Megs #7 Rub Down

[JustJesus]

Wow, looks like a different car. I would love to get appraisals before and after. Your hard work sure paid off.

well, if we`re talking "paid" off, then not so much. It wasn`t free, but the amount of labor vs price, it was dirt cheap. But it was valuable experience, so it`s fine by me. There`s about 400 photos to go through, so it may take a little longer to get it together. thanks for the kind words.

How long is the shelf life of a bottle of M80, in Texas heat or SoCal close to the border type heat?

Me, I wouldn`t know. I never owned the stuff. I found out about it long after it had been discontinued. Not sure this helps, or is relevant, but I just played with some old Mothers headlight polish. I had bought that maybe 5 years ago. It was more liquid than thick polish, and visibly you could see it had long broken down. But for giggles, I tried it out anyway, and it still did a decent job of removing light haze off a headlight.

[TheMeanGreen]

well, if we`re talking "paid" off, then not so much. It wasn`t free, but the amount of labor vs price, it was dirt cheap. But it was valuable experience, so it`s fine by me. There`s about 400 photos to go through, so it may take a little longer to get it together. thanks for the kind words.



Me, I wouldn`t know. I never owned the stuff. I found out about it long after it had been discontinued. Not sure this helps, or is relevant, but I just played with some old Mothers headlight polish. I had bought that maybe 5 years ago. It was more liquid than thick polish, and visibly you could see it had long broken down. But for giggles, I tried it out anyway, and it still did a decent job of removing light haze off a headlight.

Okay, a few months ago work moved to a new location, whilst cleaning out the old building, I stumbled upon 3/4 gal of M80. It had been sitting up there for an undetermined amount of time, but it being a Meg`s product, I kept it. I have yet to play with it as I do not exactly have a set use for it, but it sits on my shelf, 3/4 full.

[House of Wax]

Check out this Lincoln I worked on last year:

http://www.autopia.org/forums/click-...hlight=lincoln

[FIDOAG14]

House of Wax,

That Lincoln is almost unbelievable!

Ok so here is the before, clay, and after of the trunk on my `31. Like I`ve said many times, the paint is far from perfect but I think it looks pretty good!

The paint feels much healthier, I`ll follow up the #7 rub down with some BlackFire SRC Compound and then BlackFire SRC Finishing Polish, probably another #7 glaze then top with PB Natty Blue.

Forgive the lighting differences and all around poor photo taking, its a phone camera...

Pre-wash

Post-wash, Pre-clay

Mid-Clay, some kind of red overspray on the trunk

Post #7 Rub Down left overnight. I forgot to take a post-clay pre-glaze


LEDetailing, can`t say thanks enough for sharing that link, I really think this technique is going to improve the overall look of the car and health of the paint.

[LEDetailng]

Funny, over a year later and I`m reading up on the #7 technique and I see my name come up.

Those results are amazing. Good work! Glad I could lead you to Mike Phillip`s #7 technique.

I`m going to be working on my uncle`s 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite and it needs some #7. I personally haven`t used the technique, but have a bottle of #7 on hand just for the occasion. Looking forward to the results

[Accumulator]

Decades ago that was the Usual Routine and it`s still the way to go on many types of single stage.

NOT stuff I`d use on b/c, but it wasn`t made for that.

Are people always topping with wax or just leaving it all M07? Used to do it both ways, depending on the circumstances...