69 camarro RS

[sneek]

i havent seen my freinds dad's camarro but its supposed to be pretty bad i offered to try to fix the paint before he goes to gets it repainted
so if the paint was extremly horrific could i use a a paint cleaner(DC1 or scrachX) twice once before and once after clayins

EX
wash
dc1
clay
wash
dc1
dc2
NXT

or would i be better off just going with wash clay colourX

also does colourX have a paint cleaner in it ? im pretty sure it doesnt but i jsut want to confirm im low on $$$ bus i hate to see a dull looking camarro

[gbackus]

If the car single stage, ColorX would work really well, especially if the paint is oxidized. Many times, with oxodized single stage paints, most of the defects are in the oxidation.

[Murr1525]

Definately use ColorX or ScratchX. DC#1 is a good product, but very mild.

The main thing you want to do is see if progress can be made. Personaly, I would :

1. Wash whole car.
2. ScratchX Trunk, worked in well.
3. Clay Trunk.
4. Maybe ScratchX trunk again.
4. ColorX trunk worked in well.

At some point in one of these steps, you should see improvement. If you see improvement, then branch out to the rest of the car.

If not, then not much will help.

Just do the trunk, no sense to do whole car if nothing improves it.

[Jeff Smith]

Just curious here. I assume you are doing all of this by hand??

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Originally posted by Jeff Smith
Just curious here. I assume you are doing all of this by hand??

That's my assumption as well. And frankly, if so I doubt you'll get much improvement. You really need to be working with a G100 or a rotary to cut heavy oxidation, especially on what I'm assuming to be an original single-stage finish from 1969.

[Hannibal]

can you use colorX with a G100?? Is it an abrasive cleaner?

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Originally posted by Hannibal
can you use colorX with a G100?? Is it an abrasive cleaner?

Yes, it can be used with a G100. In fact, I would highly recommend it because it will help you to maximize your efficiency.

[sneek]

wow ive been applying it by hand all this time for no reason

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Originally posted by sneek
wow ive been applying it by hand all this time for no reason

I wouldn't say "no reason" -- but you aren't going to get the same results. If a car doesn't need anything more than a mild treatment, by hand works fine. For extreme cases like the 69 you're describing, you will quickly find that you NEED to have a machine to work with.