Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 A mate of mine asked me if I could bring my Das-6 in to polish up a bonnet and a front wing. He was told that it would only need a quick going over, which is what he told me. This is what I saw when I got there [ATTACH=CONFIG]201510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]201495[/ATTACH] Ever the optimist I set about giving it a wash. I don't think it had been cleaned in God knows how long. All the crap that was on it felt like it needed peeling rather than washing. I set to work polishing the bonnet which had no lacquer on it at all [ATTACH=CONFIG]201496[/ATTACH] I had started on the left side of the picture first but wasn't happy with how much cut I was getting so used a more aggressive Polish on the right, with the plan of refining it afterwards. [ATTACH=CONFIG]201497[/ATTACH] I replicated this on the wing that did have lacquer on it and then used a lighter cut to bring out the shine and gloss. I ended up with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]201498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]201499[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 It was sunny so excuse my hand in the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nice job Graham This could be a new career for you post roofing/knee issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nice job Graham This could be a new career for you post roofing/knee issues Lol I look at people like Stonkin and Peter Richards and think I don't stand a chance to be honest. I know everyone's got to start somewhere but it just seems a really hard market to get into and to be able to make it viable to live on. Thanks though John, it's much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig85 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Massive improvement. Am I right in thinking there was no clear coat on the car? Edit: never mind, just re read it! That'll need some serious protection to stop it fading again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Massive improvement. Am I right in thinking there was no clear coat on the car? Only on the bonnet hence the duller look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash808 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Clean mine if you like, only action it will get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Clean mine if you like, only action it will get That bad lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash808 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 still debating to get rid of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Try and refrain if possible. Apologies to everyone for the small pictures. I started trying to be arsed to resize them but it's too much agro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 You did a great job on the car mate. Shame about the AWFUL attachment job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 You did a great job on the car mate. Shame about the AWFUL attachment job Thanks Scott. The bonnet sadly was so messed up that even though it cleaned up well it looks like it has deep ingrained water spots in it. As for the attachments it just became a shambles and I gave up.... If I can use a URL and tags I'm fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow well done graham that's a massive improvement. Clearly NA jokes aren't your only skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow well done graham that's a massive improvement. Clearly NA jokes aren't your only skill. Nope, I can simultaneously watch porn and send you this reply too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nope, I can simultaneously watch porn and send you this reply too clearly I had you wrong, a man of many skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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