Help! Paint is oxidized...
09-09-2003, 12:08 AM
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Help! Paint is oxidized...
I just purchased a '90 IROC. The body is in pretty nice condition considering it's age. But the paint is somewhat oxidized. Is there some way to restore the paint to a halfway descent state, or is it pretty much over?
09-09-2003, 01:01 AM
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ummm a friend of mine had something done to her like 86 truck that can only be done once, and i think its kind of like chemically sanding ur car, and it gives it a nice shine again... but if u do it again (according to my dad) it will remove enough paint so the eye can notice and it looks bad. im pretty sure its like a 200$ thing and it restores the color quite nicly i donno if it works on fiberglass tho
09-09-2003, 06:51 AM
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You can probably buff it (or have it buffed) back to pretty good condition. By pretty good I mean smooth and as shiny as say a 3-4 year old car...
It depends on what it is oxidized with as to what will really work. Example - had a Monte Carlo oxidized with foundry sand, and that wouldn't come out. Have a Blazer that was oxidized just by every day weather and it had no clear coat on it - and after I buffed it - it was as shiny as new, and very smooth.
Your best bet is to let a professional do it - or - if you have the will, you can do it. It takes a very long time to do right, and it will cost you for the materials. You would need to use some 3M stuff, which you would have to pick up at a paint & body supply store - and you of course need a good buffer, if you don't already.
After it's done you'll want to keep it up with a good paste wax.
I don't know how much you are looking at to have it done - but probably a couple of hundred or so...but it's worth it.
Also...
It depends on what it is oxidized with as to what will really work. Example - had a Monte Carlo oxidized with foundry sand, and that wouldn't come out. Have a Blazer that was oxidized just by every day weather and it had no clear coat on it - and after I buffed it - it was as shiny as new, and very smooth.
Your best bet is to let a professional do it - or - if you have the will, you can do it. It takes a very long time to do right, and it will cost you for the materials. You would need to use some 3M stuff, which you would have to pick up at a paint & body supply store - and you of course need a good buffer, if you don't already.
After it's done you'll want to keep it up with a good paste wax.
I don't know how much you are looking at to have it done - but probably a couple of hundred or so...but it's worth it.
Also...
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09-09-2003, 08:29 PM
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lol! nevermind the car in the pics (winter beater), but is this the kind of "oxidation" you are talking about???
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...7_106_full.jpg
here is what it looks like after i buffed it with a wool pad and "meguires" diamond cut polishing compound and a follow-up with a foam pad and "meguires" swirl free polish.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...7_105_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...7_106_full.jpg
here is what it looks like after i buffed it with a wool pad and "meguires" diamond cut polishing compound and a follow-up with a foam pad and "meguires" swirl free polish.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...7_105_full.jpg
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