Bad Buffing...

[Nick Chapman]

Got a call from a friend of mine yesterday afternoon. He took one of his cars to be buffed at a reputable body shop here in the DFW area. He always said that buffing is buffing, doesn't matter who you take it to, the cheaper the better Needless to say, he was calling me about in tears.

Here is what they gave him...



And here's my fix...

[Andy M.]

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Hey Nick,

Nice save! I guess your friend feels differently about the buffing is buffing idea. He should have called you in the first place.

Andy

[BlueZero]

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Much better!

Maybe you could offer to give lessons to the other guy. lol

Don't forget to add on the standard 'I told you so' charge. Or at least make him take you out for drinks.

[yalerd]

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Nice job Nick!
I bet now he knows that buffing it's just buffing and the cheaper it is the worst it gets!

Glad he called you because that's a really nice car

[TimG]

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eeeeekkk...they did tht to a Lexus. How cruel!

[Mike Phillips]

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Bet it looked even worse in the sun...

Work like that, especially on a flat hood shape like that make great before and after shots that you can use to showcase your work to potential clients.

If you can next time you get a job like that tape the hood across from wheel to wheel and buff out only one half to perfection and then frame the car back up into the exact same position in the sun and take your 'after' shot.

The the final shot after the entire hood is finished. Because the sun is moving, if you can make it work, just do the hood to get the shot and then do the rest of the car. Makes the job take longer but capturing great before, half-and-half and after shots can be leveraged to your advantage, especially on higher-end cars.

Just a thought...

[J. A. Michaels]

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I guess your friend learned "you get what you pay for". Nice save Nick. Your work is always outstanding. Great save.

[Sal329]

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Whats he think now about cheaper is better? Great job, nice save

[RaskyR1]

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I guess your friend learned "you get what you pay for". Nice save Nick. Your work is always outstanding. Great save.

+1


Nice work Nick!

[RacerX88]

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Nice save!

[Nick Chapman]

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Bet it looked even worse in the sun...

Work like that, especially on a flat hood shape like that make great before and after shots that you can use to showcase your work to potential clients.

If you can next time you get a job like that tape the hood across from wheel to wheel and buff out only one half to perfection and then frame the car back up into the exact same position in the sun and take your 'after' shot.

The the final shot after the entire hood is finished. Because the sun is moving, if you can make it work, just do the hood to get the shot and then do the rest of the car. Makes the job take longer but capturing great before, half-and-half and after shots can be leveraged to your advantage, especially on higher-end cars.

Just a thought...

Thats too much work, and I was tired from buffing that 40' trailer the same morning

[mr.haributo]

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What was your method and products used for this save?

[Nick Chapman]

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What was your method and products used for this save?

Ahhh, good question!

Solo on a rotary with a yellow Solo wool pad, then 66 on the DA with a yellow foam pad.

Funny thing is, Solo with a wool pad looked 100% better than what they gave him

[Mike Phillips]

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Thats too much work, and I was tired from buffing that 40' trailer the same morning

Yeah it's more work and easier just to buff out the car...

[Hemin8r]

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