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    I`m taking delivery of my 1977 Mercury Monarch tomorrow.





    I want to try buffing it out before I paint it. The paint I`m using goes on over existing paint, but the finish depends on the paint below it. It`s John Deere "Blitz Black" satin paint. It doesn`t require a primer. It`s more for durability, and mainly to keep that hot rod, satin black look.







    It has original paint, and has been outside its entire life.





    It`s safe to assume it hasn`t been waxed since the 1990`s.





    Surprisingly, the rust is minimal.





    However, the paint is hardcore oxidized. It looks like it has oxidation on top of oxidation.





    If I use Meguiar`s M85, with a W4000, and the Makita at 2000, will it be enough to get rid of all of it?





    I`m trying to avoid the wet-sanding. It doesn`t have to be perfect. Just smoothed out quite a bit, to make the next paint look marginally better.







    I also have some Meguiar`s Velocity MV80 and MV81, from my yacht detailing... those are pretty burly though.
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    85 then follow it with the 80, or 83 then the 80 if you don`t need as much cut

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    should be good enough...I would just get about 12 pads instead of cleaning them all out each time. Oxidation and single stage are a killer on pads and you will clog rapidly! Be prepared to spur the pads frequently as well!



    and finish down with two more steps at least!!!

    85/wool, 83/foam cutting, 80/foam polishing should be the plan!!!

 

 

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