05-17-2014, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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Originally Posted by TheDon
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Thank you old grasshoppah.
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Originally Posted by tbomachines
Clay bar, once its dry. I polished that thing relentlessly and with a decent wax it really really shines well. Wax is really what makes the difference, get a random orbital buffer and go to town on it. Once that wears off though I noticed that grime sticks to the paint for some reason (ran into the same issue). I THINK that paint is an older respray, my guess is the original paint oxidized and clearcoat wore down since it was a TX car.
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I agree with you on the respray bit, if for no other reason than that I don't see how the interior could have sustained the sun damage it did without the paint going bad.
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Originally Posted by w123fanman
Take it from the PO of my 190E parts car, 60 grit sand paper will clean it up REAL good.  |
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