BUILD THREAD Project Olds Cool (Recognition!!)

[Rktpwrd]

If you don't know what you are doing the rest of us are doomed. Especially me

Relax, you can rest easy Tony.

I was just feeling a little mischievous when I posted that picture, wanted to see if any of y’all got a little freaked out by the appearance and amount of dust there.

I know I got a little concerned the first test section I did. But y’all stayed strong and didn’t even raise an eyebrow, everyone’s faith in me is admirable!

The roof was done entirely that way, 1000 grit discs on the DA to knock down the orange peel and dirt nibs uniformly first, then it was followed up with wet sanding on a block before polishing. And I think the results speak for themselves:

But that doesn’t stop it from being a little concerning at first!

I just finished wet block sanding out the rest of the hood tonight, it’s looking good and no dirt or orange peel left in it. Ready for polishing next:

Hes just polishing his turd.

Fixed that for ya, and it’s my turd and I’ll polish it if I want to.
😅

 

[oldsofb]

Relax fellas....at least he's not polishing his knob.

Carry on my good man.

Hutch

 

[69hurstolds]

Seeing oldsofb post above and the can on the shelf, you did remember to get the "insertion probes" for the cavity wax so you can get "full penetration", right? 🙂

They started putting that crap all over the GM truck frames around 2007 or 08 or so. Don't know if they're still doing that or not. Used to p*ss me off every time I got under the truck for oil change, etc.

 

[Texas82GP]

Donovan,

I know that's got to be tedious work but it must be fun to see the awesome results.

They started putting that crap all over the GM truck frames around 2007 or 08 or so. Don't know if they're still doing that or not. Used to p*ss me off every time I got under the truck for oil change,

Yeah, it's still all over the frame on my truck and sucks to work on. Black, sticky, soft mess. I hate it.

 

[Flyers9928]

Relax, you can rest easy Tony.

I was just feeling a little mischievous when I posted that picture, wanted to see if any of y’all got a little freaked out by the appearance and amount of dust there.

I know I got a little concerned the first test section I did. But y’all stayed strong and didn’t even raise an eyebrow, everyone’s faith in me is admirable!

The roof was done entirely that way, 1000 grit discs on the DA to knock down the orange peel and dirt nibs uniformly first, then it was followed up with wet sanding on a block before polishing. And I think the results speak for themselves:

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But that doesn’t stop it from being a little concerning at first!

I just finished wet block sanding out the rest of the hood tonight, it’s looking good and no dirt or orange peel left in it. Ready for polishing next:

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Fixed that for ya, and it’s my turd and I’ll polish it if I want to.
😅

HOLY MIRROR BATMAN!!! show car quality right there!

 

[08Malibu]

Seeing oldsofb post above and the can on the shelf, you did remember to get the "insertion probes" for the cavity wax so you can get "full penetration", right? 🙂

They started putting that crap all over the GM truck frames around 2007 or 08 or so. Don't know if they're still doing that or not. Used to p*ss me off every time I got under the truck for oil change, etc.

That’s the stuff that’ll keep it from rusting away.

 

[69hurstolds]

That’s the stuff that’ll keep it from rusting away.

Yeah, at first I thought, cool, that's a good thing. And in a way, it is. But I don't need to worry much about that here in the south. Maybe appreciate it more if I lived in Boston or something. But if you have ever had to crawl under one and do work under there, like a simple oil change, or changing out those stupid leaking transmission cooler line assemblies, you can't help but touch that crap and get it all over you. It's almost as annoying as messing around with never-seize. Not the end of the world, but it just makes a messy job even messier.

 

[oldsofb]

It's almost as annoying as messing around with never-seize.

If you were on one side of a room and someone else on the other side, and they dabbed something with anti-seize, look down and it's already on your hands and shirt. 😁

 

[rfpowerdude]

I could paint an entire car with a blister pack sliver of anti-seize.

Man, I cannot wit to see this car final buffed...

 

[oldsofb]

Me since Wed at noon: