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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
Dude I simply love the half and half blue/black look that's going on. So pretty.
What polishing compound did you use? My paint has seen better days, and I would love to get it nice and shiny again. Also what did you use for the wheels? Mind pics of the tools?
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The polisher isn't the exact model I have, but its the same brand and idea, at least. I bought it years ago on clearance, along with some matching brand compound and such that didn't work worth crap compared to the Meguire's. Even so, I must have gone over the hood and trunk (the only ones showing oxidation) at least 4 times. If I had taken my time, it might have taken less.
The finishing wax I put on by hand.
The "Magic Bullet" wasn't good enough on it's own to restore the wheels. It's really meant for maintaining already decent wheels. Once I was done using the compound on the paint for the second round, I used the polisher on the wheels with the wheel polish. It was only able to get the main/flat parts of the wheels (spokes, center). It did a much better job then the Magic Bullet, in much less time.
The wheels look good, but won't be done until I get my Dremel out to buff the insides of the spokes and rims where the large polish could not get. Enough buffing and even the etched in "water spots" and fine scratches come off. Same goes with the Meguire's compound on paint...I took out a number of rashes, scratches, and even the excess from scratch filler paint.
I'm glad the work appears to have been worth the effort. I've probably put about 8 hours in to it this weekend, maybe more. There's the wheels to do yet, and I'll have a bit more paint to work on if/when I take the top off. Even the tail and front bumper lights were polished with the same compound. They came out crystal clear. It will probably work on yellowed/dulled headlights as well.
Happy as I am with the results, I'm still more thrilled with the idea of getting that heated O2 sensor in tonight...hopefully it lives up to expectations!
