Wagon deserves this after all those miles and my sister and her ass of a husband didn't even maintain it nor clean it (they used it for ~1000mi). So I won't give them the key again. Anyway here are the pics. Hope you like them. Not yet that great but after nearly a month of collecting dust it sure looks much better!
Daaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmm! FANTASTIC! Does your arm hurt? When I wax cars, I use a buffer to get the job done faster. What color is that Wagon it looks Like Maroon Voodoo Magic![:D]
Haha, "maroon voodo magic" [:D] yep my arms did hurt! I did the sedan before this wagon (2 days before the wagon) so I had a good workout. I hope I don't get adhesive capsulitis (repetitive shoulder movements cause it)...
My dad affectionately called it "Burg" as in burgundy. Original color was light ivory! (623)
Haven't tried a rotary/DA buffer yet, my GF said she'll give me one as a gift one day!
Fantastic! No wonder your neighbor was bugging you to do her car! Love the shot of the roof rack mount.
I have a buffer but I've never figured out how to make it work worth a darn. I either make a total mess or the car ends up looking worse than if I just did it by hand.
There's something rewarding about feeling all the surfaces of these babies anyway. Forget the buffer...you don't need it!
I think that when using the buffer you aren't supposed to stay on one spot for long (paint burn will result) and you need to keep moving. Rotaries are different from DA, rotaries just rotate on one axis (like your dremel tool) and DA is like it has 2 axes to give that realistic hand-polishing effect (Karate Kid - wax on wax off thingie). But I can't remember if I reversed the two or not, it was in a book I read a long time ago.
But I agree, the feeling of it is really great as feedback! You'll definitely feel every imperfection and treat each one accordingly unlike the buffer.
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