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C_REX
for your process of cut and buff you mentioned how much time do you figure you have in it, and are you doing it by yourself?
Looks awesome!!
Looks awesome!!
The General
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jeremyb
Usually takes me 30-40 hours to cut/buff one. depending on the job could be less. I'm like you, after paint the thing sits around for a good bit. I hate doing it sometimes when there is a full shop, but I know the end result is so much better when it has had some good sun time after cutting.
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jeremyb
Yep!
A friend of mine likes to get on them the very next day...even in the winter and doesn't have a heated booth (uses the heat in the shop to keep temp up) and does nothing to bake them. As he is buffing you can still print it.....well...you can imagine what that looks like in 6 months. I'd rather do the waiting and buff a rock than do it that way just to get it done. Good thing universal buffs the same even months after paint.
A friend of mine likes to get on them the very next day...even in the winter and doesn't have a heated booth (uses the heat in the shop to keep temp up) and does nothing to bake them. As he is buffing you can still print it.....well...you can imagine what that looks like in 6 months. I'd rather do the waiting and buff a rock than do it that way just to get it done. Good thing universal buffs the same even months after paint.
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C_REX
Chad.S;14512 said:
thats good to hear, I was just curious because I did a similar sized car and had a easy 40hrs cut and buff. Sure is worth it to see the shine off those flat panels when your done.
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jeremyb
Oh yea it is. You can't convince anyone of it either. I have guys come up all the time wanting me to cut/buff their car and I hit them with that and they walk away. Oh well. Any less than that isn't worth it just to have a job to do.
It's easier to sell it on an all-over though. Of course then you have those that come in and say "man i just buzz them with 1500 on a da and hit with compound and a foam pad then polish...looks great!!"
There are so many different levels of "looks great"
It's easier to sell it on an all-over though. Of course then you have those that come in and say "man i just buzz them with 1500 on a da and hit with compound and a foam pad then polish...looks great!!"
There are so many different levels of "looks great"
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C_REX
If I remember correctly on another forum a member had pics of the polishing he did and gave the owner the steps on how to do the sanding process and if I remember right he charged something like 3g's for just polishing while the owner did all the sanding and he felt the bill should've been higher still, does that sound steep to you guys?
I dont do a crazy amount of the extreme finish polishing but when I do I know the work involved is very time consuming for me.
I dont do a crazy amount of the extreme finish polishing but when I do I know the work involved is very time consuming for me.
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Combo Man & Mod
Sometimes I will sand the horizontal surfaces flat, then taper off the sanding towards the midpoint of the vertical panels. Many vehicles have side moldings in this area, we just don't bother to buff below that point unless it's a real custom job. Saves a lot of time. Note to people who diss buff jobs that are done that way, people get what they pay for, it is not necessarily bad craftsmanship. I can usually do a job like that in around 10-12 hours, which fits with the average budget.
Sorry for the hijack!
Sorry for the hijack!
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Bob Hollinshead
I agree, and I think most good quality clears are this way. Some of the cheap clears out there lock up fast and buff good right away-but these are also the clears that end up brittle and scratch easily later on, JMO...Chad.S;14522 said:
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Bob Hollinshead
Looks sweet!
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RodMan
Thats a lot of car to sand and buff. Looks beautiful!