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Re: Single stage blemishes
Welcome to autogeek, have you tried a acid based water spot remover like meguiars water spot remover its in a dark red bottle you can get it at pep boys
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I have not, after the compounds wouldn't remove it I didn't have much hope for any other products.
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Re: Single stage blemishes
There will be times like that but just take a break,then go back tackling that project, and if you cant find that product just let me know I could give you some if you like just PM me
take a look at these links also
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...-type-iii.html
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...age-paint.html
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For compounds I have just been using cheap stuff. I'm just a backyard mechanic with no detailing experience that's why I came to you guys
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Re: Single stage blemishes
Originally Posted by ahook93
For compounds I have just been using cheap stuff. I'm just a backyard mechanic with no detailing experience that's why I came to you guys
And that was my guess but I like to be sensitive to everyone from all walks of life.
From time to time we have people join the forum that take a cheap compound and rub it on their car's clearcoat finish with the best intentions of removing some type of defect only to end up here to ask how to remove the scratches the cheap compound inflicted into their car's paint.
When it comes to compounds, polishes and cleaner/waxes, what separates the good ones from the bad ones is the abrasive technology they use.
Good abrasive technology cost more but it does the job right the first time and saves you from having to buy a new paint job.
The pictures show the paint condition to be absolutely horrible. I just posted an brand new article that includes a caution about getting too aggressive with single stage metallic paint because you can change the appearance of the paint in a negative way, it's called Tiger Stripes.
Single Stage Metallic & Clearcoat Metallic --> Same Car
If this 1989 Mustang or more specifically the paint job on this 1989 Mustang is important to you... then I'd suggest you start by rubbing the paint down by hand using a terrycloth wash cloth and a product that's been around since the time of the Ford Model T formula unchanged, and that's #7 Show Car Glaze. This is basically a rich feeder oil that if it's at all possible, will bring this paint back to life.
#7 Show Car Glaze
Then get some Wolfgang Uber Compound and buff out the paint by hand or machine.
Wolfgang Uber Compound
Like I said, if the paint can be saved this is the best approach. See my article here...
The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints
If it's not important to you, as in not like classics and antiques are important to serious car enthusiasts because these are the people I wrote the above article for, then just compound it.
But the paint looks incredibly dry...
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Re: Single stage blemishes
Looks like you have not cut thru the oxidation yet.
Are you compounding by machine or by hand?
If by hand...Mike Phillips has some great tips on polishing paint by hand
Did you do a test spot?
What specific compounds have you tried?
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Re: Single stage blemishes
To be honest....
If you click the link below and look at the different categories, from the pictures the paint on your Mustang looks like,
11: Past the point of no return
Paint in this condition will be a paint job that falls into one of the above categories but it is so far gone that nothing you pour out of a bottle or scoop out of a can from any company will fix it.
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9: Unstable
This category is for older, single stage paints that have been exposed to the sun for a long enough period of time that the pigments have become unstable. That is even if you remove the oxidation and gorge the paint with some type of polishing oils, any original color that is restored is only a temporary fix and when the paint is exposed to the sun or after a few days pass the color fades back to where it was before you started.
This article is a page from my how-to book on polishing paint....
Page 37 - Paint Condition Categories
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Re: Single stage blemishes
I picked up some #7 hopefully those oils will help it look a bit more presentable and ill try to pick up some better compound to do some test spots with
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