Here is a pic I took of the car next to mine... forgive my appearance...
I've since replaced that busted up tail light, bumper, top, and removed dealer junk... not to mention detailed it.
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Re: Faded classic Mustang at school
Here is a pic I took of the car next to mine... forgive my appearance...
I've since replaced that busted up tail light, bumper, top, and removed dealer junk... not to mention detailed it.
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Re: Faded classic Mustang at school
Faded single stage cars are interesting to work on.
How faded is the paint? Turned to white or just plain dull? Pics always help.
If the paint isn't too bad, M80 will do just fine. But, if it's pretty bad, step up to M83 and then back down to M80. M80 works great with single stages, but sometimes you need that extra cut of M83.
It's important to have quite a few microfibers and polishing pads around. The oxidized paint will build up and you have to clean the pad more often.
To help prevent the oxidation from coming back very soon, give the car a coat of protectant - slow the oxidation process down.
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Faded classic Mustang at school
There is an old classic mustang at my school that looks solid, just very very faded. I really really would love to detail it, and use pictures for advertisement purposes later on down the road.
Would a DA be enough to get this done? How many hours would I tell him to expect? I've never worked on a single stage paint before, but I love mustangs and I'm sure this one could shine!
I'd likely take 83 over it at first with a 8006, then clay, then work from there. If I can get the oxidation off quickly, I'm sure I can detail the car just fine.
How do I prevent oxidation from happening again? Just keep it waxed?
Very pumped to get a chance at this car, likely will offer to do it for free randomly when I see the guy in the parking lot! Perhaps I can get some sort of reimbursement, but students aren't exactly made of money.
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