Recent content by 2black1s

Trying to do a spot repair in clear coat is nearly impossible for even a professional, let alone a novice. 99%, if not 100%, of professionals I know would recommend re-clearing the entire bumper. With that said, if you dead set on a spot repair, I'd be sanding the repair area with something in...

Hi Mike. It's been a while. I do the same thing when addressing any significant defects in regards to responsibility "if things go south". The customer needs to be made aware of the risk and assume the responsibility. In cases like this, I think experience is the best tool available (even...

I responded to this claim on that other forum to set the record straight over there. This is a perfect example that you CAN'T rely blindly to everything you read ANYWHERE. You have to be smart enough to distinguish between good and bad information. Here's how I responded over there. "Just for...

While a rotary will generally speed up the correction of heavy defects, the time you will save on a typical Harley will only be a small percentage when considering the entire job. My experience with bikes is that the time spent on paint polishing and LSP is usually only about 20-25% of the...

Most OEM applications use semi-metallic brake pads and for good reason... They provide the best, most consistent and predictable stopping power under typical conditions, and especially so at cooler temperatures. Ceramic brake pads will reduce the dusting issue but there is a trade-off in...

Good luck. I do the saturated microfiber method (your #2 option). This method is especially helpful on my motorcycles. - For cars/trucks I just start at the top and work my way down. Spray + wipe with saturated towel then dry and buff. But note that anytime you employ the spray...

Yep! Random orbital all the way. Since I acquired my Rupes Mille I have found that my MT300 finishes out better on black than the gear-driven Mille. I'm sure the finishing quality is the same on any color in an absolute sense, but visually you just can't see the difference on other colors...

Early on I did a lot of custom/complex/multi-color paint designs. As time went on I found that I would tire of the design, even though it was something that I really liked at the time it was created. Kind of like John Lennon when he said he "hated his rock n roll" (paraphrased) when referring...

Nice work Jacob! I'm am old Pontiac guy so I love the car... Can't say the same for the two-tone color scheme but otherwise it's really nice.

If I recall correctly from my experience with OEM Pontiacs of that era... The grills are ABS plastic that are painted with a matte finish lacquer - silver and black/dark gray. The hood scoop inserts are die cast zinc (pot metal) for the "fake" scoops. The functional Ram Air scoops which had a...

It took a little "detective" work to figure it out LOL.

It's the Batmobile!

It's been many years since I operated my body shop. Back then, I rented uniforms (pants and shirts) and shop towels from a uniform service provider. Every week they would drop off clean one's and pick up the dirty one's. I always liked white button-up shirts with your name and logo...

Same here. While each of my vehicles are drivers* (1 truck & 2 bikes), anyone of them could be entered in the local weekend car/bike show at almost anytime with very minimal prep. * Disclosure - Now that I'm retired my drivers are not really daily drivers at all because I don't always drive daily.

Looks good! Reminds me of the car I drove to California when I moved here in 1979/1980. A '71 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.