Fun with oxidation (insert sarcasm here)

great work. i love doing oxidized vehicles like that because 1) the before and after pics are great and 2) the owners usually have gave up on their car and you can bring it back for them. great work!:up



Vernon
 
Nice work on the oxidation! Is there ANY worse paint for oxidation than Toyota red?? I also like the work you did on the Ford Bronco. That metallic really pops!
 
Sweeeeeet! Gotta love before and afters with oxidation like that. :bigups Shots like those are examples of pictures being worth a thousand words. No trick photography needed. That is one of the resasons that I love to detail really abused cars. Its nice to do that hundred thousand dollar Porsche or exotic car every now and then, but nothing compares to the satisfiaction of bringing a car back from the dead like that. Excellent work! :cool:
 
Many here use AIO to remove oxidation. How do you rate the Pro Polish at it's ability to clean compared to the AIO?



I've been finding that my good old bottle of ColorX seems to be the goto product for oxidation for me right now over colorX BUT I've yet to have the opportunity to use PP.



Andy
 
I'd say the cleaning ability is similar between PP and AIO. The Tercel was sucking up product like crazy, I had to use about 3-4 oz for the first pass on it, so I went with PP first because it's cheaper than AIO.



It was really tough going on both vehicles though. Had to use alot of product, work it in, and then scrub it off with S&W and an old MF. After 3 passes with PP, SSR2 and AIO, there was still some oxidation left but I threw the towel in (literally) at that point.
 
After removing heavy oxidation like that is it hard to get a very nice reflection and smooth surface? Or is it so bad that it will never look great again?
 
could this be done witht he pc alone? mybe a medium compound and cutting pad? then follow with some thing else? just curious
 
317indy said:
After removing heavy oxidation like that is it hard to get a very nice reflection and smooth surface? Or is it so bad that it will never look great again?
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Yes very hard!

I suspect if I kept at it for more passes it would look even better, maybe not ever look "great" though.
 
Great work, but where is the trisquit box for comparison the Tercel. To get the surface flat for clear reflection would require a heavy cut compound or wet sanding.



Eric
 
cheapshot said:
could this be done witht he pc alone? mybe a medium compound and cutting pad? then follow with some thing else? just curious
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Actually, the first pass worked best by hand with a terry applicator. There was so much oxidation coming up, it immediately gummed up the foam pads.

The key was first using a chemical polish...on a finish like that, a foam pad on a machine is actually not that effective. Terry cloth with lots of product worked best for me. It's not a quick process.
 
edschwab1 said:
Great work, but where is the trisquit box for comparison the Tercel. To get the surface flat for clear reflection would require a heavy cut compound or wet sanding.

Eric
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The Tercel hood, even after all my work, was not Triscuit box worthy :lol



Honestly, I think another pass or two of SSR would have helped alot but since the owners let the car get that far, they would not have appreciated it. Besides, I did do the car for free :doh
 
Nice job on both. I remember Mike Phillips did a similar Bronco using ColorX by hand. He got similar improvements.



You mention 'chemically cleaned', I would assume you used primarly non abrasive products, right? I definitely agree with you about using terry cloth towels to remove the initial oxidation. Seems to work more quickly, then you go back with the buffer to even out the polishing.



Great pics and excellent work!
 
Thanks Scott, yeah in my first post I mention the first thing I did was use PB's ProPolish.



I have tried using an abrasive first on cases like this and all it does is gum up everything (especially if using foam pads). A thin chemical cleaner is the best first step IMO. I alternated between hand and rotary use trying to find which was faster. They were both slow! :p
 
wife: Excellent work. I am trying to get a Maxima that I saw Wednesday to attend the detailing meet in Westmont so we can do that kind of transformation.



This car is heavily oxidized.
 
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