nice write up i have been detailing trucks for about 15 years and i still learned a few things from it! i got one to do this evening that should be interesting i have detailed it before so the owner could take it to the show but this time its got some white over spray all over it for some reason. its a black 1943 Plymouth original paint so hopefully i can use a clay bar on it then buff it out we will see tonight lol
How did this go? Overspray can be tricky -- sometimes the older the better.
Sidenote that the specific color reminds me of, hopefully it helps someone out: I've seen this alot with lane lines, in yellow or white. What looks like overspray is someone who unknowingly drove next to a line-repainting crew on the roadway.
All -- if you are driving at night and see a slow moving convoy with bright lights, change lanes! Especially if it looks like they are pressure washing the pavement. This is the lines being touched up with a huge spray gun between the lanes. Avoid these through whatever means necessary, even turning around or who knows but dont get too close or downwind because they can wreak havoc on a paint job and it certainly doesn't "feel" like anything happened till you're next washing or detailing the car.
it went good i used a clay bar and it took the over spray off then i just went over it with some polish the owner says someone sprayed white paint in through a window of his garage.it was all over it but mostly on top of the hood and top witch on a 43 Plymouth the top seems like a football field the way it goes back and the trunk seems to be a continuance of the top lol it took a little longer rubbing with the clay bar then i thought it would i thought about rubbing it down with thinner first but i was scared it would mess with that old paint if it was base coat clear coat i would have but im sure they didn't have that in the 40s lol but it turned out good any ways now he wants me to fix his wood grain dash and the tops of the insides of the doors there all that painted wood grain look i think i can air brush them the wood color and do a dry brush technique with some white to put the grain in. but that will have to wait a couple weeks because i go for chemo this week and i will be too sick to do any thing for at least a week and a half lol if i ever learn how to post pics i will post one of the car its a cool old car!reminds me of the old moonshiners cars!
i hate the ones that go through the fresh paint on roads its always all up in the wheel well and a pain to get out! not to mention all over the rest of the car!
It's been a while since I first posted this, I hope it's going to good use! If any of you have found anything worthwhile from what I initially posted -- feel free to comment!
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I bought a kit from Wolfgang and used it last Memorial Day weekend to get mine looking spiffy inside and out. I used this as a guide and am glad you took the time to write it up for all the rest of us.
Since losing my first '11 RJT to a flood and replacing it with another '11 RJT I need to get this one cleaned up. There is a lot of overspray, mostly on the front, from repainting the bumper. Poor tape job allowed some of the red to get on the chrome grille accents and I had to scrape the windshield with a razor just to be able to see! I have my job cut out for me, eh?
It's been a while since I logged in, and just getting knees deep in the spring rush with Memorial Day on top of us here in the USA. Please share your projects for Memorial Day, however small (Hand Wash in the Driveway -- what products???) or large (Complete Detail and Paint Repair) they might be.
If anyone needs consultation, just let me know but PLEASE start by a post in the thread -- let's share what we can with everyone! I appreciate the contact in message but there's nothing to hide, stick your nose out in the public eye too
Hope all my old pals are still around, I've been busy year-round in life and work and have been a lurker for too too long!
I get a cheap shampoo for my interior at my local grocery store, I just rent the carpet shampoo machine and the hose attachment fro about $20 and buy some cleaners and deodorizers for about $20. I save myself $200-$300 dollars in the process, plus I get to get the liner cleaned too(not sure if any detail shop does this. It was BAD REAL BAD lol)
It has been a while since Ive shampooed as I explained in a older post these were the results are, as you can tell it is hard to keep the tan material clean