crazy3rdgen

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Hey I never really buffed before or actually waxed my car. The paint is 6 months old, but the brand new z28 hood I have and the brand new gm front bottom gfx piece are going to be painted about 4 days before the show. So should I still buff them ? I would think they didn't have enough time to cure? I'm not sure you guys probably know more then I do i'm sure.


So here's the deal. I have runs in the clear along my bottom gfx which I bought a razor blade almost like a hand planner except its plastic from eastwood. So i bring all the runs down then what? Just buff away?, Also i only have a few scratches on the car from daily driving nothing major tho, just in the clear coat and 1 tiny chip that i touched up, Do i just buff over that? what happens when i do? Referring to the spot i touched up, its tiny.

What type of wax should i use , I'm clueless, Also i was going to get a buffer at walmart, I saw one for 20$.

Please help me get my cars paint to the best shiny wet look it can be for this car show.

Thank yous so much you rock




Before show plans If you guys were curious
Z28 hood on painted (no hood pins on this one)
Clear side markers are already on
Brand new front bottom gfx piece painted
Lowered more in the front and rear just a bit
Brand new parking lights on their way
Front lights all new and adjusted properly
Minimize bumper to hood gap
z28 tail lights, in my room ready for buff

and thats it for the exterior, sadly i couldnt get them spacers in the rear shaved down, oh well

Gr89RS

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as for the buffing.. either search here or go to autopia.com and they have tons of info that will help you
your plans look great but i think i would lower it before the show as well

KiLLJ0Y

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your car looks lifted.

crazy3rdgen

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thats what it looks like when you have a v6 with v8 springs and their dropzones. Don't worry it will be lowered by the car show with little to no fender to wheel gap.

crazy3rdgen

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ttt

gipraw

many threads available here and other boards for polishing hints and how to's.

DON'T waste your money on a cheap buffer from WalMart, or anywhere else. either do it by hand, or get a high speed Dual Action orbital, like a porter cable.

crazy3rdgen

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well.. too late the buffers in my room from walmart. I have no other money to just get a great buffer

crazy3rdgen

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Whats so bad about it? It loses a little bit of rpm when its on the surface but it works...I just did my tail lights and it worked fine

gipraw

- too slow
- they lose speed
- can't get decent pads for them
- too easy to end up with swirls and/or halos due to lower speed and more likely to end up using an edge as opposed to the entire flat pad surface and the dual handles which allow uneven side to side pressure
- terry cloth bonnets suck, and have a tendency to round the edges of the back pad (see previous reason)


just my opinion .. if it works for you .. great .,. but I would be very hesitant to use one on my paint due to the low quality pads available for them.