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Originally posted by Superior Shine
After I "bonded" with the car a bit I decided this was going to be an old school rub-out. The paint wasn't original. I guess it was repainted in the 60s.
My collection of "clear coat safe" 80-series Meguiar's products probably wasn't going to cut it with this vehicle. I would need to get very aggressive to remove the thick coat of dead paint from the surface and hopefully I would find paint underneath that I could pamper and persuade to give me a brilliant shine.
Again my working conditions were less than ideal.
I decided that I needed to go at this like they used to back in the day when Meguiar's put out their #1 and #4 paint cleaners.
I have a product in my arsenal that reminds me of old #4 and I used it on this old 41, Meguiar's marine line #49 Heavy Duty Oxidation Remover.
After I "bonded" with the car a bit I decided this was going to be an old school rub-out. The paint wasn't original. I guess it was repainted in the 60s.
My collection of "clear coat safe" 80-series Meguiar's products probably wasn't going to cut it with this vehicle. I would need to get very aggressive to remove the thick coat of dead paint from the surface and hopefully I would find paint underneath that I could pamper and persuade to give me a brilliant shine.
Again my working conditions were less than ideal.
I decided that I needed to go at this like they used to back in the day when Meguiar's put out their #1 and #4 paint cleaners.
I have a product in my arsenal that reminds me of old #4 and I used it on this old 41, Meguiar's marine line #49 Heavy Duty Oxidation Remover.
Officially, Meguiar's doesn't recommend using our Marine Line products for automotive finishes as many of them are too aggressive and could cause more problems than they will fix, especially on modern clear coats as they are extremely scratch-sensitive.
Please keep in mind that Joe is an extremely experienced detailer who has a good working knowledge of what he can and cannot do when it comes to selecting the appropriate products for the job. Note he conducted several test spots to test his product of choice and inspected his results before attempting to buff out the entire car.
Also note that this was an older, extremely oxidized finish that after testing a few areas, Joe felt there was plenty of film-build to work with as M49 is a powerful and aggressive oxidation remover formulated for extreme oxidation on gel coat surfaces. It appears from his results that whoever painted this car last applied plenty of paint and not just 2-3 coats which is normal for a lot of painters.
In other words... Don't try this at home"
WOW... Thank is increadible what you have been able to do to the paint on that car. It is also a tribute to the hardy old paints of yester year!!!! I hope the person that owned the car was as amazed as well.........
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