larger photos to show off

[smurf]

This is what a tree branch can do



Striped the clear coat of and repolished



Mk1 Zepher bad lighting sorry



1974 Triumph



1991 Holden had not been polished for a very long time






This guy was so happy with the polish job on the 58 chevy he also gave me his horse float to polish as well



This rocker cover is 40yrs old striped the paint and repolished



My kind of ute- HOLDEN - V8 5700cc

[Alex7938]

Nice photos

Loving the old cars, whats NZ like for product availability as i'm planning on emigrating there in 4 years with my girlfriend (shes from Hawera).

Alex

[smurf]

Hi There

We find the Meguiar's products are readily available here. There are also other products, however we find the Meguiars is one of the better products in NZ. The only product that cannot be bought here is the G100 buffer.

If you wish to bring any of your own buffers, drills etc they need to be 240volts and be changed to NZ wiring to be compatable with NZ regulations.

The only problem is the costs involved in importing products into NZ.

Being a Kiwi I am bias and think we do live in a very sheltered country. Our police don't wear guns, you can walk in the bush and the only thing that will attack you is your girlfriend when you come across a nice senic view.

[Alex7938]

We cant get the G100 either, but loads of us import the PC from Autopia, which including shipping works out about $300 NZ.

Luckily in the UK we're all 240v so that'll save us buying new TV etc.

I came over a couple of christmas ago and loved it, we're planning on moving to New Plymouth as thats where all the girlfriends friends are.

[msuperbauer]

WOW! Looks great, What procedure and tools do you use to strip the wheels and polish them? That Looks AWESOME! Thanks for your help!!

[smurf]

The alloy rims are of my Toyota Surf 4x4
as you can by the photo it had a clear coat on them which was all chiped and falling off
The things I used was


heavey paint striper ( use out side and dont inhale fumes)
heavey duty scourer pads
wet and dry sand paper 600 to 12000
standed drill
3" backing plate and foam pads
Alloy polish

when you strip the clear coat off only do small parts at a time
I then used the scourer pad to scrub the paint away
2 to 3 times i did this It took a long time but it was worth it

i then sanded it to remove any markes that where made by the scouring pads and to achive that smoth finish

Out came the drill and polished with alloy polish

and then BLING BLING