Restoring Single Stage Paint on a 1973 Ford Bronco
Hi all.
This is my first post to the site. My name is Jim and I live in San Diego. I have a 1973 Ford Bronco that has been oxidized since the day I bought it. I once tried some rubbing compound to bring the paint back and that didn’t work so I just accepted that this was just the way it was going to look.
Recently I found an article on Autogeek.com written by Mike Phillips titled
The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints
and began the process of bringing my paint back to life. Since I already had the top off I decided to try out the technique on the top first but did not really get very good before and after pictures. Here it is after 3 coats of Maguire’s Mirror Glaze #7 and no wax. I have the recommended wax on order and it should be here tomorrow.[/B]
Today I started on the body of the bronco and attempted to capture some pictures as I went. Here it is before I washed it.
The first step is to wash and clay bar the entire vehicle. Afterwards the surface was so much smoother, and the clay bar alone gets a lot of the oxidation off. Post clay bar pictures.
The next step is to vigorously rub in the Mirror Glaze with a terry cloth washcloth and leave it to soak into the paint for 24 hours. I am thankful for the break. Here is a shot with the M7 on the truck.
Tomorrow I will rub out this first coat, take some pictures and work on doing three more coats.
Starting on Monday I hope to begin the waxing process using Pinnacle Souverän Paste Wax although at this time I am not sure how many coats of the wax I need to put on.
Even with just the M7 on and not yet rubbed out you can start to see a little shine coming into the paint. Will continue tomorrow.
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