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Had some time this afternoon to experiment with my new PC on the winter beater. It's a 1981 Oldsmobile Toronado donated to me by my grandparents about ten years ago when I was learning to drive. It was in rough shape then, and it's even worse now. Single stage burgundy paint, chalky oxidization, terrible etching, rust on the bottom half of the body, and checked/cracked paint all over.
It's parked during the summer while I drive my fun car, and only sees spray washes through the winter. But since the hood is big enough to play soccer on, there's lots of neglected paint to polish. I decided to try #83, #80, and ColorX. Or as we spell it up here in Canada, ColourX.
I took pre-wash pics, but they're too horrendous to show on a public forum. After a wash, it looked like this:
I started with ColorX on a polishing pad, but it gummed up real quick with all the crud that was coming off. So I did a quick once over the hood with ColorX by terry towel. Then I tried a section with #80 with a polishing pad, and there was still a fair amount of swirling. So then I break out the foam cutting pad and the #83. I do the entire hood with DACP on 5, then Speed Glaze on a polishing pad at 5, then ColourX on a finishing pad at 3. Here's after:
Still awful with all that etching and failing paint, but still an improvement. And more importantly, more practice for me!
It's parked during the summer while I drive my fun car, and only sees spray washes through the winter. But since the hood is big enough to play soccer on, there's lots of neglected paint to polish. I decided to try #83, #80, and ColorX. Or as we spell it up here in Canada, ColourX.
I took pre-wash pics, but they're too horrendous to show on a public forum. After a wash, it looked like this:
I started with ColorX on a polishing pad, but it gummed up real quick with all the crud that was coming off. So I did a quick once over the hood with ColorX by terry towel. Then I tried a section with #80 with a polishing pad, and there was still a fair amount of swirling. So then I break out the foam cutting pad and the #83. I do the entire hood with DACP on 5, then Speed Glaze on a polishing pad at 5, then ColourX on a finishing pad at 3. Here's after:
Still awful with all that etching and failing paint, but still an improvement. And more importantly, more practice for me!
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