Dull paint?

[dsmdarryl]

A couple people have seen how the GP looks... I'd really like to freshen up the paint. It just looks so dull and old, well of course which it is, lol. Any products I could purchase to really liven it up?

[supercrackerbox]

Any products I could purchase to really liven it up?

Clearcoat.

[CrazyPete]

wax

[dsmdarryl]

Aight, I didn't know if they made something special. I know for dirt bikes that have faded plastic they have some **** you can put on there to make it look new and it will take all the white bend marks out of it or some **** like that.

[Bobby Light]

paint

[supercrackerbox]

Without seeing how dull it actually is, I'd say your best bet is a clay bar treatment followed by a good (professional) polishing job and a shitload of quality wax.

[dsmdarryl]

Without seeing how dull it actually is, I'd say your best bet is a clay bar treatment followed by a good (professional) polishing job and a shitload of quality wax.

Thank you for actually coming up with a legitimate answer.

If I was to describe it I would say that the paint just looks flat. It has a little bit of shine. The whole car has this effect.

[C.J.]

wash it

[supercrackerbox]

Thank you for actually coming up with a legitimate answer.

If I was to describe it I would say that the paint just looks flat. It has a little bit of shine. The whole car has this effect.

When I bought my silver Regal, the paint was so faded it looked like primer. Clay bar and about 6 hours of buffing it with 3M medium cut polishing glaze and I could see my reflection in the hood.

Gave up on the rest of the car.

[school_of_burn]

well you could do what iv done to a few cars that have come into the shop... go pick up a bottle of Meguiars #7 (fine) buffing compound and hand rub the hole car with a soft cloth wash all compound from cracks and such then later finish up the job with a good past wax. there is the possability that the # 7 (fine) might not be gritty enough but i cant say without seeing the car ... if it is really bad you might need to give it a going over with the #5 (medium) first then continue on.

on that note my car set for about 2.5 years without being tuched needless to say it looked like there was no clear coar and i gave the hood (being the dullest part) the #7 rubdown and it shined better than when i parked it

[JesterMX6]

:turbin:

[aquase]

thundars wax job

[Js04sILVerBullet]

Maaco

[Thunder]

brian (school of burn) knows his stuff... seeing as hes been working at tomes for like what, 5 years now? 6?

[school_of_burn]

lol it hasnt been that long ... now my mind is a bit fuzzy on exactly when i started there but im wanting to say its been somewhere between 3 1/2 to 4 years

[Prelude Power]

Wet sanding with super fine grits and than clay bar and than polish

[school_of_burn]

Wet sanding with super fine grits and than clay bar and than polish

worldnt normally suggest doing that myself unless your car has bad orange-peal and you want a smooth (show car) shinny finish ... then you have to be carefull because factory clear coat is not normally very thick and it is very easy to sand/rub through.

on a side note you should be more exact when you tell people to sand their car for a task of that type ... 1200 to 2000 grit would be used for something like that

[aquase]

worldnt normally suggest doing that myself unless your car has bad orange-peal and you want a smooth (show car) shinny finish ... then you have to be carefull because factory clear coat is not normally very thick and it is very easy to sand/rub through.

on a side note you should be more exact when you tell people to sand their car for a task of that type ... 1200 to 2000 grit would be used for something like that


BS teh :turbin: says 25 Grit, Dry :)

[C.J.]

wet sanding is not necessary, you just need a decent buffer and a real nice cutter and it will make it shine just fine

[school_of_burn]

wet sanding is not necessary, you just need a decent buffer and a real nice cutter and it will make it shine just fine

exactly ... but the reason i suggested hand rubbing is because i have seen too many people burn through with a buffer (mainly edges) and normally a fine compound is plenty to bring the shine back and a way halps keep it there and handwaxing will help get rid of any unsightly swirles and such broght on by the "buffing" process

[supercrackerbox]

I would really not try to wet sand 70's clear coat. Too easy to take off what little is left. The reason it's dull is because it's oxidized. A good mild cut polishing compound will take care of that.