macco paint isnt that bad, look at the shine, and thats with no wax, just washing what color is it?

 

New Maaco paint will shine, but just wait a while and then see how much shine it has to it. If you got the cheap package, don't count on it lasting more than a year. But then, each Maaco is different, so you could be lucky. Just keep it maintained and you might get a decent life out of it.

I'll take a guess at the color- is it black or dark blue by chance?

 

i dont keep cars to long so even if after a year it was goin downhill i wont have it then

 

good shine?

welp, fo the best shine, ya gots to go out to them woods in kentucky.... demn buggers be makin some strong 'shine.....






hehe, actually, you can probly make your car shine even better... in a month or so, CAREFULLY use some polishing compound on it...

see how your reflection has that slight warble to it? thats because the surface of the paint isnt totally smooth... it has a texture to it (similar to the texture of a orange peel )


using some polishing compound smooths it over and gives that mirror like shine...

 

it wasnt as much like that the day i got it back, but after a month, alot of dirty is one it. the front has alot of bug guts on it, i hope waxing will get those out

 

waxing doesnt remove bug guts, or anything else

washiing it does...

get some dawn dish liquid and wash the whole car with the soapy water and a terrycloth....

the dawn will strip any wax thats on there, but it also leaves a nice clean surface for new wax..

once the car is washed, dry it with another terry cloth, then wax it.


after that, do NOT use dawn to wash it again unless you plan to re wax everything.... in between waxing, use a good car wash soap... you can find them in automotive stores, or in the automotive section of walmart..... once more, using DISH LIQUID will STRIP OFF WAX, however, its a good idea to use it right before you wax the car to remove the old cruddy wax.....

 

i already know about all that. im waitin for the 6 weeks to be up to wax it. maaco said 4 weeks but im gonna be safe and do 6. washing wont get these bug guts off. hittin bugs for 25 minutes at 55mph kinda inbeds them. i cant wait for winter.

do yall think mothers is a good wax to use? also what kind of mothers? kinda off the topic, but what do u use to clean your tips? i use glass cleaner, its much cheaper that chrome cleaner

 

well, where's a picture of the whole car?

 

the car is a 4th gen, so it would get deleted

 

So, you got us all curious, so post it. This topic is paint related, not F-body year specific related.

 

ok, mods, delete if u wish

Image removed- Don't let them talk you into doing stuff you know is against the rules. I gotta do what I gotta do

 

gosh, you mods are part of Hitlers army, aren't you.

 

somethings mod do i dont see right, but it clearly isnt third gen related. who ever wanted to see it, did u get to see it? if not, go to another maaco thread firther down, my car is in that one, its about enamal paint