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My 84 Scirocco is Mars Red. It's a single stage 80s paint. Previous owners have buffed it, and they have burned through to primer on some of the corners. My paint is really thin. I started with a Dawn wash, and this is what I had:  I also had a bra on the car for about a year. See all the scratches from it?  I bought the Griot's Garage random orbital. It's different from a DA. It's a lot less violent than a DA. It does take longer though. They have three machine polishes. Machine Polish 1 is the coarsest, and 3 is the finest.  After Polish 1: (see how the pad is turning red)  After Polish 2: (note burn though on hood from previous owner)  After Polish 3:  Then I waxed it with Griot's Best-in-Show Wax. This wax goes on EASY, but holy poo poo it doesn't ever come off. I don't really like the wax. It looks good, but drat, I spent 3 hours trying to get ONE COAT of wax off the car.  After: 
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I got this Griot's Vinyl and Rubber dressing, and it really did good to take care of my oxidized rubber seals and stuff. I think the key though is a good sponge thing to make applying it easy. foamy spongy crap, like a cheap paint brush works great.     That's a $400 car. not bad.  My other Scirocco 
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