Blue Coral

ptim

ptim

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I dont where this should be posted, I was listening to some Jan and Dean music (Drag City), I'm assuming there wasnt a lot of wax to choose from back in the 60's. Anyways, here are some lyrics from the song. :dance





Burn up that quarter mile



Verse 1:





Just tuned my car, now she really peels



A-lookin' real tough with chrome reverse wheels



A Blue Coral wax job sure looks pretty



Gonna get my chick and make it out to Drag City
 
ptim said:
I dont where this should be posted, I was listening to some Jan and Dean music (Drag City), I'm assuming there wasnt a lot of wax to choose from back in the 60's. Anyways, here are some lyrics from the song. :dance





Burn up that quarter mile



Verse 1:





Just tuned my car, now she really peels



A-lookin' real tough with chrome reverse wheels



A Blue Coral wax job sure looks pretty



Gonna get my chick and make it out to Drag City
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Yep, I used the stuff on a beautiful 1961 Honduras Maroon Corvair Monza as well as the Black 1964 Chevelle SS 327 that followed it. It was a two step process -- polish and wax. It was a great wax, but really hard to apply and remove. All by hand of course. So much for the "good old days'.



Tom -- age 63 and still waxin' strong. :cool:
 
I remember the infomercial. Guy with a bowtie right? Light's the cars hood on fire to show the protection? I dont remember if it was for clearcoat or not (I think not)
 
ZeusCGP said:
I remember the infomercial. Guy with a bowtie right? Light's the cars hood on fire to show the protection? I dont remember if it was for clearcoat or not (I think not)
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I think you're talking about Auri. At least, I think that's how it's spelled. Friend of mine bought it back in the late eighties. I asked him how it was. He said it was ok.
 
Blue Coral is a company, rather than a product now. (Actually, it's part of a bigger company..."Blue Coral-Slick 50," which is itself owned by Quaker State.) Blue Coral has had a few "As seen on TV" products over the years. Autofom and Touchless come to mind.
 
Blue Coral cleaner and sealer is from bygone days. It did a super job on the lacquer paint that was used on car in the 50s and 60s. It was hard to use. The cleaner , you put on and rubbed until it disapeared. You had to do this 2 to 3 times on every surface on the paint. The sealer you put on a small area . If you put it on to big a area it would not come off. It was a lot of work.
 
Yeah, Blue Coral on '60s Cadillac black lacquer was about as impressive as anything I've *EVER* seen. Nothing we do today (modern products, modern b/c paint) looks quite as good IMO, but, well, eye of the beholder and all that (plus I can't discount that rose-tinted rearview effect...).
 
tguil said:
Yep, I used the stuff on a beautiful 1961 Honduras Maroon Corvair Monza as well as the Black 1964 Chevelle SS 327 that followed it. It was a two step process -- polish and wax. It was a great wax, but really hard to apply and remove. All by hand of course. So much for the "good old days'.



Tom -- age 63 and still waxin' strong. :cool:
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The 64 Chevelle Malibu SS had a 283 ci engine IIRC. That was my first brand new car. I had a red one. I also had a 66 SS396. Great cars.
 
Glad to hear there's some old dudes around like me, I mean, holy cow, Jan & Dean ! One of my favorite duo's from high school days! :woohoo:



My first car, are you ready for this, was a '56 Studebaker Hawk! Had 120,000 miles when I bought it right after graduation! Now those were the days!
 
jfelbab said:
The 64 Chevelle Malibu SS had a 283 ci engine IIRC. That was my first brand new car. I had a red one. I also had a 66 SS396. Great cars.
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I bought my new 1964 Chevelle in June, 1964. The 327 was a late in the model year option. You could get the 327 engine in either 250 or 300 hp. I also had a 1967 SS 396. Both ran like stripped a** apes. I still smile when I think of them. :D



My Dodge Hemi and my Harley Davidsons are almost as much fun, but not quite.



I lived fast, but fortunately I didn't die young. Now I'll leave a butt ugly corpse. :D



Back to Blue Coral. It was actually a Cadillac accessory that you bought at GM dealers. At least I did. After you removed the wax, the directions said to wet it down with cold water and wipe it dry. This was to "set up" the wax. Back then we applied polish and wax with soft cotton rags (old t-shirts) and removed them with cotton cheese cloth.



