buffed out a friends 200k miles '94 blazer - 56k maybe

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:36 pm

i dont need you guys harassing me (cough-lambostealth-cough) over not using glaze, i did enough *neccessary* to revive the paint.... keep in mind this was pre-clearcoat era for the blazer

this is how the truck arrived at 11:30am... pretty sad if you ask me... it has 208k miles, pretty well taken care of mechanically, but not so much for the exterior

first order of business - ardex rubbing compound and a heavy cut pad

weapon of choice - porter cable random orbital buffer
second buff - ardex amber gloss cleaner/wax and polishing pad

results as of 5:30pm

optlo · Post by **optlo** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:43 pm

holy poo... thats friggin crazy

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:45 pm

i am awesome.... bow to me

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:45 pm

wow...can you do my car? haha...mine still looks good..but needs buffed

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:45 pm

Nice, very nice paint revival. shit when i saw the first picture i thought that nothing could be done to save this "soldier"
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J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:46 pm

why did you quote all of it?! lol

Post by **Canada** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:47 pm

*Excuse my Language* but..

HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!!

Thats absolutely stellar my man, absolutely stellar.

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:49 pm

702Neon wrote:Nice, very nice paint revival. shit when i saw the first picture i thought that nothing could be done to save this "soldier"

yeah at first i was kinda weary of taking this project on... i tried just a small 1' x 1' section of the hood and suprisingly there was life under all those 200k miles of neglect. then i had to go drop it off at the guy's work... probably didnt recognize his car haha

in a way this was actually kinda fun seeing the transformation of the paint, as much work as it was. i just hope he starts taking better care of it now that hes not embarrased to be seen in it

TiOL · Post by **TiOL** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:16 pm

great job who cares about what the other guy said

you rock man

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:25 pm

EclecticBlue wrote:*Excuse my Language* but..

HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!!

Thats absolutely stellar my man, absolutely stellar.

what he said. thats fucking awesome

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:11 am

Wow. Awesome job bro.

ilpadrino · Post by **ilpadrino** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:12 am

TNK wrote:
EclecticBlue wrote:*Excuse my Language* but..

HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!!

Thats absolutely stellar my man, absolutely stellar.
what he said. thats fucking awesome

+1

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:39 am

you get props bro... but i'm more intrested in the bikes than the blazer

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:52 am

ugh all my parents and their friends have harleys

i got my bike license but as long as im living under their roof im not allowed to buy anything if it doesnt have the harley name..... id rather have a sport bike over a harley so i said why not get a buell

they told me to stop being a smart-ass haha

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:10 am

Wow, nice work!

That thing looked like ass!

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:55 am

tamadrumr88 wrote:ugh all my parents and their friends have harleys

i got my bike license but as long as im living under their roof im not allowed to buy anything if it doesnt have the harley name..... id rather have a sport bike over a harley so i said why not get a buell they told me to stop being a smart-ass haha

So get a buell, they got the harley motor. lol

dough i didnt see that part.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:00 am

i still cant get over how much nicer that blazer looks.... do the pics do it justice? it looks liek it just rolled off the showroom floor!

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:05 am

thats freaking insane nice job

should start a little buisness on the side

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:15 am

That looks great! Big improvement!

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:20 am

TNK wrote:i still cant get over how much nicer that blazer looks.... do the pics do it justice? it looks liek it just rolled off the showroom floor!

Seriously, it's like a whole different car.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:31 pm

holy hell.............nice job

ChrisRT · Post by **ChrisRT** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:41 pm

Jesus tapdancing Christ, that thing looks good.

Do my truck? LoL

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:51 pm

Damn man! Killer job!!!

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:19 pm

bigjim wrote:thats freaking insane nice job

should start a little buisness on the side

i have been ever since i quit detailing at the subaru dealer as a detailer (i still work there one/two days a month for beer money though).... rather than working 30hrs/week, busting my ass, and only getting like $210 after taxes i can make that same money doing two/three details (4-6hours each.. i work slow) a month... and i can do it at my own pace and i dont have to be "hassled by the man"

just recently i did a c5 vette, grand prix gtp, lumina, impala, blazer, my own car, brother's mkIV gti, toyota corrola, dangerdave's 2001 motorsport neon, and a few others i cant remember.... this was all in the past month! deciding to start working on my own is sooooooo much better than working for someone else - sucks though with college now my schedule is very tight

Post by **Canada** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:51 pm

I am almost tempted to take a road trip to have you do my car!!

WiTeOuT · Post by **WiTeOuT** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:31 pm

EclecticBlue wrote:I am almost tempted to take a road trip to have you do my car!!

InCrEdIbLe JOB!!!

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:11 pm

you guys have to realize that non-clearcoat paint is a bitch to maintain a nice shine with, but the results can be amazing simply because the paint is so resilient even after 200k miles and i can use rubbing compound and a heavy cut pad without worrying about cutting/burning the paint and leaving permanent swirl marks (ofcourse they could be taken out, just takes lots of time and patience)

id be glad to detail other neons but dont expect the results to be like the above car

did i mention that i spent just under 6 hours just on the paint? and about 5 mins on each wheel?

silentneon01 · Post by **silentneon01** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:34 pm

wow. what would you chrage to teach me how to do that so I can keep up better on my car.