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Old 02-22-2006, 01:05 AM
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Thanks. I checked on many of the suggested items at a couple of local auto body supply shops and not much available.

They suggested I bring the car by and they would look at it and suggest something. He took out some "Meguiars 85 Mirror Glaze Diamond Cut compound 2.0" He tried it on a spot on the hood and it did help a lot. He said it was one of the best, but what do I know? For $17.85 it better be good!

He suggested that I really should use a buffer- which my grandpa has. On my next day off- I am going to tackle this - if it is not raining. I have never buffed before, but dad has, so I think I will get him to help me.

The body shop "specialist" also suggested that I wash the top, hood and trunk with "comet" or "ajax" cleanser to get all of the ground in dirt off of the faded paint. Regular soap would not get it out of the paint. I was hesitant, but I went ahead and cleaned the hood with comet and a 3M soft scrub pad. I probably should not have used both, because it did leave swirls galore, but I am hoping that the buffer will remove this. On the top and trunk- I just used the scrub pad, without the comet cleanser.

I will post photos of the results when I get it done.

Thanks again!
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