Thanks for the idea, Greg. Funny thing is, the Maguiar's #1 Cleaner
completely gets rid of the spots, temporarily, which I couldn't do before
the rub-out with 2000 grit. Then I polish. Then wax. It takes just about
6 hours of sunlight before the spots start to become visible again (under
strong reflected light). The Zymol you are recommending is probably a
polymere-based product like Nu Finish (I'm just guessing) and this is
basically what Maguiar's recommended I use. Their Professional
Sealant/Protectant is the same sort of stuff, only with more expensive
ingredients (again, I'm guessing that Zymol is inexpensive!---so maybe you
can tell me more about it---what kind of animal it is, etc.). Maguiar's
makes zillions of different products, so you have to pick and choose
carefully. I don't know if that's why you didn't have any luck. But the
point is, I can get the paint to look great---for a week! Then the ghosts
reappear. Was that your problem?
--Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: <greenman62@hotmail.com>
To: <haldeman@accessone.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: What's Happening to the Paint?
> Phil,
> At the end of last season I had what looked like tired paint
> on the bootlid and tops of the front fenders on my `4 (it's
> Brooklands Green with no clearcoat). The paint is 12 years old
> and has been in the sun on and off a lot over the yaers. The
> Meguairs cleaner wax, and yellow wax didn't help at all.
>
> I figured the paint had just gotten to the end of it's life and
> I would have to have it repainted at some point. On a lark, I
> tried Zymol cleaner/wax and was frankly amazed. The paint looks
> great now. You might want to give it a shot.
>
>
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
>
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