I've done my fair share of polishing so I understand what your saying. Looks awesome 
True 68 Ranger Grille
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True 68 Ranger Grille
Quite possibly be the last true 68 Ranger grille I do. The older I get, the scarier the buffing machine gets. Considering all that has gone on in my life over the past two years I'm still able to do a little polishing, not as aggressive as before, but the quality has improved.
Enjoy the pictures
Enjoy the pictures
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Glad to see you pop in Robert. Awesome work as usual. 
Lord knows I wish I had that much patience.
Lord knows I wish I had that much patience.
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Thank you all that commented. I enjoy doing this work. My grilles really look good on these trucks. People that have them say when at a show, the front "BLING" brings people to their truck. I like that.
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gangstakr, you truly have a fine skill. Your work is always amazing. I hope you can pass that knowledge on when (if ever) you decide to retire from it. You make our truck world a better place.
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You need to strip the grille of all it's anodizing first. Tap out dings then sand and polish.
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moving metal is a fine art , done in very small steps .
most people try to bang out dents in one hit . this is wrong
little taps , check tap again ...repeat sometimes a little heat and wet sponge is needed to shrink metal back into it's correct shape but this is very hard to do .
most people try to bang out dents in one hit . this is wrong
little taps , check tap again ...repeat sometimes a little heat and wet sponge is needed to shrink metal back into it's correct shape but this is very hard to do .