Ditto : )
Lin
On 6/1/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 Georgia to
> strip the entire car down and do a really good paint job on it. Til
> then, I just want to spiffy it up a little so its not quite as ratty
> as it is now. Mechanically its doing pretty well, but paint wise, its
> a genuine RAT car.....
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
>
> On 6/1/06, Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com> wrote:
> > 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
> > fairly inexpensively. Do yourself a favor, and buy a good pad for either
> > (toss the original pad away).
> >
> > The NuFinish or Starbrite (both still available)are likely to give you a
> > "semi-gloss" look to your paint. If your paint is totally sacked, I
> suppose
> > that's ok. But if it's "rescuable", you're better off with a good
> buffing
> > compound.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:57 AM
> > To: Jim Johnson
> > Cc: Bud Osbourne; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: body refinisher from the 70's
> >
> > 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
> >
> > On 5/31/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 though
> > > the MeGuires stuff isn't bad on the Spridget and my beater bikes.
> > >
> > > Cheers!!
> > > Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
> > >
> > > On 5/31/06, Bud Osbourne <abcoz@hky.com> wrote:
> > > > 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 lot easier to apply. Too bad. I'd still buy it, if I
> could
> > > > find it.
> > > > Bud Osbourne
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda
> Grunthaner
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:58 AM
> > > > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: body refinisher from the 70's
> > > >
> > > > 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 that NuVinyl produced
> but
> > > > not
> > > > sure of the name. It worked great in a pinch and since it will be
> over a
> > > > year before I paint my car it would make it easy on the eyes ; ) BTW
> I
> > > > bought Nu Vinyl also in the 70's and applied it to my 74 Grand Prix
> > > > black
> > > > vinyl top and it worked so much better than the others I only needed
> to
> > > > apply it 3 times a year and it always looked wet : )
> > > > Happy motoring,
> > > > Linda,
> > > > 62 Sprite
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> 1964 R60/2 BMW
> 1968 MG Midget
> 1976 R90/6 BMW
> 1990 K100LT BMW
> **Heaven is described as French food, German machinery, and English
> comedians
> Hell is British food, French machinery and German comedians!!**
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