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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Wax or Lube for dry paint

Wax or Lube for dry paint

It was painted 4-5 years ago by me and it never got waxed or anything, needed to wait for it to cure, also planned to color sand and clear even though it was a 1 stage, time just slipped away. Now: Most of it has taken wax nice but the roof and hood just aren't having it. It looks better but won't take a shine, likes it dry and just soaks it up. condition wise it didn't look any different then paint else where that shined up nice.

Rubbing compound?
Glaze?

Using a 12in cheapo orb waxer, got a 6in too.
Using the colormatch turttlewax with the black dye in it to hide scratches.

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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Re: Wax or Lube for dry paint

Give COLOR BACK by Turtle Wax a try. It only costs about 6 or $7 a bottle.It contains compound AND glaze and it's pretty user friendly. IMO it's worth a gamble; I've been happy with the results.
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