92 jeep grand cherokee ltd with some paint defects

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cherry7up

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i'm a poor college student with a no pc. but i did manage to find a mother's detailing kit including clay bar, wax, and polish in my dads garage. how do you guys suggest i go about getting rid of these blemishes?



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i'm not sure what this is, but i don't think it's clear coat failure.

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is this something i should just live with or does it look like i can polish it out by hand? thanks.



ps. if anyone around san jose has a pc cable, i'd be willing to rent it out for a reasonable price.
 
Give a medium strength polish a try. It looks like clearcoat failure, but it could just be really bad oxidation. You never know until you polish it. If I had to guess, I'd say clearcoat falure, but still...polish it.



Better yet, get a cheapo rotary (I think Harbor Freight Tools has one for like $29.95) and use that to polish. Just remember to start out at a very, very slow speed and keep the machine moving so that you do not burn through the paint.



Aside from the white splotches the car, while badly neglected, does have some potential. You should be able to get some pretty amazing results from a polish and a wax. The Mothers' kit won't be agressive enough, but it's a start.
 
Yep, he is right, it looks like the Harbor Freight rotary is down to $24.99 again! The sale seems to be quite frequent, so don't fret if you miss it this time. I think it was about $10 shipping and handling for me, so about $35 out the door. It takes a while to arrive too, but thats okay, mine got here eventually!



I know I shouldn't be recommending against things I hafven't tried, after all, they could be the best thing in the world, but....



If you do go this route, I'd recommend getting a smaller velcro backing plate (it comes with a 7" velcro backing plate) and some pads to match it. Then again, maybe you'd rather just go to a local Paint and Body store and get a 7" pad, use the included velcro backing plate, and get some decent polish for now.



For what its worth, I have one of these orange beasts and it is pretty decent to use. I haven't gotten used to the slow speed start thing yet (haven't used it all that much), but it really isn't a problem. Its pretty fun to use because it gets more work done quicker than a PC.



I haven't been able to produce a swirl-free finish with it alone, yet. I usually polish with it, then wax, and a few days later see buffer holigrams...then I'll go over it with the PC and it will be just fine. They say it can be done, I bet I could with more practice and time and different polishes.



I would also guess that the areas you pictured are clear coat failure. I'd also bet that if you used a rotary on it, it would help some. It looks like the surrounding paint would show significant improvement if a rotary ran over it. On my dad's old truck, I ran the rotary and turtlewax over it with a polishing pad and it showed a significant improvement. I bet using a polish alone would have been even better.



Blah, enough babble...In summary, I find my Harbor Freight Rotary to be more fun to polish with than my Porter Cable. I usually find my PC necessary to remove the trace holigrams however. I also like my PC for waxing; I find it to apply a better coat than by hand. For people like you who have a vehicle that needs considerable paint restoration, I recommend the Harbor Freight rotary, especially considering its low price.



Check it out at their site:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=105&pricetype=



Kevin
 
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