Detailing a Grand National

[gav'spurplez]

So my buddy just picked up an 86 grand national and apparently he has some minor paint touch ups.

so i have done a few in my "career" and i was wondering if anyone has any experience detailing an older paint job..............



............i'm not sure if it is the original paint, he will find out and let me know.



i guess i'm just looking for some tip / tricks. not sure if my usual arsenal is appropriate for this "classic" muscle car..



usual products, PC menzerna, klasse, clearkote, wolfgang.........................





any information would be great,

thanks in advance

 

[wannafbody]

That's probably a single stage paint if it's original. If you have access to Mothers Powerpolish try that.

 

[JustinDetail]

I assume that's original SS black, so you might try Megs 80, follow with Clearkote VM, and top with Clearkote CMW.

 

[gav'spurplez]

megs 80 or mothers power polish sound do-able to me,



is it safe to use a yellow cutting cma pad, or should i stick with the white polishing ???

 

[wannafbody]

I'd use orange and white pads. The yellow is only about 10% more aggressive cut wise and doesn't finish as well. Save the yellow for heavy compounds.

 

[gav'spurplez]

orange pads from where ?? cma ??



the only orange cma pads i have are 4 "



how does IP / FPII compare to megs 80 / powerpolish ??