Viper Full Wet-sand, Cut and Buff... 56k don't even try it!

[Nick Chapman]

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Looks so much better. Im curious as to how many mils of paint was removed though.

Better not be Mil's!!!

There was a lot of orange peel on this car. I imagine I removed at least .5 mil. Maybe just a hair more.

[Jokeman]

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Nice work I hate seeing orange peel on a high end car.

[gators241987]

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Looks so much better. Im curious as to how many mils of paint was removed though.

[RDVT4ME]

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All I can say is WOW!

Nice work.

[Nick Chapman]

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Wow, that doesn't seem bad to me. Not for the level of work. I bet I couldn't do half the car in twice as long to that level of perfection!

Thanks Scott!

It's weird, when I start working, and don't have any distractions, I sort of get into a "zone". Once I get into that "zone", it's like everything flows.

[BlueZero]

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Too many!
I probably have about 30 hours in this car. Not too bad if you really think about how many times I've touched each panel.

Wow, that doesn't seem bad to me. Not for the level of work. I bet I couldn't do half the car in twice as long to that level of perfection!

[Nick Chapman]

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Looks great Nick!

About how many hours does something like that take? Just wondering.

I agree with Mike... I love the van too!

Too many!
I probably have about 30 hours in this car. Not too bad if you really think about how many times I've touched each panel.

[Nick Chapman]

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Nice work Nick!

You did an excellent job of capturing the real world condition of the finish for both the before and the after photos as capturing orange peel and any surface defect for that matter is usually a tough thing to do that requires multiple shots and crossed fingers.

I have over 270 shots of this car. Trying to capture this orange peel was tough!

The Viper body isn't as easy to buff out as it looks, the lower valance under the door and where it leads up to the front fender and the air scoops are a challenge to buff out with a rotary buffer.

The back window area and the deck-lid next to the back window have some tight areas and the louvers, like any louvers take a surgeon's touch to run a rotary buffer down each one without burning through the edges.

The paint in the recessed area where the fresh air intake speaker grills are is also tough to do completely by machine.

Just buffing out a Viper is a challenge let alone sanding one down and then buffing out your sanding marks.

You can say that again!!! I think the only straight part of this body is the lower part of the hood, right behind the front wheels. Every panel is curved and very difficult to work with.

Nice work, you've really come a long ways in a short amount of time, a true reflection on your skills, expertise and yes... passion for doing top notch work regardless of how much time it takes.

Thank you sir! I owe it all to you guys! You, Mike Pennington, the entire Meguiar's team and a number of people on this forum have taught me so much! I've always had a passion to work with automotive paint, and you guys have helped me do what I love.

Nice Love the red van with your logo on the rear panel... good contrast of colors for an eye-catching message to brand yourself in your local market.

Thanks! We really didn't have to struggle with this decision at all. Had the logo draw up, and chose the colors for the logo. The van was a no brainer when it came to color. Had to travel 600 miles to get this van(not many red Chevy vans set up like I wanted). It just all flowed together. No stress on this decision at all.

[BlueZero]

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Looks great Nick!

About how many hours does something like that take? Just wondering.

I agree with Mike... I love the van too!

[Rick McDonough]

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Nick, very nice work!The Viper looks amazing, and that red really pops!!!

[3Fitty]

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Amazing work Nick!

[Nick Chapman]

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nice recovery there!

what was ur process?

Process was....

Wash
tape(yes I tape up some edges before I sand)
Wet sand with 1500 grit
Wipe the car down
Wet sand with 2000 grit
Wipe car down
Wet sand the hood, roof and deck lid with 4000 grit.
Pull outside and wash again
Start buffing with Solo on a wool pad
M105 on a DA with a yellow pad
And 21 2.0 for the final step

I tried M105 on this car, and it just wasn't working. No matter how little I used or what speed I tried, it gummed up and was a bear to remove. On the flip side, M105 worked amazing on the DA with this car.

[Kooz]

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Awesome work Nick. The Viper looks great!!

[yalerd]

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What a great transformation!
Nick amazing job, the red is your popping! Too much gloss!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Nick,

The Viper looks fantastic. You really saved the car. The deep red paint is off the charts. The reflection is tremendous. Great work. Way to go.