I have a 1990 Pontiac Trans Am GTA that has its original red, clear coat paint.
The sides of the car look great. The color is good and it reflects well, just by using the Gold Class Liquid. The roof and hood are a different matter.
The roof has three small spots of oxidation. They are white spots and the white will scrape off with your fingernail. The rest of the roof is still red and has pretty good reflectivity, but it has a light, milky haze to it.
The hood has no white, oxidation spots, but it looks like the roof. It has pretty good reflectivity, but it has the milky white haze over most of it.
I need to find out what to use and do, to restore the hood and roof the best I can.
About 2 years ago, I tried the Meguiar's Deep Crystal System (steps 1, 2 & 3) and it didn't help. I also tried the Clear Coat Body Scrub, and it did no good.
I have an orbital polisher/buffer with foam and terry-cloth pads.
How do I remove the white oxidation spots, without damaging the paint?
What can I do to make the roof and hood more closely match the sides, again without damaging the paint?
What Meguiar's products should I use?
Right now, the outdoor temperatures here are in the high 40's to middle 50's, which means I'll have to wait unitl it warms up a bit.
I bought COLOR X and put it on by hand in cold weather, just to try it out. I'll admit this wasn't a fair test, because of the cold. I read where COLOR X is a product that needs to be worked into the paint, probably by machine. Is this true?
Thanks in advance!
The sides of the car look great. The color is good and it reflects well, just by using the Gold Class Liquid. The roof and hood are a different matter.
The roof has three small spots of oxidation. They are white spots and the white will scrape off with your fingernail. The rest of the roof is still red and has pretty good reflectivity, but it has a light, milky haze to it.
The hood has no white, oxidation spots, but it looks like the roof. It has pretty good reflectivity, but it has the milky white haze over most of it.
I need to find out what to use and do, to restore the hood and roof the best I can.
About 2 years ago, I tried the Meguiar's Deep Crystal System (steps 1, 2 & 3) and it didn't help. I also tried the Clear Coat Body Scrub, and it did no good.
I have an orbital polisher/buffer with foam and terry-cloth pads.
How do I remove the white oxidation spots, without damaging the paint?
What can I do to make the roof and hood more closely match the sides, again without damaging the paint?
What Meguiar's products should I use?
Right now, the outdoor temperatures here are in the high 40's to middle 50's, which means I'll have to wait unitl it warms up a bit.
I bought COLOR X and put it on by hand in cold weather, just to try it out. I'll admit this wasn't a fair test, because of the cold. I read where COLOR X is a product that needs to be worked into the paint, probably by machine. Is this true?
Thanks in advance!
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