- 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...
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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:
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- 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.
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- 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/
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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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