wtk buffing car

vans · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: wtk buffing car

is it easy. can i do it myself if so list the items i will need please as well as what needs to be done

vans · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject:

also list dangers please

D_bodyguard · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:57 pm Post subject:

yes it easy but you will need ah lil "training" first !!

dangers are
1. burn the paint ......it will look discoloured
2. cut the paint on edges...... you will take off pieces of paint on edges and will see the primer or base coat and will not look good
3.looks can be wavy....if not done properly your glass will look wavy and not still and smooth as it should

basically buffing is a method of cutting a thin layer off your vehicles surface with the use of a compound so if yh stay on place is heat will build up and burn the paint ,you will clean off the pain and so on ....but if you want to you can try it (but on ah old car first na) ...lol

vans · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject:

lol
what are the things i need like sand paper etc

brams112 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

vans,micro fine sand paper,3m have a special liquid to apply to buff and a low rpm buffing machine,price mart has the machine or you can visit any power tool store,also be carefull because as the man said you might burn the paint,this is an art of feel one must not go fast or slow just be tender with the movements,as for advise,try a professional it will cost around 400 dollars to 500 not more

D_bodyguard · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

sandpaper-micrfine(1500 grade )
something that does hold water and realease when rubbing down
bucket and ah working WASA tapp...lol

yh rub down and start to buff after

any renoun paint shop will have 3M compound selling and yh could rent aa professional buffer for a day (by me is 50 ah day) Wink

slow323 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject:

how bad is your paint job that it needs that i mean what exactly is wrong with your paint if it is slight scratches and swirl marks 3M has a product for that cost $89 in laughlin checked that today if it is slight oxidation use a good cleaner wax prestone has a cheap one but i fine it works great

got my gf car buffed once and for each panel they only used like a couple drops and they also put water on the car while they buffed
i.e the car was wet when they applied and started buffing and they put additional water as they went along

Strugglerzinc · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:26 am Post subject:

As a novice, a random orbit polisher like the Porter Cable is your best bet. Its easier to make errors with a straight rotary polisher. The pricemart polisher cant handle anything past the very "lightest" scratches.

You will also need microfibre cloths, 1500 sandpaper as above if you brave enuf to wet sand, compound for 1500 and finer scratches, proper pads for the buffer and a good polish then a wax for the final layer by hand.

wash>dry>wet sand>wash again>compound>polish>wax

This will take you the greater part of a day for a proper job.

G-DUB · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:12 am Post subject:

You can use a 2000 grit sandpaper and do one panel at a time, try and get a rubber block so you can wrap the sandpaper around it...might make the job alot easier...might be able to get one from one ah dem fellas who does fix shoes. After you finish a panel use the rubber block to pull off any water from the panel...you`ll see where you missed out. There`s alot of compounds out there...i like to use autoglym...works best for me. When compounding use a wool pad. After compounding wash and dry the car then use a swirl remover polish..I use 3M...with a 3M foam polishing pad..pad has bumps in it and works really good. Then you can machine glaze the car then hand polish and last but not least wax. Hope this is helpful.

thelem · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:24 am Post subject:

Hmm allyuh buff men cheap boi. My buff man is 900 - 1200 depending on the clear. Car looks like galss after.

vans · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:57 pm Post subject:

mossman · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

lol yea 400-500 is a real good price... a guy down my me charges 800-1000. if you really want like a step by step instruction with how to buff, google step by step instructions for buffing or sumthin like that

vans · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject:

ok cool thanks 4 d info