random orbital goodness

Subject: random orbital goodness Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:09 pm

so, you all know how faded the paint on my Toyota was, as is common of every red toyota around that age. I recently bought a 10" Random Orbital polisher and some polishing compound, to take care of the Cabrio, but decided to give it a try on the pickup today. I know it's still a rusty POS, but i figured what the hell...

here are some before and afters...

full view

front end

a view of the reflections in the paint, before and after.. it's no mirror finish, but considering where it started i'm happy.

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:21 pm

that is like night and day! looks good, how long did it take ti do it?

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:43 pm

not that long, couple hours maybe. i did the hood twice, plus tight areas that the polishing pad misses by hand.

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:39 pm

nice job. I need to do that to my s-10. That's a huge difference.

Nigel

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:33 pm

your S-10 has more scratches than haze, right? for scratch removal, you really need a buffer with a more aggressive compound, which is best left to the pros because that kind of stuff can quickly burn through the paint.

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:08 pm

makes ya feel good, dont it?
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Dale

Subject: Re: random orbital goodness Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:46 pm

my truck just needs a paint job really. Lot's of scratches that you can see bare metal through, and there's surface rust starting on the rockers.

Better to redo it now than to wait for it to become worse.

Nigel