Need Help With Orbital

[xevash]

So the last owner of my car (1993 Toyota MR2) let some of the paint get pretty bad. It's weird, the hood and bumper are the only bad parts on the car, the rest is great. The hood is pretty bad, I think it needs to be repainted, but the bumper just has what looks like a lot of hard water deposits.



Front Bumper:

Hood:

(you can see some of the little tiny specks that it has all over - they look like tiny chips?)



As I was rummaging through my garage I got all of the cleaning/polishing/waxing products that we had together. I was wandering if anyone could recommend what the best ones to use with a buffer would be?

I also found an orbital buffer in my garage, unopened in box . It looks to be in perfect condition, but I think its from the late 80's given the box art :lol . Has anyone seen one like this before? I was going to buy a PC, but im pretty tight on money, so would this one work?

 

[Joshua312]

For those spots I would do the following:

1. Wash

2. Clay

3. ColorX



I'm not sure exactly what those tiny specks are, but it could be road rash (a bunch of tiny chips, I have them on my front bumper as well)



As for the buffer, before I knew of Autopia I bought one of those things, *tried* to use it once but the thing was such a hassle I put it back into the box and just ordered a Porter Cable. Those machines just don't have the torque/power to do any real corrections But if you don't want to dive in and buy a PC try the above steps by hand and see if you are satisfied.

 

[Dan]

I'd try ColorX first, then ScratchX if that didn't work. Both get a lot less credit than they deserve. Trouble with the 80's buffer, even if you could get past the weak motor, is pad selection. What is included will more than likely induce swirls like crazy. There are but a few foam pads available for those guys, and by the time you load it up with polish, its gonna be expensive and just slightly more effective (though less tiring) than by hand. Also it won't be ideal with the contours of the bumper.



If you find the right pad, it is better than nothing.