Waxed flat back hood

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My nieghbor waxed his hood on his mustang which was painted flat black, looks horrible, I told his to try using some all purppose cleaner, any ideas from the members what might work, gary
 
Not sure of the type of paint, it was custom painted I know, I would think some sort of cleaner like all purspoe might work, you that is why I'm consulting the board. Gary
 
p21s Auto Body Wash MIGHT do the trick. Or maybe even a paint safe cleaner like Four star Citrus.
 
spray and wipe is made for cleaning flat black's Steve used to sell it to the hot rodders in PA all the time(they helped make it was it is now but telling him what it needed to do)
 
I guess I was right on telling him to use all purpose, I will see him over the weekend and find out how it went, common sense should tell you NOT to use anything on flat black, someone said to polish, I would think that would be bad also, it would breing a shine to it, on flat you want flat, no shine. Gary
 
Sorry, I misunderstood "flat black". I figured you meant the paint was pure black. It would seem to me that a product such as Klean which is formulated to clean paint and leave it with no residue would be more appropriate than APC which usually leaves a residue on paint.
 
I checked out his hood over the weekeknd and it appears I gave him the correct advice it came out perfect, all the white residue is gone, the satin black is looking like new, I guess thats why they call me the teacher. That last comment is meant for David only. I always stand puzzled as to why when a person like myself asks a professional question, why on earth someone has to attack??? I don't get it, anyway if you read my threads they are all professaional in nature, gk
 
I always tell my students that teachers make mistakes, too! Also, no ONE person knows it all. Even Ketch at Auto Int. states that he is always learning. I don't think any detail training facitilty will say, "We know IT all." If they did, that would deter me from attending. Education is lifelong and technology is always changing. Gary K. is liked and respected by many. I know that you stated, "Sorry if this may come out too strong," as a disclaimer of sorts, but I don't think it demonstates anything but professionalism on Gary's part. The top educators in the country are always consulting one another and Gary took his thread to the professional discussion board. Thus, professionals should be here to offer support and advice when needed.



I seem to be more direct in my old 37 yrs. of age. Just couldn't let that go with a little about how I felt about the comment.



Happy Detailing,

Rob Regan
 
turbomangt- What's the plan for the long-term care of the flat/satin black in question? It's been a long, long time...decades (back when US cars came with that from the factory), and for the life of me I can't remember how I treated such surfaces :o I want to say I used Meg's #7, but I just don't recall.
 
I guess that would depend on the type of paint, a friend of mine has a 71 road runner and a portion of the hood is painted enamel flat, not cleared, all he does he wash it, never uses any type of chemicals, and it look s awesome. paint is 25 years old. If it were mine, I wouild do the same, if you polished it you might change the look to more of a satin. gk
 
So can you actually put anything on the paint to actually clean it and protect the finish at all? Its a friend of my friend has a SRT 4 Neon. The paint is around 3 years old at the oldest.
 
Maybe this would be a good use for one of the new WOWA products like Optm-Seal or Clear Seal. I would try a small area and see what kind of effect it would have and if it would change the look much. Just a thought and I have not tried either on this type of application.
 
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