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1. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:05:50 -0500
Is this the stuff? http://tinyurl.com/nkx3x I see they also have a good aircraft polish to follow up with... http://tinyurl.com/myvyn May give this stuff a try. My Midget is pretty badly oxidized...
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00000.html (7,776 bytes)

2. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:47:15 -0400
I think that is it. I'll look for it and give it a try. Thanks Linda
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00001.html (10,063 bytes)

3. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:53:42 -0400
Does it cut through the oxidation too? Thanks for the tip. Linda
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00002.html (9,089 bytes)

4. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:56:51 -0400
Hey Jim, What kind of bike is it? I'm sure glad I kept my beemer because I'm not sure if the Sprite will be on the road till later in the summer. Happy Cycling, Linda
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00003.html (10,115 bytes)

5. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:52:48 -0500
Hi Linda, I gotta whole sack full of 'em. 1964 BMW R60/2 1976 BMW R90/6 1990 BMW K100LT + a 1979 Honda CX500 (my wife's) + a 1973 Yamaha RD350 (garage queen) The 64 R60/2 is a complete restoration. I
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00004.html (10,729 bytes)

6. RE: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 07:23:19 -0500
Y'all would be far better off with a rubbing compound, followed by something to remove swirls, followed by a good polish. You can buy a buffer at Harbor Freight, or an orbital polisher at Wal Mart fa
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00005.html (10,955 bytes)

7. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 07:47:51 -0500
Thanks, WST. Yeah, I knew that but my paint is trash. All I want to do at the moment is get the bad oxidation off and put a little shine back on it. Plan is when I retire and get into my shop in Geor
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00006.html (12,243 bytes)

8. RE: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Hunt" <Billh@aaai.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 07:14:52 -0700
I had a neighbor years ago who had a Datsun 1200 with solid paint but badly oxidized. He took a sponge and bucket of water with a bunch of Comet mixed in and "washed" it. It removed the oxidation and
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00009.html (9,111 bytes)

9. RE: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Duncan Sinclair" <duncan@pondhop.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 09:38:10 -0500
Yep I have to agree 100% here with WST. I am using 3M machine rubbing compound on my new paint after wet sanding with the HF buffer, then Meguires swirl remover finally a show finish polish. A bit of
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00011.html (8,043 bytes)

10. RE: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 09:39:23 -0500
Not sure what the NuFinish or Starbrite are using, but most likely some petroleum distillates or polymers... so then end up adding a semi-shine to your lumpy paint surface. Wet sanding can certainly
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00012.html (8,806 bytes)

11. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:48:31 -0700
When you've finished buffing, put on some of his:
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00013.html (7,675 bytes)

12. body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 05:57:35 -0400
Does anyone recall the the name of the product that was used on a car in a junk yard in a TV commercial that renewed the auto finish? I remember buying it in the 70's and thought it was a product tha
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01083.html (8,023 bytes)

13. RE: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 07:12:38 -0400
Wasn't that Turtle Wax, in the commercials? Personally, I always used Classic Car Wax, "back in the day". It seems to have fallen from favor (is it still produced??), replaced by products that are a
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01084.html (8,730 bytes)

14. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 07:59:35 -0500
I thought it was "Nu-Finish, the once a year car polish" "Look how faded this hood on this junk yard car looks" "We apply Nu-Finish to half of the hood, and the paint looks like new" "Even after 52 c
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01088.html (9,551 bytes)

15. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 07:13:33 -0700
Any amazing space-age polymer should do the trick.
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01092.html (7,619 bytes)

16. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:50:43 -0400
I don't recall that product, but recently, I have been using a variety of Meguires products on my cars, from rubbing compounds to glazes. There is a Speed Glaze that can be done by hand (but better/
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01097.html (8,585 bytes)

17. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:20:48 -0700
A buddy and I were just talking about this stuff but neither of us could remember the name. I seem to remember that it had the word "star" in it.
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01099.html (8,680 bytes)

18. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:26:06 -0700
Two words....Harly Wax.
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01100.html (7,603 bytes)

19. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:23:17 -0500
Yeah, Bud. I used Classic Car Wax's Aircraft Wax which was real carnuba based stuff. I still jealously guard a half a can of it and use it on my 64 show bike. Still the best stuff I've ever found tho
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01115.html (9,432 bytes)

20. Re: body refinisher from the 70's (score: 1)
Author: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 23:41:49 -0400
Collonite wax is still the best I've ever tried. I still use it. Pure Dave
/html/spridgets/2006-05/msg01124.html (9,791 bytes)


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