Oxidized Paint

mattg · Post by **mattg** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:49 am

I had to have some body work done last year and a few of the areas were resprayed - turned out good but now I need to restore some of the orginal paint areas that are oxidized. What is the best way to do this - I just want to restore the shine to the orginal paint and I think when I do it will match the areas that were resprayed.

Post by **Sluggo** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:25 pm

Compound Rub and Wax.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:28 pm

mattg wrote: I just want to restore the shine to the orginal paint and I think when I do it will match the areas that were resprayed.

VW enamel responds very well to elbow grease.
I recommend 3M Rubbing Compound in small increments and plenty of muscle, then finish with a Mother's Carnauba Wax/Cleaner.
Colin

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:16 am

NuFinish works pretty well also. Orange bottle.

DurocShark · Post by **DurocShark** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:35 am

Try a cleaner wax. I like Maguiars, but Mother's is pretty good too.

NWbuspilot · Post by **NWbuspilot** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:32 am

I used Turtle Wax polishing compound, and a wool bonnet attached to an electric hammer drill. (Along with some lift off for the spray paint.) Then followed up with 100% Carnuba wax.

Before:

After:

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:37 am

Kind of hard to read but the best I could find:

Here's more from elsewhere:

"FINAL RESULTS
First Place Zaino Z-2 Show Car Polish
Second Place Zymol Natural Liquid Auto Polish (maybe made by Turtle wax)
Third Place Zymol NSX Glaze
Fourth Place Meguiar's Gold Class, Liquid Clear Coat Car Wax
As you can see, the Zaino Z-2 Show Car Polish was the best, hands down. For the money and availability (Wal-Mart) the Zymol Natural Liquid Auto Polish does a nice job. I guess if it's really made by Turtle Wax and bottled with Zymol's name, you could buy a similar Turtle Wax product?"

NWbuspilot · Post by **NWbuspilot** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:23 pm

I like the old style paste form carnuba wax. (I use one by Kit http://www.kitwax.com/html/kitProducts.htm) It's pretty forgiving, and it seems to fill the really small surface scratches. It is a bit of pain to strip off though.

Post by **Sluggo** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:29 pm

Man! That is sweet! I wish I'd have known about that when I got my bus.

NWbuspilot · Post by **NWbuspilot** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:11 pm

I sent an email off to Motsenbocker's the other day to let them know how well their stuff works. I got an email back from them saying that they had passed my letter and before and after pictures around the office, and even the owner had taken an interest in it. They're sending me some free stuff and putting my letter and pictures on their website. Cool Deal!

Post by **Sluggo** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:38 pm

Inspired by your pics, I decided to see what my paint looked like underneath the layers of rattlecan & primer.

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Needless to say, I'll be stripping the whole bus and touching up.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:36 am

The P.O. Macco'ed my original paint. I keep seeing it as the paint flakes off in chunks...

NWbuspilot · Post by **NWbuspilot** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:19 pm

Sluggo wrote:Inspired by your pics, I decided to see what my paint looked like underneath the layers of rattlecan & primer.

[albumimg]508[/albumimg]

Needless to say, I'll be stripping the whole bus and touching up.

Look at that green! Much better than the black rattlecan stuff around it!

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