Need help with VERY old paint

[BillyJack]

Re: Need help with VERY old paint

Read this article by Mike Phillips to get a little understanding of dealing with older single-stage paint:
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/ca...sationId=21363

You'll probably need a fairly aggressive compound if you have some deeper scratches and swirls, but force-feeding M07 into the paint before buffing will reduce the tendency of the paint to absorb the moisture of the compound, thereby shortening its working time and causing excessive dusting and caking up in the pad. For areas that are in reasonably good shape, M80, as mentioned, is a superb product. The oil content feeds the paint while the abrasives polish.

Bill

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Need help with VERY old paint

Read this article by Mike Phillips to get a little understanding of dealing with older single-stage paint:
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/ca...sationId=21363

You'll probably need a fairly aggressive compound if you have some deeper scratches and swirls, but force-feeding M07 into the paint before buffing will reduce the tendency of the paint to absorb the moisture of the compound, thereby shortening its working time and causing excessive dusting and caking up in the pad. For areas that are in reasonably good shape, M80, as mentioned, is a superb product. The oil content feeds the paint while the abrasives polish.

Bill

Thanks Bill for sharing my article, not sure everyone understands so let me clarify, the #7 isn't to "remove" the dead, oxidized paint it's to revitalize what's left of the paint before you remove the dead ozidized paint. It makes old, brittle paint more workable before you work on it. My article goes into depth on this topic and Auto Trader thought enough of it to host the entire article on their "How To" website.

Check out this how-to article, it shows cutting with M105, polishing with M205 and then gorging the paint with M07 followed by sealing with NXT

1960 Ford Ranchero - Extreme Makeover - M105/M205 Tag Team