I lied to 500 to 1000 people in last 10 years

Barry

Barry

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At home, I never buffed 5000 clear. Here are the facts.
1000 grit the factory finished, three coats of 5000 mixed 4.1.1.
Srays outside and has been to Flordia 3 times for about a week each time.
So I was scared of how it would buff as not made for this deal.
I have always said pads are most important as all compounds today work tremendously and are close, but I have used only Ultra cutting cream and the black pad for the first cut in the last 20-some years.
So 800 sanded, 1000, 1500, and 2000 da.
I was scared and spent money on a bunch of compounds to test. See picture.
Someone gave me the gallon of 2-step when it first came out, but I never used it.
It beat all the compounds, hands down!
And instead of using the black cutting pad, I used the medium blue/green pad.
Both pictures are one cut and have no cleaning.

I have not been on here, and I hope you are all doing well.
 

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Guys, I'm still learning, so I did something I've never done before. I skipped the second step and tried my polishing pad on about a 3x3 black panel; unreal, would you on a show car? Probably not, but this will save me 40 40 hours of buffing.
It's starting to rain, so I'm done as I stepped in the water yesterday, and I blew a 15 amp circuit; I won't do that again.
Im a fast learner, LOL.
 
crashtech said:
I hear that when a man retires, he often gets even busier, just with other things. How's it been for you?
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Crash, you are right about getting a lot done and teaching myself plumbing, electricity, and things I want to learn, like water heaters and gas furnaces.

For years, I told people I would die on the tech line and never retire.
It's been challenging as I have learned that my only friends were bowling and gave that up a year ago, and some customers on the tech line; it's been my life.
Work in progress.
 
Within a year of "retiring", you'll wonder how you had time to work a full time job. And about water heaters, if it's electric, don't believe the tag in the panel that indicates the heater breaker...test it at the element with a meter before sticking any tools in there.... Not that I know anything about getting knocked on my ass...;)
 
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Barry said:
Crash, you are right about getting a lot done and teaching myself plumbing, electricity, and things I want to learn, like water heaters and gas furnaces.

For years, I told people I would die on the tech line and never retire.
It's been challenging as I have learned that my only friends were bowling and gave that up a year ago, and some customers on the tech line; it's been my life.
Work in progress.
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I think it's hard for a lot of us guys as we get older to have any real friends . I don't know ow why that is but it seems like it's true for a lot of us, myself included. I'm thankful for this forum and all you guys on here who I consider friends.

I think it would be awesome to have a get together of some sort one day and everyone can put a face to the name and spend a day together. Far fetched idea I know but it would be great if it could happen.
 
Chris_Hamilton said:
I think it's hard for a lot of us guys as we get older to have any real friends . I don't know ow why that is but it seems like it's true for a lot of us, myself included. I'm thankful for this forum and all you guys on here who I consider friends.

I think it would be awesome to have a get together of some sort one day and everyone can put a face to the name and spend a day together. Far fetched idea I know but it would be great if it could happen.
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I’ve always thought the same.

And if I’m ever in Georgia I’m going to visit SPI and then I’ll stalk Barry down and pay him a visit too.
 
Lizer said:
I’ve always thought the same.

And if I’m ever in Georgia I’m going to visit SPI and then I’ll stalk Barry down and pay him a visit too.
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I would be pissed if you did not track me down!
 
Im not answering the phone as I have no idea
Who the number belongs to?
BUT!!
If it is a personal call, just leave a message as to who it is, and I will call you back; no tech questions.
Barry
 
I think some of you might find this interesting, as it shocked me
The other day, I started buffing shortly after the rain stopped and was what .caused the short was a flaw in the cord, so I cut it up and put a new end on. It still would not work, so I took it apart; here is what shocked me: I never expected to find a 1"x2" circuit board.
This is a Flex buffer I bought in 1996, as the circuit board was stamped and made in 95.
I found a new board for just under $100, and since the same buffer is around $900 on Amazon, I figured it was worth the gamble
 
Mitch said:
Within a year of "retiring", you'll wonder how you had time to work a full time job. And about water heaters, if it's electric, don't believe the tag in the panel that indicates the heater breaker...test it at the element with a meter before sticking any tools in there.... Not that I know anything about getting knocked on my ass...;)
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all of um. never believe what some dude wrote in the panel.
 
Summary:
Im now done with the first step of compounding and should explain.
The first test was wet sand with 1500 black ice wet sanded, and the result was hard to make a 2-foot area dull as the clear was so hard.
That is why I started with a course grit
Also, as I think about this, my results are only over-cured clear and worked great, but it's up to you to test with fresh clear.
I am only trying to help, but you must consider this an isolated test

Also, for the hood, I did all 3m, and yesterday, I was not happy with the results, so I redid with the 2 step, and now it looks great.

Also, for your note, the 2-step was disappointed with the black cutting pad, so I used the medium pad, which worked great.
 
Looks good Barry. I would’ve never expected those results. I used only presta products way back before I turned into a bit of a detailing nerd. Used lots of cutting crème and polish. Always got decent results. I bought a quart of the step2 polish recently at my local jobber because it was on clearance and I couldn’t turn down the price. Maybe it’s decent I’ll give it a shot! Nice to see you on here and hear from you. Looks like your enjoying retirement!
 
Figures you can't even go camping without a shooting paint and buffing experiment! Hope you are doing well in retirement. It is a wonderful part of life I have found.
 
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