I used Meguiars clear coat paint cleaner on my 76 TR6 last night in an
effort to rub out the paint. The paint is original Pimento and in good
shape except for the need for a good shine and some occasional blue
stains and water marks. The results I got with this product were OK,
but not spectacular - the paint seemed to brighten up but the stains and
water marks remained. As I rubbed the paint, essentially none of the
paint was coming up on the application pad. This is probably what that
product is supposed to do since it was designed for clearcoats.
I remember in the old days, my brother used a Red Coral product and got
the red paint from his 67 VW all over the rags, but the car looked great
when finished. I don't know much about rubbing compounds, etc., but do
know that I don't want to screw anything up.
Considering that I have good original paint on a 23 year old, what is
the recommended approach for making the finish pop?
Jack Radley
76TR6
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