corrcting old single stage paint

[riannone]

Hey Guys,
Got a question for everyone. My brother in law wants me to detail his 66 Mustang. It was probably painted 20 years ago or more with an ivory single stage paint. It is in desperate need of correction. I have detailed a lot of cars but never single stage only BC/CC. Is it OK to color sand a single stage or can it not be wet sanded at all. Should it only be corrected with a buffer and compound? can someone maybe run down the process for me.



any input would be a big help .


thanks,


Robert

[Rick McDonough]

Re: corrcting old single stage paint

You can color sand single stage, but I would always hold that out as your last resort and work from least aggressive to most aggressive. That way you end up preserving as much paint as possible. Are the defects in the paint pretty severe? Are you going to be working by Rotary Buffer? Do you have any pictures of what you are going to be working with? If the paint has defects that are more heavy and/or severe and you are comfortable with a Rotary Buffer you may want to work with something like #105 Ultra Cut Compound with a wool pad running around 1,800 RPM's. If that restores the paint I would follow with #205 Ultra Finishing Polish with a foam polishing pad, and either Rotary at about 1,800 RPM's or a D/A Polisher. Then, you can follow with a good glaze #7 Show Car Glaze (which is an optional step), and a good wax like #26 Hi Tech Yellow Wax.

[BillyJack]

Re: corrcting old single stage paint

First of all, read this article:http://www.autotraderclassics.com/ca...sationId=21363
Having done the process a few times, including the parched, faded OEM lacquer on my El Camino (see avatar), I highly recommend the processes in the article. Old SS paint is softer than modern BC/CC coatings, which makes correction easier, but also requires more attention. You can certainly color sand where necessary and color sanding is actually easier and quicker than modern paints, so finer grits can accomplish faster and better results than BC/CC. As usual, use the least aggressive product necessary.

Bill

Bill