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« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2005, 07:19:29 am » |
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Terry,
Have you ever used 3M Finessse (spelling?) as an intermedate polish...?
I've had good results with this product as well...
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« Reply #31 on: May 07, 2005, 09:47:03 am » |
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Hello Jim,
I haven't tried that one yet. I will inquire about it on my next visit to the paint supply store. One of my friends manages a paint store and hooks me up on the latest and greatest stuff. Thanks for the tip. Terry  '>
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« Reply #32 on: August 08, 2005, 11:58:57 pm » |
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| Quote (sodaworks @ May 06 2005,9:07) | | Let me know when your ready to polish and I'll give you a few pointers. |
Hey Terry (and others).... I'm back. I tried unsuccessfully to wait for the hot & humid weather to break before reassembling. So I'm looking for direction on how to get it ready for reassembly.
It's painted (a pretty good job), but I really don't know what I need to do next. Do I need to polish the paint finish and then wax it for protection?? Generally, how much nicer will the finish look if I do all this compounding and polishing rather than just waxing it?
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« Reply #33 on: August 12, 2005, 01:00:52 pm » |
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I always cut and polish prior to final assembly. The auction is what you need but you can buy it cheaper elsewhere. I bought my polisher from home depot and the pads I bought thru my automotive paint supplier. The polisher I use is a Hitachi and the pads I use are Schlagel. All my compounds are 3M. The auction has a buy it now of 215.00 which doesn't include compounds. You should be able to buy everything including compounds (3) for under 200.00 bucks. Be careful when polishing that you do not catch an edge.
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« Reply #34 on: August 12, 2005, 02:39:36 pm » |
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Y' know Bryan. If you got a good glossy paint job, with no dust or runs or orange peel....wax it and leave it alone.
Cutting, buffing and polishing is a lot of work, and like Terry stated, a chance of burning through at the corners. Quit while you are ahead  '>
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« Reply #35 on: August 12, 2005, 03:32:40 pm » |
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Glen / Terry - thanks. I think the paint job is pretty darn good. Very glossy with minor orange peels... but I think the peels may be a product of my prep work. I think I'll go with wax on this one and go the distance on my next one.... that way I don't need to wait any longer to put it back together.
One more question... I have some water transfer decals that I want to apply. Can I wax the paint job, then apply the decals, then wax again? Or should the decals go directly on the paint?
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« Reply #36 on: August 12, 2005, 07:41:12 pm » |
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Good question. Water transfers work best on a flat finish. If you apply them over an orange peel area you will trap air bubbles. Vinyl decals are sooooooo much better !!!!!
Or you could cut and polish by hand only your decal area. and no, no, no wax between the decal and paint!
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« Reply #37 on: August 12, 2005, 07:45:18 pm » |
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As Glen said vinyl cut decals are much nicer. I have found that when I use water transfer decal some knucklehead will scratch on them to see if it is a decal. Don't even ask me why?
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« Reply #38 on: August 13, 2005, 12:20:29 am » |
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Yeah I've heard that vinyl's better but I haven't seen (or found) anyone with Pepsi decals. Only found the water transfer.
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« Reply #39 on: August 15, 2005, 12:13:10 pm » |
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Bryan,
I usually buy a set of the water transfer decals for a machine and then I have a dozen or so made in vinyl using the water transfer decal as a template for size, font and script. I keep the extra's for future machines.  '>
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