 

[LX_TREME]

Wax on Wax off...

 

[LX_TREME]

and the last one I do H8MUD ...

 

[JimmyK]

you scary man that is just the cleanest 80... Honestly I haven eaten off plates that looked more questionalbe then your engine and engine bay!

 

[apcoleman]

i just used a clay bar on mine this past weekend and it was night and day. the paint looks much better. it took quite a bit of time to do it all by hand but i feel that the results were well worth it.

 

[knorrena]

Hey LX, that footrest pedal is filthy (pic 3 post 28). You should be ashamed!

Karl

 

[jsuthey]

I take mine on the rubicon for a detail job!!!!!!!!

Got body damage?

 

[LXLouie]

Griots Garage has some of the finest cleaning and detailing products available.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/index.jsp

 

[jimsmith1370]

Griots

Ditto on Griot's Garage. Their products and service are first rate.

 

[PabloVTA]

poor-mans?

My dad used Meguiar's products on his '61 vette, I've grown up using them.
They are excellent and affordable.

now if they only made a clear coat repairer..guess I'll need to go the route CDAN went.

I go to one of them pay to spray places that has simple green in the hose for degreasing, that works awesome in engine bays. And carpet mats.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Funny note on Simple Green, it will eat the white map printed on the top of the engine bay fuse box right off.

 

[Fly Rod]

I did this yesterday:

Wash
Clay bar
Buff with heavy scratch remover where needed.
Buff with light scratch remover over all.
Buff with polishing agent.
Wax
Buff with micro fiber bonnet.

I just got a Porter Cable 7424 and it is the bomb. It easily cut the buffing time in half from my old cheapo buffer. The whole process took less than 5 hours. The results are excellent. I still have some of the deep pinstriping because I didn't want to buff too deep into the clear coat.

I have not gone over the trim yet so that will add some more time to the job.

Who needs a paint job when you have a Porter Cable?

 

[BOUNDER]

and no ones rub her from the inside?? Aww... My finger is inside her, slippery

Someone's gotta ask, how do you clean all those schmegged-out rags and towels once thru? From car polish, wax, clay, leather goop, assorted greases, grime, grit, etc/ Throw 'em out, washing machine or some sort of mineral spirit frappe you're concocted?