MM951

Hey Guys,

The paint on the Red 944 and the White Quest is pretty faded and oxidized. Would a rubbing compound such as http://www.autobarn.net/cht-230.html that be good then I use a polishing compound such as http://www1.autozone.com/servlet/UiB...ETWX%7C%7Etrue that be good and not damage the paint?

Thnks
Mike

87Porsche951

Got Faded or Oxidized paint? Than just Flitz it... lol sorry I just had to the title mad ethat damn commercial pop in my head.

hoffman912

3m polish, and 3m hand glaze will do a number on bringing paint back. you can get it at any good automotive place. if you cant find it there.. then you will be able to find it at a place that has automotive painting supplies.

MM951

Cool, will this take stains out of the paint too?

hoffman912

dont know about that.. what kinda stains?

Mighty Shilling

I can't polish anymore...I'm startin to go thru the paint...

Anyone wanna repaint my car? I'm too poor to afford it, and not skilled enough to do it myself...

MM951

Grease Stains

Couldnt find 3M Polish and Glaze anywhere within 45 minutes of me..so I got turtle wax rubbin compound and polishing compound..pretty good deal...4.45$ for both

83na944

Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner/Polisher is supposed to be good. Be careful with the rubbing compound.

hoffman912

rubbing compund is harsher than polish and will not brighten up paint... not only that but turtle wax is junk.

try maguires if you cant get 3m.

KenC

I bought my car that had been sitting in the direct sun for years.....Very oxidized! I used a three step (3 bottle) process from "Mothers" Looks very good, had many people think it was repainted after. Get a buffer though, otherwise your arm's gonna hurt! Got the Mothers products at Autozone.

MM951

Damnit..Already got the turtle wax! Good thing I started on my Conquest first...its looking okay...will it look ALOT better after I wax? I'm only using the rubbing compound on the hood where its like this black crap is in the paint and I've been working on 1/3rd of the hood for an hour and a half and its finally looking GOOD again!

Used polishing compound on the driver side on the car (I've been at this for HOURS!) and it looks pretty good...

I have an electric buffer, but its not doin much good...and I figure I need the workout any way

KuHL 951

If it's a metallic you have a challenge on your hands; red should be OK though. Just be careful, the paint is thin and clearcoats can be a real problem. Power tools can expose primer at all the ridges so go lightly until you get a feel of the abrasive you are using. I always start with the finest hand applied system to the worst area of the paint and then apply finer polishing for sheen to that area...if it works the rest of the car is usually OK.

hoffman912

Mike,

rubbing comnpund wont do much good for you.. you dont need to ub it out, you need to polish it out.
waxing will not make it look any better (infact cars usually look a smidge worse after waxng b/c the carnuba gives it a tiny tiny amount of haze (hard to notice unless you look really hard).. wax isnt to make a car look better, its to protect the finish underneath).

you need to get some good polish.

alpenweissisnice

On oxidized red paint, Meguier's Scratch-X followed up by Polish and wax works wonders...

GOBOGIE

I had oxidation problems with the '86 pretty bad. Rubbing compound with a buffer will do wonders "IF" you know what your doing and don't burn through the paint. A f/u with Mother's Carnuba wax is a must for guards red paint. See my early post a few days ago, that's all I use on my car.