bring back original gloss

[Denny J.]

1972 original petwer silver Lacquer paint.What to use to bring back the shine

[Jim T.]

Re: bring back original gloss

take a look at www.meguiars.com and find out what Meguiars recommends for paint restoration. They have a lot of products that are not normally found on auto parts store shelves that can help old paint.

[Lyndon S.]

Re: bring back original gloss

I like to do it by hand and doing so I use #7 from Meguiars, also you could try a 3M rubbing compound. I used it the other day on paint and it worked out really nice. also after the #7 or the 3M rubbing compound use a new product from Meguiars called Scratch X. and that should give you a real good shine with a orgianl laquer. start with a good wash and then work a section at a time by hand is the way I do it. when you use polish or rubbing compound the trick is to not use a lot of hard rubbing, start out frim and lighten up as you polish. you should use cotton other stuff will scratch. good luck

Kelly

[Jim T.]

Re: bring back original gloss

3M rubbing compound could be to harsh. I painted my 70 Corvette with Dupont lacquer in 1991, after the fresh paint dried I wet sanded with different very light grades of sandpaper and used Dupont polishing compound by hand and then hand applied Meguiars #7. The Dupont polishing compound did a great job on the new lacquer paint.

[Dave S.]

Re: bring back original gloss

Denny,
When I bought my original paint 71 LT-1 Steel Cities Grey car I thought the paint on the hood unsalvageable. Hoods with original paint are especially sensitive on LT-1 cars due to the hood stripes. I used the Mothers Clay Bar system and the results were outstanding. Now the hood looks like the rest of the car.

[Wayne K.]

Re: bring back original gloss

Denny,

Check these two places too.

http://www.carcareonline.com

http://www.properautocare.com

[Warren L.]

Re: bring back original gloss

find your self a top detailer to find out what you have, he may do some testing and then let you know what can be done.

Warren

[Alan Drake]

Re: bring back original gloss

Try www.autopia-carcare.com and also do a search on corvetteforum.com for some discussion topic.

It takes a lot of work, but it can be done if paint is still there.

[Chuck S.]

BC/CC Urethane Will Bring Back The Shine! *NM*