hunt2elk
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That would work, except I want to have the rump stripe put on this spring. In my opinion, if the car is getting wet sanded it needs to be done before the decal goes on.
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That would work, except I want to have the rump stripe put on this spring. In my opinion, if the car is getting wet sanded it needs to be done before the decal goes on.
Ooooops . . . forgot about the rump stripe ! ! ! See, you get what you pay for ! ! ! ( GRIN ) . . .
Car is looking flat out sexy Elk, congrats on the progress. As for whether to wet sand or not "don't ask" haha, a little orange peal doesn't bother me at all but I will tell you this, I've been spending countless hours wet sanding mine (reason for lack of pic updates) and the results have been very gratifying. I originally wasn't going to (it's a driver) but because my floor dried up on the last coat it kicked up some dust and I had to buff the trunk, it came out super smooth meaning now I had to do it all :banghead:. I tried the new orbital wet sanders and didn't like them so it's all old school block sanding and buffing. You definitely tend to over scrutinize during the build and allot of the little things that bug you now you'll never notice once you start driving it again. Tough call but I think I would if your thinking about it at all.
With the Polar Vortex we've been having this winter I'd say you'll plenty of time to sand and buff her out. May be a late spring..... You'll not regrett it when it's done!
71airgrabberRR
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I would wet sand it and buff it out. Your car is already a knock out. That extra step would just take it another notch or two even higher. Black is going to get dirty no matter what. Black looks great on a Mopar, and even better when it looks like glass!!!!
You have taken it this far, even though you are going to drive it, it will still look better. If your like I am, it will eat away at you and you will always be wondering "what if ???".
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Just be careful and don't sand or buff it near the edges of the body lines. There is too much of a risk of breaking through to the base coat.
You have taken it this far, even though you are going to drive it, it will still look better. If your like I am, it will eat away at you and you will always be wondering "what if ???".
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Just be careful and don't sand or buff it near the edges of the body lines. There is too much of a risk of breaking through to the base coat.
Mr.SpeedFreak
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Just echoing what everyone's saying, but I say follow through to the end and get that monster shining like glass! Looking absolutely gorgeous as it is though, that front end is looking b@dass!
hunt2elk
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Since the Mopar powers have spoken, I have made the decision to have the car wet sanded and buffed. The kid picked up supplies and will start next week. He is figuring a couple of weeks since anymore than about 3 hours sanding or buffing at a crack makes him fatigued, and that is when a guy gets careless and can make a mistake. I trust him and his judgment on when to stop for the day.
Mr.SpeedFreak
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Good call! You've come this far without compromising and it really shows, can't wait to see her all buffed up!
Hey H2E . . . I was trying to be diplomatic and not steer you one way or the other . . . but I think you'll be much happier with the result ! ! !
Oh boy ! ! ! Can't wait to see what she looks like when it's done ! ! !
Oh boy ! ! ! Can't wait to see what she looks like when it's done ! ! !
I feel much better knowing I'm not the only one who drags the buffing process out over a period of time "thought I was just pathetic" haha. Good choice
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Well Joel.....You're pocketbook might hate us, but that puppy will be as shiny as a couple stolen dimes
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I can't advise either way Elk but looking forward to whatever you decide !!
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hunt2elk
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We decided to wet sand the car tallhair - but it got pushed aside for a little bit. I bought a 92 Dodge D150 with a Boss v-plow last week to replace my 86 Jeep Wagoneer which is getting a very weak rusted frame. Thought I would preform some preventable maintenance to it before the Jeep goes down the road. Started with changing the spark plugs and to put it mildly I had a couple issues in that department. Couldn't budge any of them, so I soaked them with penetrating oil overnight. The next day I started it up, warmed it up to temp., and sprayed again. After sitting a few minutes, I attempted the removal again. I managed to get 6 of them out - barely. The other 2 broke off. So I spent a bunch of time hammering in screw extractors and trying that route. Saturday night I finally broke one of those off in the hole. Needless to say I was getting pretty hot at this point and ready to cut my losses and find another truck for the nice plow. So Sunday I start taking everything apart to remove the head because I could see no other way to fix the problem. At about this time, the kid stops over to start sanding on the Charger. He wants to try welding a nut and using a 3/8" impact before I rip the whole motor apart. 4 hours later and about 25 1/2" nuts later, those sumbitches were out. He said he has never seen anything like it and at one point didn't think he would succeed. The good news is that he stopped over before I removed any gasketed part but after that fiasco, we were covered in grease and just to wore out to look at the Charger. Fun and games let me tell you. Now I still have to put it back together, but at least things are looking better than they were a few days ago.
Nothing can sour a man faster than fighting a "simple" job into a multiple day ordeal.:cussing:
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I'm sure the shop was full of all kinds of church talk while trying to mosey those froze plugs out.... Good to hear you got them out!
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Yeah, 3 days worth too. Good thing the kids stayed away lol.
X2 there H2E . . . glad that they finally came out . . . Whew ! ! !
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Cool H2E - you're covered for the rest of the month ! ! ! ( smile )
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Damn ordeal for sure !! Never heard of spark plugs screwed in that tight before .. wonder if they used loctite and an impact gun LOL
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Probably more like the rest of the year lol. But then again, it seems like these kinds of things follow me around.
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I did some searching on the net as this was going on, and learned that this is a fairly common problem on those 318's from that era for some reason. Although everybody else was able to just heat it up and use an extractor. And then on top of it I get to hear the kid say "well see, this is why they say Mopar don't go far" - he is a Chevy guy of course.
daytona kid
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Tell him,, What if Chevys were the only car made? It would be very boring!
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