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xjay1337:
Jake can you sort me out with one of those discs with a hook and loop backing plate for my DAS 6 Pro?

Ive finally had the bloody tyres taken off my Mercs stripping them down and will have them blasted and hopefully shipped up by end of next week

Car looks great with the front plate mods... shows what a lot of work you've done in a short time, nice one.

cuprajake:
Yeah can do.   There not cheap mind think there about 50 a box.

cuprajake:
well,

yesterday i touched all my chips in with 2k paint, today i decided to denib them with 2000 paper,

then i decided i may aswell do the lot,

so test panel for smoothing out the orange peel was the wing,

first i cleaned it and then blocked followed by had flatted with wet 2000 paper.


IMAG1158 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

after that i wiped down and hit it with 3000 trizact on a da, followed by a 6000 trizact on da

this gives a semi gloss finish


IMAG1159 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

after that its the usual 3m fast cut process and a wax, this gives a really good refined and smooth finish


IMAG1162 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

so into the car, same process cleaned, degreased, de tared etc

the car was blocked with 2000 wet, then washed
hand flatted with 2000 wet , then washed
3000 trizact with da , then washed
6000 trizact with da, then finally washed

i went over the full car giving me this.....


IMAG1163 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG1166 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG1169 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG1171 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

the polishing will be tomorrow or sat, tonight i have a cool matt yellow car :)

jake

cuprajake:
Started the polishing process today, just the bonnet.

Polishing process is as follows.

3m fast cut using Indasa yellow pad, these don't breakdown as fast as the 3m green, then i prekleen the paint and after that I use the soft 3m yellow pad and yellow top ultra fine polish, the last step it's blue ultrafina on its pad,  final part is to clean the panel and give it a coat of wax.

The result


Untitled by cuprajake1, on Flickr


Untitled by cuprajake1, on Flickr


Untitled by cuprajake1, on Flickr


Untitled by cuprajake1, on Flickr

While its not removed all the orange peel, it has considerably flattened the surface.

Jake

Andy:
bloody excellent results Jake :happy2:

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