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Old 03-27-2015, 09:56 AM
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Striped and starting to polish. 2 more sets to do this to. If you have Alocas and free time I recommend it!

Looks great! What are you using to polish them up?
 
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Stripped them with aircraft paint remover, then started with with buffer and medium cut. Then I went to mothers polish, but its still not there. So I ordered an Airway buffing wheel and white lightning rouge to get them polished out.

I should note that they do appear more polished then the picture shows. I was happy for the minimal effort it took.
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 01:36 PM
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Did you use a wool bonnet with the compound and Mothers or a foam pad? They do look really good!
 
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I used this meguiars thing I found at my local Farm and Fleet. Using it on a drill was boring, so I put it on a right angle adjustable power die grinder. I used a red compounding pad with the medium cut and a foam yellow pad for polishing.

Meguiar's : DA Power System
 
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Originally Posted by rolsmojave3
I used this meguiars thing I found at my local Farm and Fleet. Using it on a drill was boring, so I put it on a right angle adjustable power die grinder. I used a red compounding pad with the medium cut and a foam yellow pad for polishing.

Meguiar's : DA Power System

Good info. Thanks for sharing. Reps sent.
 
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Been some time since I looked at this thread, lots of great trucks!!
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 02:18 PM
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Oh, and just so my sole contribution to this thread isn't merely a complete and total derailment, here's the most recent pic of mine.



I'm nowhere near done, but hopefully I am laying a foundation I can build upon.
 
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1993 the very first truck Boss plow put their V plow on in front of the bumper instead of behind. I had to let Boss show the truck for 3 months at conventions. I got a discount on the plow. I had to get helper springs on the front to hold it though. Stupid IFS. Lol
 
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New shoes for Lafawnduh. 33x10.50-15

 
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I love the look of 33's on stock f150 suspension lol.
 
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Then you'll love this, Micah Did this to the off-roader this morning.


 
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Big guy are you drivin the beater now
 
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95 F250 7.3 upclose and personal





Just a 7.3 F250 not as fancy as some trucks on here, but I like it
 
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Big guy are you drivin the beater now
Nah, I just took it to work yesterday so I could work on it. We have a nice shop there, and my boss is nice enough to let us use it any time we need to (off the clock, of course).
 


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