Need some help with bad paint.....on the cheap

Agdodge4x4- Let's see if I can answer a bunch of those Qs...



I'd do the wax by hand. Much as I do sometimes do it by machine, for now I think you oughta just keep it simple (and no, it won't take a lot more time/effort).



For the wax (or, "LSP" as in, Last Step Product), you could use the Poxy, or Collinite 746S (very durable, great protection), or my fave FK1000P (better durability and protection, different look).



The "Speed" is an All In One ("AIO") product combining a mild polish with a LSP. It could substitute for another finishing polish (I'd still LSP over top of it for added durability).



The UNO is a mid-range polish that I don't think really fits in with what you're doing here.



I don't know from Autoality, but you want backing plates that have the threaded male stud on the back as opposed to the threaded female fitting. I'd get either those black wool pads or Meguiar's MF cutting disks, period.
 
Is your paint anything like this 20 year old truck?
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Agdodge4x4 said:
What is SPEED and UNO? How do they fit in or compare to the original list with #100/101 and Poxy? Also, is there anything I can use in lieu of the Black Wool Pad that can be purchased on Autoality?
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You'll have to get the black wool pad from HD as Autoality is not stocking them at this point, they do carry the Megs and Buff & Shine MF pads that you could also use.
 
Thomas Dekany said:
Get the HF pc, get some 3D black wool pads (5"), orange pads and black pads. 101/100 and HD POLISH will do the work.



step 1 - 101 or 100 with wool

step 2 - orange pad and 101/100

step 3 - hd polish and black pad.



Wax of your choice.
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Thomas--what is the technique used with wool pads? Is it the same as MF pads--slower speed, lighter pressure, clean pads often to fluff up fibers????
 
This is an old thread, but I wanted to ask another question. I have the HD Poxy, I have Megs 101.  I do NOT have a black wool pad.  Does Autoality sell one yet?  I have the black microfiber pad, but as you said, it won't cut as well.
 
Agdodge4X4- I've never used it, but I'd think that M101 oughta cut pretty well without the black wool.  You do plan to use a Finishing Polish after the M101 before the Poxy, right?
 
Like Thomas said, i don't want to spend all day doing it, but I also don't want to spend 15 bucks in shipping for an 11 dollar pad when I have nothing else on their site to order.
 
I guess that 20 year old truck has really great paint with a lot of spiderweb scratches. The paint underneath looks great. ANyway, I started this project today. Working on the hood with 101 and orange pad. Upon further inspection, the paint has crazing, bug juice damage, some scratches on the hood that are through the paint. Don't get me wrong, it looks 'better', if you can believe that. Lots of crazing....and there are some quarter sized areas where the crazing is concentrated so much that its almost white. Am I wrong to think that this simply needs a repaint if it is to be 'good' paint? This is 13 year old paint. Waxed twice in its whole life and spent a lot of time exposed to the sun in Texas.


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brazosdog02- I believe you that it's looking much better. Whether that'll be good enough, only you can say.

Yeah, to look "good" in the usual sense that'll need repainted, and full repaints of decent quality aren't cheap.
 
Well, Im done. I don't have pictures, but I ended up going over the hood with Megs 101 and black wool, yellow pad, orange pad. After that, the good parts of the paint really cleaned up. The crazing, chips, and damaged areas obviously did not, but they are a lot better. Then I used HD Polish with black or gray pad, and then finished with HD Poxy on a red pad I believe. Anyway, the sides of the truck look prettty good. But, I learned a lot here:

1.) I didn't screw up the paint and feel confident in my DA Polisher to use these products on a vehicle with good paint.
2.) Wax on this truck just 3 more times in its life would have likely preserved the paint and prevented all of this.
3.) You can get the paint a LOT better anyway
4.) There is no substitute for HALFWAY DECENT efforts to maintain paint on a vehicle.

Plus, it was a bit of fun to watch a dull finish come back.
 
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