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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 184063" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>Last pics didn’t come through for some reason:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]33992[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]33993[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]33994[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I’m not trying to turn you off on doing it yourself. It definitely is something you can do at home and I’m pretty sure you would be able to bring that back (again, I’m just looking at your pic, hard to say for certain from a pic on an iphone screen) to at least a nice 5 footer.</p><p></p><p>But you need the right tools and skills. That's not cheap nor is it a quick skill to learn. You don’t just squirt goop on the car and start passing a buffer over it. That might get you some results, but it will ultimately be disappointing for the money and time invested.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned, “prep” is key. Not only for your car, but for your pads, compound, microfibres, etc. One spec of crud and instead of buffing scratches out, you’re buffing them in. You need to wash, dry and microclean the paint right before you buff. Even overnight dust or car cover “fuzz” will screw things up. I wash it, blow it dry, microfibre, clay bar and then spray detail with a microfibre before I even think about dropping the buffer on it. Everything has to be spotless and perfect or you end result is not going to be....well, lets just say you won’t be happy with yourself.....</p><p></p><p>Maybe if you know someone who’s good at it you can offer them a case of beer on sone weekend and they can show you how it’s done properly?</p><p></p><p>Hell, if you lived around here (NS) I’d give you my adress and tell you to show up with a bottle of Crown and a couple nice cigars and we’d have a go at ‘er.</p><p></p><p>My 88 was close to as bad as yours when I bought it and we were considering paint this first year. I spent about 500 bucks getting my rotary and various products together. But now it looks like I’ll be able to squeeze another 4-5 year out of it before a re-spray. That's roughly 100 bucks a year for “wet look” paint. I have used a rotary before though, did some time in an autobody shop as a pup. Long time ago, but the skills come back fairly quickly. </p><p></p><p>I’m not a “pro”, just a guy who’s done it before....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 184063, member: 5304"] Last pics didn’t come through for some reason: [ATTACH type="full" alt="E16B6E85-E321-458E-B4F4-3A7D46E08158.jpeg"]33992[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="29FF9665-E656-41CB-80FA-29FC8ECDAC12.jpeg"]33993[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1116A767-B4B4-4115-BDB9-C4171D5999C3.jpeg"]33994[/ATTACH] I’m not trying to turn you off on doing it yourself. It definitely is something you can do at home and I’m pretty sure you would be able to bring that back (again, I’m just looking at your pic, hard to say for certain from a pic on an iphone screen) to at least a nice 5 footer. But you need the right tools and skills. That's not cheap nor is it a quick skill to learn. You don’t just squirt goop on the car and start passing a buffer over it. That might get you some results, but it will ultimately be disappointing for the money and time invested. As mentioned, “prep” is key. Not only for your car, but for your pads, compound, microfibres, etc. One spec of crud and instead of buffing scratches out, you’re buffing them in. You need to wash, dry and microclean the paint right before you buff. Even overnight dust or car cover “fuzz” will screw things up. I wash it, blow it dry, microfibre, clay bar and then spray detail with a microfibre before I even think about dropping the buffer on it. Everything has to be spotless and perfect or you end result is not going to be....well, lets just say you won’t be happy with yourself..... Maybe if you know someone who’s good at it you can offer them a case of beer on sone weekend and they can show you how it’s done properly? Hell, if you lived around here (NS) I’d give you my adress and tell you to show up with a bottle of Crown and a couple nice cigars and we’d have a go at ‘er. My 88 was close to as bad as yours when I bought it and we were considering paint this first year. I spent about 500 bucks getting my rotary and various products together. But now it looks like I’ll be able to squeeze another 4-5 year out of it before a re-spray. That's roughly 100 bucks a year for “wet look” paint. I have used a rotary before though, did some time in an autobody shop as a pup. Long time ago, but the skills come back fairly quickly. I’m not a “pro”, just a guy who’s done it before....;) [/QUOTE]
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