I just got my daughter a '92 Ford Taurus, and the paint (white) is in pretty decent shape; it just seems a little "dim".

My plan is Wash, clay, Dawn, Z1, Z2, etc. Is there anything I need to do before I get to the Dawn stage?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

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94 Artic White Z28, M6, 120K+ miles, white "salad shooter" wheels,
!CAGS, !Skip Shift Light, Scanmaster, '99 Center Console, LS-1 Brakes, (Thanks Brent!)
BMR STB, AS&M CAI, B&M Ripper, !TB, Borla Exhaust, Zaino!
No racing, but LOVE passing "I brake for no reason" cars

 

If you have any minor repairs to make, like small rock chips, I'd try repairing anything that needs it. Same for any damage due to "etched" water spots or bird "gifts" or bug guts.

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Kevin Villier, 2002 SS #186 - 6M with Hurst and "short-stick", TT, navy blue, chrome SS wheels, Bilstein suspension, SS grill, STB, SLP loudmouth, Direct-Flo lid with Holley filter and Mallory polished MAF ends.

Louisville, KY

 

Kevin,

Thanks for the response. The front facia looks like it has had 120,000 miles of driving, but the rest of the paint has little or no damage. I was just wondering if I needed to do anything to my basic routine.

Have a good one,
Mike

 

You might want to go over it with 3M's swirl mark remover (39009 I think). That might bring up the luster a little bit, before you Dawn and put the Zaino down.

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Solomon
Life...what's the point?
Silver '95 Camaro Z28 M6: 14.3 @ 98.7 - Will improve!
White '90 Cadillac deVille: 16.3 @ 81.4 - Static for now.
Learn how to tune your LT1 PCM!

 

Thanks, Solomon for the tip. I've got some Swirl Remover at home; think I'll give it a try.

Have a good one,
Mike