imported_Skybax
09-13-2014, 08:23 PM
Hi all :)
I`m buying a silver 2003.5 Mazda Protege5 for my new daily driver this week and will spend the next few weeks doing a quick resto on it. As some of you already know, these cars have VERY thin paint and rusted out badly in the northern climates, Fortunately this car spent the first 4 years in FL and the next 6 years in TN, so it has only been in Pittsburgh for 1 year when I found it. It is super clean and 95% rust free. It was also garage kept by the previous owners with tinted windows, so the black cloth interior has no UV sun fade. All the paint is original, never been detailed and in good shape, but it does have 10 years of road use and improper washing, so there are plently of normal scratches, marks and flaws in the paint. The front bumper and front of the hood are heavily stone chipped, so I am repainting those and buffing the rest with a PC DA polisher.
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Which leads me to my question... With this car having such thin paint, which product and MF pad do you recommend? (I want a one step corrector)
Plan of action...
1. Thorough cleaning
2. Clay bar
3. Paint correction (M100? M101?M105? HD? Other?) MF Pad?
4. Monthly hand polishing/waxing onward
I want a product that will clean up and correct this old paint nicely in one step, but I also don`t want it to be too aggressive or too hot, because the paint/clear is very thin on these cars. I plan on using a MF pad and would appreicate any suggestions on the level/color of aggressiveness as well. Also, I`m buffing it BEFORE the paint work, so I want to use a product that is free of oils and fillers to prevent any problems with the paint work.
Thank you.
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http://www.carlustblog.com/images/2008/05/16/protege1.jpg
I`m buying a silver 2003.5 Mazda Protege5 for my new daily driver this week and will spend the next few weeks doing a quick resto on it. As some of you already know, these cars have VERY thin paint and rusted out badly in the northern climates, Fortunately this car spent the first 4 years in FL and the next 6 years in TN, so it has only been in Pittsburgh for 1 year when I found it. It is super clean and 95% rust free. It was also garage kept by the previous owners with tinted windows, so the black cloth interior has no UV sun fade. All the paint is original, never been detailed and in good shape, but it does have 10 years of road use and improper washing, so there are plently of normal scratches, marks and flaws in the paint. The front bumper and front of the hood are heavily stone chipped, so I am repainting those and buffing the rest with a PC DA polisher.
`
Which leads me to my question... With this car having such thin paint, which product and MF pad do you recommend? (I want a one step corrector)
Plan of action...
1. Thorough cleaning
2. Clay bar
3. Paint correction (M100? M101?M105? HD? Other?) MF Pad?
4. Monthly hand polishing/waxing onward
I want a product that will clean up and correct this old paint nicely in one step, but I also don`t want it to be too aggressive or too hot, because the paint/clear is very thin on these cars. I plan on using a MF pad and would appreicate any suggestions on the level/color of aggressiveness as well. Also, I`m buffing it BEFORE the paint work, so I want to use a product that is free of oils and fillers to prevent any problems with the paint work.
Thank you.
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http://www.carlustblog.com/images/2008/05/16/protege1.jpg