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mrclean81 said:
Same here. I still use them all the time. I decided collision repair wasn't my thing in 99, and even then I hadnt ever seen anyone use a foam pad to finish with. Imperial glaze or Liquid Ebony was used by hand to mask the swirls.

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I've forgot about IHG by 3M that's stuff was the bomb for swirl masking! :D
 
mrclean81 said:
Same here. I still use them all the time. I decided collision repair wasn't my thing in 99, and even then I hadnt ever seen anyone use a foam pad to finish with. Imperial glaze or Liquid Ebony was used by hand to mask the swirls.

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We used to use 3M Pink fill n' glaze. A heavy cut wool pad for compounding and a lambs wool pad (clean sometimes0 for 'finishing'.
 
Back when I worked in a recon dept it was a Dewalt rotary, huge wool pad, and some pink stuff from Ardex.

Did the car in about 20 minutes and sent it on its way.

scary.....
 
Reality33 said:
Back when I worked in a recon dept it was a Dewalt rotary, huge wool pad, and some pink stuff from Ardex.

Did the car in about 20 minutes and sent it on its way.

scary.....
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They used to give us 1 hour to compound and polish the car. Squirt 3M Fill n' Glaze all over the car. Use a wool pad and rotary to buff it, then squeeze some more 3M Fill N' Glaze over the car (never wiped off the old residue) and buff with a Lambswool. Finally buff of the glaze and pressure wash the crack and send it to the 'detailer' to clean the windows and get an additional coat of Imperial Hand Glaze by hand.
 
Leeches were once used for numerous medical ailments. Technology and knowledge has changed and, while there are still some viable uses for leeches, there are now much better and safer methods for 99% of those ailments.

Next month in C&D: "Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pros"
 
dwgcmc said:
Leeches were once used for numerous medical ailments. Technology and knowledge has changed and, while there are still some viable uses for leeches, there are now much better and safer methods for 99% of those ailments.

Next month in C&D: "Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pros"
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You missed the last part. "How to Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pro using your ears."
 
Todd Helme said:
You missed the last part. "How to Tune Your Carburetor Like The Pro using your ears."
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A hammer might be a more appropriate analogy.

I just can't wait to hear all the mechanics talk about having to fix all the Toyota Camrys and Honda Civics after the owners tried to tune their own carburetors.
 
Todd Helme said:
They used to give us 1 hour to compound and polish the car. Squirt 3M Fill n' Glaze all over the car. Use a wool pad and rotary to buff it, then squeeze some more 3M Fill N' Glaze over the car (never wiped off the old residue) and buff with a Lambswool. Finally buff of the glaze and pressure wash the crack and send it to the 'detailer' to clean the windows and get an additional coat of Imperial Hand Glaze by hand.
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haha wow... you guys were tops compared to us lol

I remember after "polishing" we would send them up to the "detailers" where they had to remove all the excess sling from the Ardex polish and clean the windows and wot. No final wax stages for us haha.

It really was cringe worthy.
 
Reality33 said:
haha wow... you guys were tops compared to us lol

I remember after "polishing" we would send them up to the "detailers" where they had to remove all the excess sling from the Ardex polish and clean the windows and wot. No final wax stages for us haha.

It really was cringe worthy.
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That's pretty consistent with some of what I've seen in recon shops around the area too... it's rather sickening.
 
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