Last weekend I spent about 20 hours getting my 72 ready for the 2014 Greenfield Village Motor Muster this weekend. I completely wet sanded the car with 1000 grit sand paper then wheeled the car with 3M super duty rubbing compound, 3M Finesse, Meguires #9 swirl remover, Ibiz wax and lastly hand waxed with Meguires ultimate polish. Here are some pics of the progress.

 

I wish I knew how to do this stuff. I'm going to learn how. Your paint looks very, very, nice.

 

1000 grit? I finished my clear coat with 1000 light / then 2000 wet with an air advantage orbital finish sander 3/32 stroke. / an then 3000 wet with the same from The Auto Body Store. Great site to learn. Autobody101. All professional's. It already shined before I hit it with the buffer! Easiest buffing I have ever done. I will never wet sand by hand again!!! Other than tight spots. Came out like glass. I did put 3 coats of clear on it figuring I would be sanding 1 off. Just a tip.
Nice car!

 

looks great.

 

I think there's a pill for this kind of problem we all seem to have. I don't want it either.

 

Looks nice! I got a Porter Cable DA buffer and a bunch of different Chemical Guys pads last month. I'll be tackling the 30 year old paint on my Viking Blue '72 442 in the near future. Anything I do will be an improvement....

Terry

 

Thanks guys for the complements. The paint is 20+ years old and we were able to bring it back to life.

 

couple of more pics


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