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Okay people who know how to make paint look good. I have a question. If you have some crappy matte looking paint that rubs off on your fingers (oxidized?) and you want to make it look the best it can within reason what do you do?
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Apr 9, 2013 10:28
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InitialDave posted:Could you give a couple of photos of it? People might have different suggestions depending on the make, year, how far gone it is and so on. No, sorry. It was more of a general question. I've found myself with cars from the '70s and '80s like that a few times and thought they were a dead loss until I started seeing pictures of what people have done with the original paint. Scott808 posted:http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/25304-secret-removing-oxidation-restoring-show-car-finish-antique-single-stage-paints.html That's a good link. Thanks for that.
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Apr 10, 2013 02:39
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I know the paint is ruined for so many reasons. It's also oxidized to the point where the top layer rubs off on my hands and exposes something approximating the original colour. What can I do to save what's left for now? I was just thinking giving it a wash and wax. We're talking circa 1987 Soviet paint here that's all porous and has rust seeping through. The only real solution is a strip, treat and respray but I just want to prolong the life of what's still on there for now. e: forgot to say. the colour is supposed to be "Fawn" 
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Apr 13, 2013 23:36
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ratbert90 posted:Well, I would just do the three basic steps here. I'm happy with that advice. Where do I find clay bars? I'm assuming it's a special sort for auto detailing. I've just never seen it before in person. But then I've never actually looked because it's only recently after reading threads like this I even heard of it.
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Apr 13, 2013 23:46
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I'm doomed. I drop everything and think lanyards and straps are a great invention. Anything stopping me from just doing a dish soap wash for now to get some of the crap off it?
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Apr 14, 2013 00:50
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ratbert90 posted:Yeah, that will get some of the crap off of it, but nothing like clay will. Clay is cheap and you will be hooked. I had a proper look today and it's beyond redemption. Rust showing through the surface all over the place etc. I might try a proper cleaning on the Fairlane though because its paint is pretty good.
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Apr 14, 2013 09:50
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InitialDave posted:I keep them for wheels and so on, but the sentiment's the same. On a Niva, however... Yeah it seems like massive overkill. What I'm thinking I'll do is treat all the rust spots where the paint is missing etc. Give it all a good clean and use it as a testbed for some of the techniques and products like clay bar if I can find one cheap enough to justify it. I've always been frustrated that I can't get the grit off the Fairlane when I wash it so this would make a good no-consequences practice run. I can't possibly make the Niva look any worse. It's a hundred footer currently... if I take off my glasses.
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Apr 14, 2013 23:08
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Just thought I'd drop in. I opted not to use a clay bar because all the tiny and not so tiny pits in the paint would have been a disaster. They would have ended up packed solid with clay. It took me a couple of days of washing and waxing a section at a time but the result was great considering the paint had the appearance of a very dirty chalkboard. It needs more repetitions no doubt but it went from an awful matte that came off on my hands when I touched it to a nice shiny coat. It's just such a shame there are so many chunks out of it and some of the back was resparayed with a mismatched colour. 
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May 1, 2013 01:27
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I'm experimenting with Caranuba polish / wax on the Niva now. It's not gone well. Not a big deal really because I'm just trying to stop the paint oxidizing, but it's a good test bed for the next time I clean up the Fairlane. There's all these little spots, sort of like when a candle is dragged across something. I have no idea why. Did I use too much, not enough or is it something else entirely? Found my answer. I don't think I let it dry long enough and may have applied it slightly too heavily. http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?39350-How-to-tell-if-your-wax-is-dry-The-Swipe-Test General_Failure fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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Jun 2, 2013 03:50
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Molten Llama posted:Without a pic it's hard to say for certain, but probably. Carnauba can be an absolute bitch to break if you're a little too liberal with the application. So I found. I'm kind of sad that my old HTPE wax ran out. It made the Niva's lovely paint look really good.
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Jun 2, 2013 05:18
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Thought you'd all appreciate this. Like Motronic I'm only just learning about this whole cleaning cars thing and paint being more than a rust preventative. What it was like when I got it.  How it is now, including dust, cat footprints and explosive purple bird diarrhoea.  The marks on the paint in the first picture were where it had been touched. The paint was like a dirty chalkboard.
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Jun 23, 2013 01:54
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