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19437 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 8:22 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 22, 2009 11:15 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 23, 2009 6:23 am) He probably prepped the car much better than you did your railing, though. ;b I'm not saying your wrong, it probably will peel off any day now. Hell, I'm surprised his car lasted a year. I mean, what about clearcoat??
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 23, 2009 6:31 am) If you are skilled, patience and have magnificent brushes, you can do a suprisingly good job by hand.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 23, 2009 7:27 am) You had me out at strike 1.... 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 23, 2009 7:27 am) Sometimes I think the fintail has been repainted with marine enamel or something - I just can't get it to shine up to what I want, but I might just be too picky, and used to clearcoat cars. The paint on that car can look kind of dead too, on flat surfaces, but it does look shiny from a small distance. But if it was repainted, the guy who did it was skilled, as I can't find any real proof - and I don't know if that type of paint could match a factory color perfectly. Maybe it is just age.
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 7:49 am) When cars were hand-painted, this was done using many many coats with lots of fine-sanding in between. The finest soft brushes were used (boar's hair I guess?). Cars done in bright colors back then probably needed to be repainted every few years. I have seen craftsmen create an absolutely smooth bright finish--no brushmarks, etc. But this type of painting was done in the day when they paid people perhaps $1 a day, and these guys were artisans with man years experience. (until the fumes killed them no doubt) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 23, 2009 7:55 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 23, 2009 8:13 am) Of course, a gallon of the best marine paint probably costs as much as an entire MAACO paint job! |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 23, 2009 7:55 am) I took it to an experienced older detailer once, he said he tried several methods but couldn't get it to have a glass-like shine either. He seemed to think the car might be repainted with marine paint  , but I can't agree with that - the color is 100% match for the paint code, and there are no signs of a repaint - runs, overspray, layers, etc - the paint on the car appears to be very stable and hard, just a little dead. Maybe it is better this way - if I start making things too perfect, the car would break me. It's at a happy enough compromise right now, a driver, a 10-footer.
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 9:10 am) It is still a great 10 footer from every angle but the passenger side. It looks like it got egged at some point. I think it is just in the clear coat. When the car is wet you can't see the damage, but when it is dry it looks kinda like the egg is still on it. I wonder if the damage could be wetsanded out.
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