LIVE Online Detailing Class - Removing Orange Peel - 1969 AMC AMX

[Mike Phillips]

LIVE Online Detailing Class - Removing Orange Peel - 1969 AMC AMX


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LIVE Detailing Class!
Going LIVE this Saturday morning with hand wet sanding and machine dry sanding plus how to use a rotary polisher followed by how to use an orbital polisher plus how to install a ceramic coating. Watch on Dr. Beasley's YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. We go live at 6:00am Pacific Time which is 9:00am Eastern Time.


I will have my Poly Bluetooth Headset on for anyone that wants to call in LIVE with questions or comments

760-515-0444


Here's a few pictures of this project.

Sanding Supplies
I'll be wet sanding with the Eagle Abrasives K2500 sanding papers, Meguiar's E-7200 Flexible Hand backing pad.
I'll refine via machine dry sanding using Eagle Abrasives K-3000 using the FLEX PXE-80 with the 6mm drive unit
If there's enough time, I'll show refining with 3M Trizact 5000 grit - damp sanding

RUPES & FLEX Tools
For this project I'll be using a combination of tools from FLEX and RUPES. Pictures below with the METRIC backing plate is the PROTOTYPE PE-150 Cordless Rotary Polisher FLEX sent me in the year 2017 - it's STILL going STRONG. Next to the FLEX is the RUPES Mark V BigFoot 15 Cordless Orbital Polisher.

All buffing pads will be the EdgeGuard pads by Buff and Shine

NSP CoreCut
For the compounding step, I'll be using the new Dr. Beasely's CoreCut NSP Primer. I'll do the polishing steps using NSP 150 and final finish polishing with NSP 45. After that I'll install the Nano-Resin MX Ceramic Coating.

With the Rhopoint Coating Thickness Gage, the paint on the roof measures 564 microns.

564 microns is 22 mils for those more used to thinking of paint measurements in mils

The Rhopoint Detailometer
I've taken and photo-documented the BEFORE readings taking by the Detailometer. I'll take readings for the AFTER results and share here.

Orange Peel
When you read or hear someone talking about removing Orange Peel, what they are talking about is sanding car paint to level or flatten the Orange Peel. Then after the sanding steps, you compound and polish to remove the sanding marks and this is how you create a true, show car finish. The goal is to max-out the D.O.I., which means Distinction of Image. A mirror has 100% D.O.I.

This is what Orange Peel looks like fresh out of the paint booth.

Where to watch?

Dr. Beasley's YouTube

Dr. Beasley's Facebook



Here's a short video sharing the project

Hope to see you here!


Mike

 

[Mike Phillips]

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Here's a full write-up on the Rhopoint Coating Thickness Gauge. To date, this is my favorite PTG since I learned about them in the early 2000s.


How to Use a Paint Thickness Gauge

Same company that makes the Detailometer.


Mike

 

[Mike Phillips]

***Update***

Here's a series of short videos I put together from the work the owner James and I did to sand and buff the roof.

I'll show the entire process this Saturday morning LIVE on the Dr. Beasley's YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.


Mike

 

[Mike Phillips]

***UPDATE***


Here's the link to the Live Broadcast

Mike

 

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Here's the worst reading I obtained BEFORE sanding and buffing.

And here's the AFTER reading after sanding and buffing

Time to get sanding...


Mike