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Originally Posted by Accumulator
Wooh-hooh, cool old MOPAR you got there 
Don't let morons work on your car...PLEASE...it's much too nice for that.
SS can be brought back right up to the point where you run out of paint and hit primer. Yeah, checking/cracking is another problem (and one that can't be fixed without repainting), but it's something that can almost always just be lived with if/when originality means more than cosmetic perfection.
PLEASE don't repaint it. Even if it's an old repaint instead of original paint it's better with that than with some checkbook-restoration-paintjob like most such cars have these days. Single stage rules on older cars.
You sure it's lacquer? IIRC MOPARS of that era (my family and I had 'em from '66 until the early '80s) were enamel  Anyhow...
There are some good threads on how to resurrect ss paint. I'd absolutely use a Meguiar's-centric approach and the short answer here is "talk to Mike Phillips. Seriously. From pre-treatment with M07 to when/why to switch between M205 and M80, he can guide you in the right direction. And, heh heh, it'd mean a lot less typing for me 
If he doesn't see this thread, you might contact him via PM or at AutoGeek.
The black hood will take a little special care to do right. I never let mine get all that bad and if it's really oxidized you need to be careful you don't end up making it look weird by polishing it incorrectly (ask Mike, he'll know what I mean).
Really, you can bring that thing back no matter how bad it is, assuming it's not showing primer break-throughs everywhere, and even then I'd rather work with the paint that's on it than repaint...repainted old cars are a time-a-dozen IMO but those with older paint have character.
If, for some reason Mike can't help with this, post back; I don't want you to think I'm blowing you off, but he has more experience with bringing paint like that back from the dead .
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I would sure listen to Accumulator on this one.
If you were local to me, I'd do it gratis just to work on that car. You truly have a jewel, and it should be treated as such. I'd do a *ton* of homework before I'd even set a pad on that car.
PLEASE make sure you search out a *good* detailer to work on that car.
Pictures can be deceiving, but from what is visible in the pics you've posted, your paint doesn't appear to be in that bad of shape, especially considering it's age. And as Accumulator mentioned, single stage paint can get to looking *really* bad, and still be brought back to life.
Please keep us informed as to how this progresses?
That car.... so beautiful... I'm stunned.
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