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| | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I am talking to one of my engineer buddies and he tells me he thinks he really screwed up when washing his truck the other weekend. In his efforts to get road tar off, he found that an abrasive sponge worked pretty good. He also found when the truck dried that the paint looked pretty hazy in all the areas he had scrubbed down. He put on a couple of coats of wax afterward and rubbed it out till the cows came home, but it still looks like carp. It is a metalic gold color with a clear coat - late model Toyota Tacoma. My guess is that he rubbed through the clear coat . . . anything he can do to bring it back short of a repaint? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Use the same abrasive sponge on the rest of the truck and redo the clear-coat.
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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Be yourself. If you are ever lost, It will be much easier to find yourself if you know who you are!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 36 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 36 | This guy's an engineer? Sheez! | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Smitty . . . go easy man, I AM AN ENGINEER TOO! . . . seriously, from a lot of different perspectives, this guy could mop the floor with just about anyone when it comes to software or control engineering or athletics - he never has had much interest in gearhead topics - hey, you can't be a master of everything . . . Where is Martin Senior when you need him! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | REALLY!!!! Engineers asking us poor slovenly mechanics how to fix their,,,Mistakes!!!!!! :p
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WHat ever is this world coming to??? :rolleyes:
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Nex time, tell him to use bug&tar remover!
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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Be yourself. If you are ever lost, It will be much easier to find yourself if you know who you are!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | It could have been worse, it could have been a dark color.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | He sanded with too course of an abrasive, plain and simple. I seriously doubt that it is too course to polish out, but not being there, I can't say for sure. It probably needs to be sanded with 1000,1500,2000 then polish to get them out. If he polished through, all bets are off, it is repaint time.
My view on the engineer issue is he knows NOTHING about anything other than engineering. There is nothing wrong with that, engineering is HIS thing. You wouldn't believe how many times my brother the mechanic has heard "My husband could do it, he is a jet mechanic, he just doesn't have the time." Give me a break, Jet airplanes though more complex than a car are NOT the same thing. That is like a dentist "not wanting to take the time" to do a tonsillectomy.
The engineer should respect what I know about my trade as much as I respect him and his trade.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Martin,,, 100% agreement .Also good ,,no, EXCELLENT points on the rules,rules,rules post.
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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Be yourself. If you are ever lost, It will be much easier to find yourself if you know who you are!
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 | Random thoughts on engineers, salesmen, and business owners:
Engineers are people who know a great deal about a few things. Salesmen are people who know very little about a great deal of things. Business owners start out knowing everything about anything, but end up knowing nothing about anything due to their association with salesmen and engineers.
I think Mechaniac's got the best approach; equalize!
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