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I made a very big boo boo this afternoon 
and I hope you all will take a minute and learn from it.
ALWAYS SECURE HOOD PINS BEFORE BUFFING!!!!!!!!!!
Now, a little history, I have buffed and polished hundreds of cars with hood pins. Never once have I had any kind of problem..........until today I have always removed the hood pins, then secured them in the grill, and taped the up and out of the way(this method bit me in the butt today). I was buffing the hood with an 8" wool pad, and I don't know what happened, maybe the wind from the buffer aggravated something or who knows what happened. But the wool pad snatched the hood pin cable, and slung it onto the hood. It sounded absolutely horrible! Like a glass mug breaking on a concrete floor.
Make sure you take the hood pins out, pop the hood, and place the hood pins inside the engine compartment, then close the hood.
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Here is the result
This could have been a lot worse! I got lucky on this one, and the owner was very nice and understanding about it. Plus it didn't crease the metal or break the paint. Should be able to get them out with a good PDR guy.
ALWAYS SECURE HOOD PINS BEFORE BUFFING!!!!!!!!!!
and I hope you all will take a minute and learn from it. ALWAYS SECURE HOOD PINS BEFORE BUFFING!!!!!!!!!!
Now, a little history, I have buffed and polished hundreds of cars with hood pins. Never once have I had any kind of problem..........until today
I have always removed the hood pins, then secured them in the grill, and taped the up and out of the way(this method bit me in the butt today). I was buffing the hood with an 8" wool pad, and I don't know what happened, maybe the wind from the buffer aggravated something or who knows what happened. But the wool pad snatched the hood pin cable, and slung it onto the hood. It sounded absolutely horrible! Like a glass mug breaking on a concrete floor. Make sure you take the hood pins out, pop the hood, and place the hood pins inside the engine compartment, then close the hood.
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Here is the result
This could have been a lot worse! I got lucky on this one, and the owner was very nice and understanding about it. Plus it didn't crease the metal or break the paint. Should be able to get them out with a good PDR guy.
ALWAYS SECURE HOOD PINS BEFORE BUFFING!!!!!!!!!!
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