What's the best wax/polish to clean up old, oxidized paint?

[nine_one_4]

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[nine_one_4]

Ok, I'm going to try the Nu Finish car polish because I saw an infomercial on it a few years ago where they went to a junkyard and restored the new car shine on an old car ... so it must be good stuff.

[Want to be]

i use Nu finish.. its good stuff....

i would not use it on a new car, but older paints it works well and LAST!

jpc

[Tobra]

I have had good luck with TR-3, polish that seems to do pretty decent job reviving paint.

[JmuRiz]

Originally posted by nine_one_4
Ok, I'm going to try the Nu Finish car polish because I saw an infomercial on it a few years ago where they went to a junkyard and restored the new car shine on an old car ... so it must be good stuff.

...and after 52 car washes the water still beads

But back on-topic, I am in the same boat. Once my garage is built I'm going to try using some polishing compounds applied with my random-orbital buffer. I'm trying the griots garage stuff. Haven't done it yet, maybe in 3 months I will though.

[0to60n10minutes]

ive used nu finish on my porsche and my bronco, and my whole family has used it on their cars for the last 25 years.

my uncle had an old 1980 ford, which he polished every odd month for about 20 years, and the truck shined better then it did off the floor.

love nu finish ----

also, ive used the nu finish on some of the old faded/oxidized paint on my porsche, and it does work really well, however it didnt turn the paint into something extremely nice. it helped though.

[tod914]

Best is to start with the least abrasive method then work up. A good way to restore the paint is using 2 products. Blue Magic (metal polish) and PS21 paint cleanser. You put the ps21 on a soft cotton cloth and a dab of the blue magic. Work it into the paint; going in the direction of the contours of the body. It will remove some paint, so becarefull with how much force you use. Alittle goes along way. Don't let it dry on. Just work it into the paint then switch to a clean cloth and rubb/buff it out fully. Seen some pretty faded paint brought back to life at a PCA Concours workshop using this method from John Patterak (356 restorer).

Good luck!!

[scott burnett]

Wet sand with 1500 grit and follow that up by buffing with a mild compound then a fine compound. OR but that crap on T.V. that will fix dents, stop oil leaks, and polish your paint, all while a beautiful Tahitian girl dances the hula with a keg o' beer under her arm and burgers on the grill

[CarreraS2]

agree- 1500 or 2000 grit wetsand, buff it out with the appropriate 3M or Meguires polishing compounds and pads.

Gonna have to use a direct drive 1200-1500 rpm polisher to bring the shine back up after the wet sand.

That's the best way to really bring back oxidized paint.

[Amark]

Just don't get any WD-40 on it.