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Old Jun 21, 2023 | 11:07 AM
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Wet sanding, buffing, and polishing hood. Front clip next. Cheers!
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Sorry. Had to wipe off my lense. Guess I had too many.
wipe off my lense.
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What an amazing job! the clarity in that reflection says it all. Great work!!!
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What an amazing job! the clarity in that reflection says it all. Great work!!!
thanks!
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Next time....warn us to wear sunglasses before viewing pics!
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Next time....warn us to wear sunglasses before viewing pics!
I know right!
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Wet sanding and buffing door time.
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Getting the headlights back in. Not fun and trying to not scratch the new paint. For some reason every time I turn the on the fuse blows. Didn’t do that when I pulled them out.
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got the headlights on without too much issue. Spent hours hunting down an electrical short. Turns out I pinched off some wires installing the driver side headlight bucket and had to mend them. All good now then started wet sanding the front clip. Got a head light buffed to see if I could get away with just a 1500 grit sand. Looks like it might work with my compound.
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Sorry...couldn't help meself......



That's some slick paint right there!
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Wow, it looks fantastic!
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Old Jul 11, 2023 | 12:25 PM
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Toggle activated engine leds for night shows I plan on doing.


Wet sanding and polish journey. Straight shot of the rear deck here.

Rear deck for reference.

Putting the front end back together after wet sand and polishing the front clip. Those bumpers were a lot easier to remove. Lol


Lt1 hood upgrade with the led shark to match gas cap.
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Looks fantastic, but If you keep polishing it, you’ll need to repaint it again.
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Originally Posted by OldCarBum
Looks fantastic, but If you keep polishing it, you’ll need to repaint it again.
OCB is right...you know.
I remember my uncle actually washing/polishinfg the paint off the fender tops of his new '55 Chevy

The paint looks great!
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Keep in mind I just painted this thing and put 4 layers of high solids clear coat. The wetsand and buff process takes off maybe one coat at most. I’m good to go for a while.
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