old school rub out?

[Superior Shine]

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This was one of my most favorite projects.

[TimG]

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Bumpity bump


Interesting indeed.

[Superior Shine]

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I didnt try it dry. I wish I would have tried it.

[Larry A]

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The corn starch trick was mainly used to remove swirl marks after buffing with compond. They would just sprinkel corn starch over the car and dry buff. After that you would have to wash the car. Im glad to here that mixing the corn starch with water makes a cleaner.Another trick with corn starch is in the day when people would use Simonize they would put on the wax and then sprinkel corn starch over it and that would make it much easier to remove the wax.

[Superior Shine]

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Great write up as usual. How amazing was that. The old school products really work.

Old school products worked on an old school paint job. That is important to remember.

You wouldn't want to tackle a modern clear coat the same way I did the hood in this post.

Thanks for the compliment.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Great write up as usual. How amazing was that. The old school products really work.

[Superior Shine]

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Last week I went through my yard and loaded up a pick up truck full of junk to hual off to the dump. That hood went in and out of the pile about 6 times.

You will be glad to know it is safely in my garage.

[Crusader101]

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That was just too cool...that story made my evening

And great idea on hanging the hood on the wall...I did the same with a front header clip from a 1965 Caddy.

[Scottwax]

Joe, that is incredible! Not only did you bring back the shine on 40+ year old neglected paint but you did it with products, a buffer and techniques probably even older!

[rusty bumper]

Originally posted by Monk
Joe--This is the trunk lid off a Crown Vic I got from a junkyard this weekend to do rotary practice with. Maybe in 50 years, it will be a classic?

I guarantee it.

50 years from now, I bet they don't even put sheet metal on cars.

[Monk]

Joe--This is the trunk lid off a Crown Vic I got from a junkyard this weekend to do rotary practice with. Maybe in 50 years, it will be a classic?

[Superior Shine]

Subject came up again sooooooooo - BUMP!

[Accumulator]

Yeah, thanks for sharing such a cool project.

Not at all surprised that the old products still worked, especially the #16

FWIW, I'd keep the hood as-is and hang it up that way. Custom paint from way back has a certain appeal to some of us, that thing's a real "artifact".

[Accumulator's mother and aunt shared a '54 Lincoln that they used Mirror Glaze products on ]

[Tom Weed]

Neat write up and project you did there. That was enjoyable to read, thanks for sharing that.

Tom

[Teak]

Originally posted by iamwaxman
I did not realize that this thread was the actual buff out... Glad I checked!

Great work and thanks for sharing.
Should we be on the look out for an extreme makeover thread on the polisher?


Eric