i bought this car in SoCal and had it shipped here to indiana, where it has lived a comfy life in a heated garage with very few crappy nights outside. that being said, the paint is nasty. so after throwing a new alternator on today (which i found just laying around the parts heap FTW)....here is the result of my bordem.



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Cool! That's an excellent outcome. Keep up the good work with the elbow grease and make sure you show us what it's like when its finished. :thumbup:

Could you describe what you did? I have similar issues with my cars paint as it was left outside with no wax for a good bit by the previous owner. I have rubbing compound and polishing compound which I have tried using with fairly good results, but not nearly as good as that. I will try to get some pictures up...where do you store your photos online so they can be linked here?


Eric

lots of good tips on this subject here

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/index.php?

Could you describe what you did? I have similar issues with my cars paint as it was left outside with no wax for a good bit by the previous owner. I have rubbing compound and polishing compound which I have tried using with fairly good results, but not nearly as good as that. I will try to get some pictures up...where do you store your photos online so they can be linked here?


Eric


i did about 30 coats of 3m swirl remover, starting with a course rag for about 2/3s, then switched up to a buffer, and finally finishing up with a fine rag.

three coats of a good wax to help seal that paint in.

very time consuming but the results are was worth it.

tonights update:

about 1 hour and 45 minutes on the cowl, and 20 minutes on the area above the door handle:

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z190/jeepman2222/635csipaintrestoration007.jpg
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http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z190/jeepman2222/635csipaintrestoration009.jpg

i suspect about 6-10 hours on this area alone. it is very nasty.
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z190/jeepman2222/635csipaintrestoration012.jpg
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