No clear coat?

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justinschmidt1

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Ok so Im supposed to be detailing an older car, a 55 Fairlane to be exact and I believe its been resprayed at some point but the paint is dull, oxidized and needs to be brought back to life.





I know it doesnt have clear coat so how do you guys go about attacking a single stage paint like this?





Is it the same as clearcoat or what?



Should I use any different techniques or use a less intense polish?



Thanks
 
craigdt said:
Whats the specific question?
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Sorry, I was making sure it let me post before i wrote everything...the other day it wasn't letting me post for some reason.





Im basically looking for help with polishing old paint with no clear coat since ive never worked on a car like this.
 
Its not the the same thing but from a polishing stand point its similar. Just bring extra pads and microfibers due to the paint transfer.
 
I always get the single stage paints that are like butter! I would rather do a SS than a ceramiclear car any day!



megs 83 on a PFW cut through with ease! 105/pfw on rotary was too much for them
 
You should be fine. It's mostly the same as clear coat. Your just gonna dirty your pads more. Do a quick search on here for single stage paint buffing and that should yield you some great results! Goodluck. it's easy!
 
justinschmidt1 said:
thanks guys, I guess I will have to see how it goes.



Will the paint wash out of the pads at all or what?
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If you clean them soon enough yes. I would clean them when you switch to a new one. Then clean them all when you get home.
 
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