RE: Paint questions

[kbidne@fortdodge.ia.frontiercomm.net]

On 4-10-96 you wrote :

> 
> Spring has hit Germany and thoughts turn to...washing and waxing.
 
> Does anyone have any experience with color sanding or similar "paint
> restoration" techniques?  What is involved here -- clear coat removal and
> re-application?  There are also a few defects in the paint from the factory,
> will color sanding get rid of these?  Any ball park prices for this service in
> the US?
> 
> Joe Yakubik  


Hi Joe, 

I had a black metallic 1990 100, beautiful when clean, nasty when dirty, 
of course i'm not telling you anything new. Black also has a tendency to
show the swirl marks more than others also, so here is my solution to
how I kept the car showroom like condition.

After washing and proper drying, I used a clear coat cleaner/scratch remover
called Clean Cut (blue stuff)(brand on bottle is EZ*1 ph 209-948-1133) I personally 
swear by this stuff. I apply this with a waxmaster dual action buffer. Does a 
great job and my arms aren't broke by lunch time ! 2nd step is to use Meguiars
#9 swirl remover with the buffer. 3rd is an optional step - depends on how much
time/energy I have - I may use either Zymol HD cleanse or Meguiars show glaze on
the entire car. 4th is to use Zymol - the appropriate formula for the color and make -
they make different formulas for dark and light cars. 

I have found after spending almost a whole day on my car following this procedure,
the dirt doesn't seem to stick as long which makes washing a breeze. BTW there
are several good "soaps" to buy that don't strip your wax off. 

I know all this sounds like a lot of work, but  your car will shine like
a million bucks !

Later, 

Keith Bidne
Ft Dodge, IA
87 5ktq  ( my latest project)