Restoring the shine to my Desoto

[Erik Mejia]

Re: Restoring the shine to my Desoto

Personally I would call Mike Phillips(Meguiar's), Richard Lin(Show Car Detailing), or Joe Fernandez(Superior Shine Detailing). THey can get that paint back to its original shine.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Restoring the shine to my Desoto

When it comes to restoring old single stage paint you want to do two things,

Remove the dead paint
Revitalize the original paint you uncover

You can do this with our Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner and our Deep Crystal Polish but another option is to get a product we call M80 Speed Glaze as this product is rich in our Trade Secret polishing oils, (these will restore the richness of color to the paint), and it also contains diminishing abrasives that will gently remove the dead paint. The extra benefit of this product when working on older paints is that it will do both jobs at the same time.

The polishing oils also super lubricate the surface as you're working it cushioning the abrasives as the abrade and break down.

You can find this product at your local PBE store, do you have PBE store in your home town? A PBE store is an auto parts store that caters to your local body shops, if you know anyone that works in a body shop they can tell you where a PBE store is.

PBE = Paint Body and Equipment

Don't let someone who thinks they know what they are doing talk you into using some archaic rubbing or polishing compound because these are too abrasive and tend to dull, dry-out and scour the paint and can actually take it down to primer real quick.

Where do you live, or where is the car located?

[Desoto60]

Re: Restoring the shine to my Desoto

Thanks for the advice, but I don't know what a "PC" or a "G110" is. Is this a machine polisher of some kind?

[Chex]

Re: Restoring the shine to my Desoto

Maybe you can try cleaning the paint with DC1 or ScratchX if you're going to do it by hand, but it would be better to use a machine like the PC or G110.

And if it's a basecoat paint, things should work pretty well. Just make sure you don't rub off too much paint because as far as I know, those old paints are soft and it's easy to remove a little too much film from them.

Hope this helps.

[Desoto60]

I recently inherited a 1960 Desoto Adventurer from my grandparents. They were the original owners and have taken excellent care of the car over the years. The interior is perfect and the exterior is the original paint.
Althought the exterior is in good condition, the paint is dull or oxidized. I have tried wax and a buffer, but this isn't really working well.
Is there a really good product out there that will bring back the finish on this old paint without having to repaint the car?