60 year old single stage -planning

**UncleDavy** · 09-07-2018, 07:22 PM

That Comet technique sounds very interesting and I would like to hear more about it. Do you mix Comet in a bucket of water and do a rinseless type wash? How does the Comet get rinsed off of the paint. A customer of mine (I sell him gearmotors) has two 1964 Chrysler Imperials with original paint. One is black and one is red. He told me that a guy up the street can buff out the paint and bring the shine back. The paint is heavily oxidized and it just didn't sound right to me. I mentioned Meguiars No. 7 glaze to restore the oils to the paint. I want to give him good advice so that he will buy more gearmotors.

**supercharged75** · 09-07-2018, 09:53 PM

Did the hood and fenders with comet tonight and the stains in the hood aren't budging. The first is after scrubbing and the second is before.

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**supercharged75** · 09-08-2018, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Farmallluvr

I can't wait to see how this turns out!!,,bedsides the oxidation that car has A LOT of area to do,,I'd even like to see the after comet pic as it's probably been a good 20 years since I've used it

I only have 10 hours with the car so focus is the top of the car, hood and decklid. Top is done so far .

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Mike Phillips · 09-08-2018, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by UncleDavy

That Comet technique sounds very interesting and I would like to hear more about it.

Do you mix Comet in a bucket of water and do a rinseless type wash? How does the Comet get rinsed off of the paint.

No. You sprinkle it on HEAVY and the scrub the paint with a cotton terrycloth wash cloth. The rinse and wash with normal soap.

There's some elbow grease involved.

I took pictures of me pouring the Comet onto the paint of the 1965 Cadillac I recently did the Comet Trick to but that memory card is on someone's desk at Griot's Garage in Tacoma, Washington. I left it there by accident while teaching our Roadshow Class in Tacoma, Washington a few weeks ago.

I'll see if Jeff Brown can shake a tree at Griot's and get the card or the picture to me.

Here's the write-up for this project...

1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips

ORIGINAL Single Stage Paint

**supercharged75** · 09-08-2018, 12:03 PM

Making progress white is done and sealed.

Glaze was fighting me on the top and wasnt getting the results I wanted for the effort so dropped the hd speed and using griots fast correcting creme and topping with an si02 spray sealant.

I think its looking great.

Last picture is part way thru the deck lid. Right side is done.

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**SWETM** · 09-08-2018, 01:11 PM

Awesome project! Looking forward to see how you will get it.

/Tony

**supercharged75** · 09-08-2018, 05:21 PM

With the limited budget and time frame I'm pretty happy with the results.

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**supercharged75** · 09-09-2018, 09:25 AM

Before and after over head shot as suggested by Mike. T

his was a great idea, thank you sir!

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Mike Phillips · 09-12-2018, 01:54 PM

Nice Save!!!!

It's so much more fun to work on real paint versus plastic paint. Old single stage is the real deal. Modern paint is closer to plastic than it is to the paint on this car.

Excellent work my friend!

**SWETM** · 09-12-2018, 03:10 PM

Great save!

Mike. How is it to use different degreasers and iron remover on old single stage paint?

Is there any tar degreaser based on a chemical that is single stage paint safe?

Often there is old tree sap and oils embedded in those paints. And would be nice to have a tar remover that does solves the tree sap and oils a little before starting to polishing it. I think also that a cleaner wax/AIO has chemicals that is based on petroleum solvent that is in some tar removers. And think that HD Speed has some in it. If those is not safe in a tar remover. Is the HD Speed safe on single stage paint then? Or is even a non abrasive paint cleaner an option to start with? Followed by claying and then polishing. Or do you have an other option than the Comet trick to do. To get as much of the old dirt and contaminants off before you clay and polish.

The iron removers are they safe on single stage paint? For an example Carpro IronX.

Sorry for hijack your thread a little. But think it would be great to get a paint you have worked on here a little more cleaner. Since the compound and polish did not cleaned it up on the hood. Maybe the paint is stained so bad that you can't save it.

/Tony