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The Elusive "Color-Matched Wax !!??
For decades, I've heard the know it alls tell me how I can just get some of "that colored wax" to hide/remove "down to the primer scratches." The legend seemed to die down for awhile, but I've been coming across it again as of late.
Members of a social group that I am active in often ask me what they should do with dings and scatches on their, new to them used cars. I was pronouncing sentence on a friend"s hood regarding two large X's that had been keyed in by the car's former owner"s girlfriend. My friend had been told that it could be repainted for a $100. I was skeptical and suggested that she spend the money for something like new hoses or a belt, and just live with the scratches on an otherwise dependable car. The rest of the car had a few road badges too.
Up walks the well meaning, knows all about car paint expert. You know the type, usually older guy that as a teen did the umteen coats of lacquer on his fabled hotrod daily driver that did umpteen mph in a nanosecond. The guy that lets you in on the secret to finish care for a black car---Kiwi shoe polish! It really really beads the water!
But seriously, not counting colored shoe polish, does anyone know the origin of this urban myth? Did some long gone company of the past have a short lived marketing streak?
Brings to mind, might be an interesting thread to hear some detailing horror stories.
Members of a social group that I am active in often ask me what they should do with dings and scatches on their, new to them used cars. I was pronouncing sentence on a friend"s hood regarding two large X's that had been keyed in by the car's former owner"s girlfriend. My friend had been told that it could be repainted for a $100. I was skeptical and suggested that she spend the money for something like new hoses or a belt, and just live with the scratches on an otherwise dependable car. The rest of the car had a few road badges too.
Up walks the well meaning, knows all about car paint expert. You know the type, usually older guy that as a teen did the umteen coats of lacquer on his fabled hotrod daily driver that did umpteen mph in a nanosecond. The guy that lets you in on the secret to finish care for a black car---Kiwi shoe polish! It really really beads the water!
But seriously, not counting colored shoe polish, does anyone know the origin of this urban myth? Did some long gone company of the past have a short lived marketing streak?
Brings to mind, might be an interesting thread to hear some detailing horror stories.
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