Care of original paint (mid 60's Laquer)

[markinnaples]

Interesting thread. My Camaro trunk lid looks as if someone took some sandpaper to it just in one 8"x8" spot and really scratch the shizzle out of it. I'll try to get a pic tonight and post. Totally unsure what to do to fix it, but it looks horrible if you look at it from an angle. Any thoughts?

[Xplantdad]

I know there was a really old guy that used to come into the Olds dealer I worked at in the early 80's with his gold 442. The paint looked awesome and was original paint. He said he washed the car with 1 part kerosene and 2 parts water. Also, when he wanted to wipe it down between washes, he'd use the same stuff.

I remember him telling me that the old time limo drivers would use this trick to keep their limos looking great?

I guess it makes sense, since bug and tar remover have petroleum distillates...as well as some car waxes?

[cook_dw]

I assume you have enamel or lacquer paint. How much metallic is in the silver?

[markinnaples]

Painted in ~1978, so lacquer it is. It's mostly metalflake, but tiny flakes, with a lot of clear over it all.

[cook_dw]

As most say go with the least abrasive and work your way down.. I like the scratch 2.0.. It has gotten rid of all the fine scratches I have found on my 67. I would start there and then down down. Just my $0.02

[firstgenaddict]

#7 Show Car glaze... it took approx a quart to rehydrate the paint on the Black RS/Z. I applied it liberally by ahnd then waited till the next day to polish it off... then again and again and again...




[img]https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/07/full-254-29435-633599_day1_quarterpanelpaint.[/img]

[markinnaples]

Wow, your results are amazing.

[firstgenaddict]

The kero and water is an old used car dealer trick... then illuminate using incandescent lighting and even BLACK looks great!!!

The #7 is a PURE polish meaning it doesn't have an abrasives, it is truly a glaze, it was called Sealer when I first used it, it was changed to Glaze not long after. No other company has a matching product that I have found. The information I have read from Meguires states #7 is the original polish formula developed by Meguire 100+ years ago.