If your handy with a buffer and have the time, here is how a body shop would
perform the paint resto...
Step 1. Wash the car, must be very clean!!
2. Use a buffer or a lot of elbow grease and apply sparingly thin coats of
3m liquid rubbing compound, using the buffer, elbow grease, to buff out the
old dead paint.
3. wash car again.
4. repeat step 2 but use 3m machine polish, this will smooth the surface and
make the paint appear deep and rich.
5. Use a high grade carnauba wax, 3M Shop Xclusive is great for this and wax
the car.
It will look like it rolled off the showroom yesterday and the shine will
last longer. I suggested the 3M line because that's the only company I know
of that makes all three products.
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Patrick Baize
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 6:08 PM
To: Laura Gharazeddine
Cc: Spitfires@autox.team.net; Triumph List
Subject: Re: Reviving old paint
Importance: High
Turtle wax Color back works great.
Check out the before and after shots of my 1500 Go to "New Flame" button.
Check
out the DULL.
Then hit the "Finished 1500" Button. Check out the SHINE!
http://www.dol.net/~starborn/artvango.html
Pat
Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> Hey there everyone!
>
> I remember not long ago, there was discussion on products/a method for
> reviving faded, dull paint. What was it? My aunts '77 Mercedes has a
> perfectly good paint job (original!)-but it's dulled and she doesn't want
to
> repaint.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Laura G.
>
> Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
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