How does one restore paint ?

Say if you have an older car that looks like in need of paint but you wanna try to restore it for the hell of it. But you wanna see if you can get the original paint to be shiny, waxy again. Looks almost like the clear coat is a foggy color,or fading.

What do you need to do ?.. Besides a repaint …

What products?Procedures?

-Duke LaDuke

you PM bigred or myself or rbakerian or whoever else details on here or you google a detailing website for moar info :smiley:

what detailing can do:

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/kramerbuccs24/lagan%20m35x/CIMG5080.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/kramerbuccs24/lagan%20m35x/CIMG5088.jpg

bigred has similar pictures from his detail of his GLI

post up pictures from different angles and different lights so we can get a feel for what the paint is like

ok

You can buff/polish it. If that doesnt bring it back and there is enough clear left you can wetsand/buff with 2000-3000 grit.

Good shit …

… cool

so basically if you want your hoopty looking good ASAP PM big red or get to work researching on t3h forumz

Yea deffinetly looking into restoring it again , rather then doing a respray in the spring,IDK yet though

The kia needs a good restore, would look dope cause its the sport package and has the exterior pieces.

dookey i can prob make it shine.

i make it rain

Have it PROFESSIONALLY detailed/wet sanded. Don’t go out there with some 2000 grit sandpaper and a bucket of water and expect it to work wonders for you.

Gotta learn somehow… What better way than experience?

cool

Id try claybaring it and then buffing it.

I was surprised what a clay bar can do- it even got road line paint off my dad’s old car.

or do what “s0lace” did and detail your car WITH me/bigred/whoever.

Sorry, I forgot you were a GOD :bowdown Im so sorry massa

:wtf ???

Never said that, I just have experience and Austin took advantage of that, now he’s got a perfect looking Civic Si and a little knowledge and experience under his belt. 2 birds in one stone for him.

Cool

:lmao can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not. I’m going to guess that you are.