Sanding and buffing my 06 GTO
 

Hey guys. I havent really posted on here much since buying the new whip. Mainly just because I have been super busy and trying to get ready for the 2nd boy thats due soon. I have been wanting to sand and buff the orange peel out of the factory clear on this car since I bought it. Some of you that know me know how OCD I can be when it comes to this. All my past rides have been cut/buffed so that the paint has a mirror finish.

Got the car sanded out with Meguiars 2500 grit the other day paying close attention not to get near the edges as the clear can be thin here. Especially on factory cleared cars.


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Started compounding it out with my rotary buffer and Menzerna FG400 compound.


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I will update as the progress continues. Enjoy!!

Lot of work, nice so far. Keep updating.

Looks awesome!

Thanks guys!

You do excellent work!

Wish you lived closer. I'd have at least 3 jobs for you.

Thanks David. I get that a lot!!! LOL!!! That would be an expensive house call!!

really great work you do.

Got all the heavy compounding done. This is just using my makita rotary with a yellow cutting pad and menzerna fg400 compound. Then washing all of the sludge off.

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was that car always a Florida car. the paint looks pretty good, no fading or clear coat not peeling. car really looks great.

Yup originally from Florida. Well kept. When I first got it, it had hard water stains all over it but no major scratches.

Looks like crap. As usual with the work you do. Don't give up your day job loser! lol

+1 wish you lived closer, mine needs a polish

Thanks guys

Ron- get bent you old ass!!!

Stayed up late and got it all done. Ended up going to straight to a white lc polishing pad with turbowax swirl remover/polish. Due to the lighting in my garage I was checking my work with a halogen light as I progressed. Still waiting for full on sun to really get some nice pics. I topped it with Victoria's concours red wax. Enjoy and sorry for all of the crappy cell phone pics. LOL

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Looks great! What's your favorite poison for swirls?

For heavy swirling I start with Menzerna FG400 compound on a medium cut orange CCS pad on my DA polisher. Then work my way down to TurboWax swirl remover on a white CCS pad with my DA.

Here are the photos. Kind of cloudy out now. Will try to get more later.

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Looks awesome. How long did it take you do what you did to the paint.

I am probably into it around 20hrs give or take.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This does not help the fact that I want a GTO. At all.

Sorry!!! LoL!! I was never really crazy about them but it really has grown on me!

Damn...I really need to have this done on my ws6.......great work man!

Thank you sir!!! It's amazing the kind of transformation you can achieve with the proper tools and products.

Nice work! B

Thank you sir!