Re: [FWDLK] 48 year old paint

[William Huff <wbh@xxxxxxxxx>]

My paint guy recommended a light wet sanding with 1200-1500 grit 
wet-dri paper and then buffing with (I think) a 3M machine liquid 
polishing compound for my 300 D.  It worked great except where the 
tail of the car had sat out under a tree for years before I got it 
and sap and bird poop permanently stained the white paint.  I had 
tried to polish without sanding and it didn't work real well.  Kept 
loading the pad up with dead paint and that dead paint could actually 
add scratches to the paint still on the car.

Bill Huff

At 10/17/200607:40 PM, Bryan Scott wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> The paint on my 58 Fireflite is original to the car.  It's heavily 
> oxidized. I'd like to buff-out a section to see if I can get a close 
> sample of the original color. Does anyone have a preferred product 
> and/or process for bringing oxidized
> paint back to life?  I plan to use an orbital buffer, but I'd like 
> to know if there is a "best" product to achieve maximum results. 
> Also, if anyone has any tips for the "process", please tell!
>
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