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Old Aug 27, 2001 | 01:19 PM
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clear coat polish killed hood

I polished my car with clear coat polish this weekend and now the hood looks like @#*T,and so does the top behind the T-tops. Is this becase it was really faded out before i started or did i do something wrong? Also Is there any way to make it look better? Will a coat of color wax help? Just a question.
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Old Aug 27, 2001 | 03:33 PM
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You may have taken off the last of a very thin clearcoat. Is your paint original? What was the product you used?
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Old Aug 27, 2001 | 11:02 PM
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or you did it in the sun which magnified the glaze you were putting on and ruined your paint. go talk to a body shops painter and see if he thinks it can be BUFFED not waxed but BUFFED out. that is your only answer

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Old Aug 28, 2001 | 09:56 AM
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It is the original paint so it is 13 years old. I used no7 clear coat polish, last night when i got home i tryed using turtle wax color match wax and it seemed to help alot. it did cover up alot of the white on the hood so i think a second coat should take care of it. Thanks alot for the replys.
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Old Aug 28, 2001 | 03:53 PM
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hey does that turtle wax stuff wash off when you wash yuor car, i heard it runs off.
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Old Aug 28, 2001 | 09:39 PM
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I haven't noticed any black water running off my car but the water did sheet off nicely. Also it did do a pretty good job of the white look to my hood and the two spots behind my T-tops with a couple of coats.
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