Paint restoration on a badly faded Guards Red 911- First Attempt
I purchased a very faded 1 owner 85 Cab this summer. Work has been (thankfully) so busy I have driven it twice. The car has it's original paint and is very, very faded. Over the summer I bought a Harbor Freight DA oribital polisher and found some Surf City Beyond Clay polish in the clearance pile at Walmart. I learned thru one of the car detailing forums that the HF DA is the same one as Griot's sells for $300. I bought mine with a 25% off online Coupon for $35,00 One warning I learned about online was the backing plate provided with the HF DA is really, really poorly made and can fall apart/damage the car and operator. So I bought a very high quality Mequiars backing place and bought some high quality foam pads in three grit levels. My detailing experience up to this point was washing the car and drying it. I decided to tape off half of the rear fender to be able to gauge the results. Boy was that easy! 
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(6) cars currently in my garage:1976 Porsche 912E #627 Ascot Green 1986 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 Coupe Brown/Tan 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Paint to Sample Brown/Brown 1985 RoW Mercedes 420SEC C126 Coupe Brown/Tan, 1978 Alfetta GTV with a TwinSpark, 1997 BMW Z3 1.9 Boston Green/Beige 5speed
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