Austin's 1995 F-150

[Austin]

These pipes are definitely behind the cab by a good bit.

 

[nobodyspecial]

Your face is definitely behind the cab by a good bit!

 

[m78]

They probably would sound better if they were turned out on opposite sides. Just in front of the rear tires.

 

[Austin]

Here's a note from a detailer: if you own aluminum (aluminium) wheels, use proper cleaners and keep them polished regularly. You'll thank me.

Waxed her up the other day. I get lazy with my stuff after cleaning everybody's rides.

 

[Austin]

Buffing time!

A quick, horribly photo-ed 50/50 shot... working on the final pad/chemical combos. This weekend may provide enough time for a full session!

Read this: to understand what's going on here, follow the scratches in the light from my flash. Those are swirl marks from years of poor washing, environmental stuffs, etc.. What I'm doing is leveling the paint to those swirls, thus leaving me with even less precious clear coat.

Left side: full of swirls, oxidation, and other random isolated deep scratches (RIDS)

Right side: significantly less swirls, no oxidation, very few RIDS.

Why are there still imperfections, you might ask... Simple, I have very little clear coat available to remove. I will remove the least amount possible to achieve acceptable results. The right side is much glossier, has a lower number of imperfections, and is leveled to a point I've deemed safe.

 

[Beach66Bum]

your always giving us such great advice, thanks Austin!!

 

[Austin]

I'm here to educate.

 

[DNFXDLI]

I got some Accurides for you to clean up

 

[Austin]

Now, those are fun. Sand paper and sideways angle grinding! (Most aluminum guys that work on those use 6000rpm beasts with 12" pads. Really cool, really dirty, pretty dangerous.)

 

[DNFXDLI]

Yeah.....I've not done too much to them!

 

[Austin]

A lot of sanding! Check out this guy's work, helped me learn a good bit about working with aluminium.

 

[DNFXDLI]

There is something to be said about anodizing!

 

[BIGRED911]

Now, those are fun. Sand paper and sideways angle grinding! (Most aluminum guys that work on those use 6000rpm beasts with 12" pads. Really cool, really dirty, pretty dangerous.)

Ive got one or three of them..... note, on a 6k rpm grinder you must use a 3-5" rettainer disk on BOTH sides of the buffin wheel, they do explode and the red or yellow cutting wheels will cut the h377 outa your arms when it happens.....i can show ya how its dun, just gimme a 6k, yella wheel and a green stick an look out....sandin is only required for deep deep pits, asid wash/brighten first and the buffer will smooth it all out, youd be supprised how much alum you can move with cloth @6k....accurides are easier to polish than alcoas, id high speed em for ya for $15 a wheel Dunc....my old prices were $15 a wheel, $25 a tank...



On edit, the true pro shops in socal use high volume air grinders at 2500-4000rpm... my man Vic Caliva in Montebello does more alum polishin than any shop i know of that way....

 

[Beach66Bum]

A lot of sanding! Check out this guy's work, helped me learn a good bit about working with aluminium.

great video! I see he finally put on safety glasses.

 

[aussie_f350]

id high speed em for ya for $15 a wheel Dunc....my old prices were $15 a wheel, $25 a tank...

Am I reading this correct? You would polish wheels for $15? Man, that seems cheap, I polish the 22.5 Alcoas on my brothers truck and it took me two hours a wheel!!

 

[DNFXDLI]

I think he would regret $15 per rim....they are rough.

 

[BIGRED911]

Am I reading this correct? You would polish wheels for $15? Man, that seems cheap, I polish the 22.5 Alcoas on my brothers truck and it took me two hours a wheel!!

6k rpm 3/4 hp angle grinder after an acid wash takes bout 20 minutes to produce amazement...5 more minutes with a rag and some flour and its show ready

 

[BIGRED911]

I think he would regret $15 per rim....they are rough.

$30 does a sand and buff w/800-1000 grit on a da sander then the 6k rpm buffer.....little sisters truckwash n polish does $10 a wheel $20 a tank, takes 4-6 messicans an hour to a truck and trailer and its( alum anyway) is show ready...

 

[Austin]

My birthday is coming up and I need tires. Hint hint...

 

[TexasRebel]

My birthday is coming up and I need tires. Hint hint...

If someone gets the tires, I can pitch in for some free tire shine. Tires are too expensive. haha.