Pre-Clear Coat Paint

[asallwey]

I wondering if the various Detailing products mentioned on here are safe for the old finishes, e.g. enamels, lacquers. Either car or motorcycle.

By the same token, are the tools safe? e.g. foam pads, MF pads, etc.

I'm new if you haven't guessed!

[Mike Phillips]

I wondering if the various Detailing products mentioned on here are safe for the old finishes, e.g. enamels, lacquers. Either car or motorcycle.

By the same token, are the tools safe? e.g. foam pads, MF pads, etc.

I'm new if you haven't guessed!


Just read your Private Message to me about this thread and the answer is "yes".

Yes you can use any modern high quality products on older single stage paints. I'm a huge fan of using #7 to restore antique single stage paints and have a number of articles on this topic, here are two...

The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/25304-secret-removing-oxidation-restoring-show-car-finish-antique-single-stage-paints.html)


Wayne Carini 1954 Hudson Hornet Original Paint Restored by Mike Phillips (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/63665-wayne-carini-1954-hudson-hornet-original-paint-restored-mike-phillips.html)



Lots of good information you won't find anywhere else on the net in this thread... some is duplicated from the above two threads and some info is unique...



Nitrocellulose paint care (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/77791-nitrocellulose-paint-care.html)


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[Mike Phillips]

This old 2-door Ford has the ORIGINAL single stage paint....



1970 Mustang Mach 1 - Video and Pictures (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/51494-1970-mustang-mach-1-video-pictures.html)


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1460/1970Mustang001.jpg



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[Mike Phillips]

Here's some car projects we knocked out, all with single stage paint... these I think are modern urethane single stage paints.


Pictures: 1966 Orange Chevy Nova Super Sport Extreme Makeover (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/80579-pictures-1966-orange-chevy-nova-super-sport-extreme-makeover.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2412/1966_Orange_Nova_010.jpg




1957 Chevy Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/57514-1957-chevy-extreme-makeover-pictures-video.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1580/Tims57Chevy012.jpg



1957 Chevrolet Bel Air - Remove Swirls - Modeled by Kristin (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/42954-1957-chevrolet-bel-air-remove-swirls-modeled-kristin.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1308/1957BelairExtremeMakeover094.jpg




:)

[Mike Phillips]

What are you working on?


:)

[asallwey]

Thanks Mike. I have an old Challenger and an old Triumph that are single stage.

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks Mike. I have an old Challenger and an old Triumph that are single stage.




I owned two Spitfires back in the 1980's. Fun cars, just needed much bigger motors.

IF these cars have the original paint then definitely do the #7 treatment if it's important to you to preserve the original paint.


:)