Tom :cool:
 
Dr Groove said:
Glad to hear there's some old dudes around like me, I mean, holy cow, Jan & Dean ! One of my favorite duo's from high school days! :woohoo:



My first car, are you ready for this, was a '56 Studebaker Hawk! Had 120,000 miles when I bought it right after graduation! Now those were the days!
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Now we're really getting sentimantal. My first car was a 1956 Ford club coupe. It had a 1957 interceptor engine in it. I ran two four barrel carbs for while. But then gas was probably 25 cents a gallon and so was a pack of Lucky Strikes.



Damn, I've got to quit this thread. It's bringing tears to my eyes.



Tom :cool:
 
Dr Groove said:
Glad to hear there's some old dudes around like me, I mean, holy cow, Jan & Dean ! One of my favorite duo's from high school days! :woohoo:



My first car, are you ready for this, was a '56 Studebaker Hawk! Had 120,000 miles when I bought it right after graduation! Now those were the days!
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I loved the lines of the Hawk. Quite a car back then.



My first car was a 1956 Buick Roadmaster. I bought it from an old geezer who couldn't drive any longer. This was in 1959 when I turned 16. I'm 63 also.



Top 10 tunes of 1959.

1. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

2. Kansas City - Wilbur Harrison

3. What'd I Say - Ray Charles

4. 16 Candles - the Crests

5. A Teenager In Love - Dion and the Belmonts

6. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos

7. Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny

8. It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton

9. There Goes My Baby - Drifters

10. Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods
 
tguil said:
I bought my new 1964 Chevelle in June, 1964. The 327 was a late in the model year option. You could get the 327 engine in either 250 or 300 hp. I also had a 1967 SS 396. Both ran like stripped a** apes. I still smile when I think of them. :D



My Dodge Hemi and my Harley Davidsons are almost as much fun, but not quite.



I lived fast, but fortunately I didn't die young. Now I'll leave a butt ugly corpse. :D



Back to Blue Coral. It was actually a Cadillac accessory that you bought at GM dealers. At least I did. After you removed the wax, the directions said to wet it down with cold water and wipe it dry. This was to "set up" the wax. Back then we applied polish and wax with soft cotton rags (old t-shirts) and removed them with cotton cheese cloth.



Tom :cool:
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I remember the Blue Coral and the process of wetting the wax. It was a real PITA to remove as I recall.
 
Never did the Blue Coral. It was strictly a Simonize and Vista on my '66 red Dodge Chager. I did have a can of Liquid glass to use in a hurry. By the way I'll be 61 tomorrow and still rubbing strong.

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I have an unused Blue Coral kit circa 1980 that I was saving until I got a "really good" car. I'm not sure when that will be, but the sealer is all dried up and rattling around in the jar. The liquid still seems fine, I just shook it up. The box has a Channel Lumber price tag on it...$3.99 :o . Anybody have a black 60's Cadillac? ;)
 
teker said:
Never did the Blue Coral. It was strictly a Simonize and Vista on my '66 red Dodge Chager. By the way I'll be 61 tomorrow and still rubbing strong.

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My mother and her sister (both big-block b-body MOPAR fans, both long gone...) repeatedly said how much they *hated* struggling with Simonize :D I learned about the Meguiar's #7/#16 combo from them, they switched to it because it was easier than the Simonize.



And Happy B-day!
 
BigLeegr said:
Blue Coral is a company, rather than a product now. (Actually, it's part of a bigger company..."Blue Coral-Slick 50," which is itself owned by Quaker State.) Blue Coral has had a few "As seen on TV" products over the years. Autofom and Touchless come to mind.
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Actually not ture. Blue Coral is a brand name. Ecolab owns Blue Coral and their vehicle care division makes and distributes chemicals under the Blue Coral name.



Can you tell who I work for ;)
 
teker said:
Never did the Blue Coral. It was strictly a Simonize and Vista on my '66 red Dodge Chager. I did have a can of Liquid glass to use in a hurry. By the way I'll be 61 tomorrow and still rubbing strong.

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At one time Vista was the most popular wax next to Turtle Wax. I myself liked Dupont New Car Wax.
 
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