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after 25 years finally getting around to take care of the paint. this photo turned out pretty cool. looks like i’m somewhere else besides my driveway. wild.
Nice! Im actually taking mine Monday to get a quote for paint correction. I have no idea what to expect price wise, but would expect it to be much cheaper than a quote for painting the entire thing.
Did you get any good before pictures so that you can see the difference? From what I’ve researched it should look like night and day!
i’m referring to compound, polish, wax. i practice on a few other cars before touching the paint on this one. got a few items to make it happen. cheaper in the long run and you don’t have to let some one else drive your car
It's amazing how this paint has held up for almost 30 years! I used Griot's on mine and am satisfied with the results. Admittedly, my <19,000-mile example spent it's first 28 years in San Diego (mostly in a garage). Still, I don't believe it was ever hand washed until I owned it; automatic car washes can do some damage.
Im taking mine somewhere to be “paint corrected”. I believe its the same. Lots of buffing/waxing/ect. plus paint and scratch touch up. I dont have the time, skill or resources to restore my worn out paint.
Your car looks amazing. You did a great job on everything.
Im taking mine somewhere to be “paint corrected”. I believe its the same. Lots of buffing/waxing/ect. plus paint and scratch touch up. I dont have the time, skill or resources to restore my worn out paint
Well, you definitey need time, but you can easily acquire the skill just by reading up at a website. These type of buffers make it very hard to screw up. Also great for working on your other cars and you'll need the equipment to maintain it in the future.
Looking good! This is literally my favorite thing to do on a neglected car. In fact, sometimes I want to buy a car based on it's paint neglect, just so I can have the satisfaction of bringing it back.
tough work. put the car into storage 25 years ago thinking I'd be back in a year. then life happened. just about have her back to the same shape as when I put her in that garage 25 years ago. next step is to learn how to fix paint chips. you don't notice some of them until you start detailing.
I was hoping to get this done to mine this summer, but a new job, and several other priorities keep pushing it back. She's going to look the same as before for the Nationals I'm afraid.
amazing what you can get done one panel a day. btw - i’m fixing electric antenna and saw your old post talking with same guy who did yours. noticed you had asked what this is for if i recall correctly.
Yes, I asked, and never got an answer! You know they put it there for some reason. But darned if I know what it is.
Glad to hear Barney is still doing those repairs. Mine is still working smoothly.
Yeah, tonight was Woodward again, after getting the grass mowed. Tomorrow is LOF for the van, then Woodward. Thursday I will finish the van and car hauler, then I'm on the road. Next week is all the prep time I will have, and then it's off to Dayton on Thursday night. So I'm just out of time. I will have several weeks until the next show, so maybe...
Are you doing anything to protect edges, the vents in the hood and fenders, door handles, etc.? Taping them off, or ???
get a cordless and work it while someone else drives . i thought it holds up that tannish firewall insulation, never explored to find out for certain. went to Barney’s house today to drop off antenna. neat guy. showed me around the digs and all what he does to the antenna to rebuild it. took it apart while i was there to show the details. definitely worth the extra money if you are not on a super tight budget. hope you enjoy the nationals!
tough work. put the car into storage 25 years ago thinking I'd be back in a year. then life happened. just about have her back to the same shape as when I put her in that garage 25 years ago. next step is to learn how to fix paint chips. you don't notice some of them until you start detailing.
Have you tried Dr. Colorchip? That worked incredible on my Formula.
Just remember that it does not apply like traditional touch up paint. You’re not trying to fill in the chip. Rather, you’re laying down a lot more paint than you would normally use and then smoothing it over the chips (if you ever have applied spakle its a similar process) with the squeegee. You then go back over it with the removing solution and buff away everything but the chips.
Because you can always remove the touch up paint you can never apply too much.
Have you tried Dr. Colorchip? That worked incredible on my Formula.
Just remember that it does not apply like traditional touch up paint. You’re not trying to fill in the chip. Rather, you’re laying down a lot more paint than you would normally use and then smoothing it over the chips (if you ever have applied spakle its a similar process) with the squeegee. You then go back over it with the removing solution and buff away everything but the chips.
Because you can always remove the touch up paint you can never apply too much.
sounds incredible. their website does a good job selling too. can you see the repair at 4 feet distance with good eyes?
You know they put it there for some reason. But darned if I know what it is.
