Re: 1968 Datsun 510
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:05:21 +1300
From: malcolm cooper <MALDAT@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: 1968 Datsun 510
Jon Braunstein wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: malcolm cooper
> To: Jon Braunstein
> Cc: Bluebirds
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: 1968 Datsun 510
>
> > Jon Braunstein ,
> > What you say is O.K for a resale but not a tidy up of a old car that
> > will probley get repainted at a later date.
> > NEVER USE WAX OR SILCONE ON YOUR PAINT JOB!!!!!
> >
> Hmmm, I have never ever heard anything about wax going through paint -
> that
> pretty much makes no sense to me. I've detailed ferraris, porshes,
> jags,
> bentleys, u-name-it at one of the more prestigious detail shops in the
> city
> and we always use wax (or some type of sealant - glaze, etc.) on the
> paint -
> this provides a protective covering for the paint underneath. Every
> detailer
> that I've ever talked to uses a wax or sealant - I'm not sure where
> your
> info comes from but even the paint shops around here use it, and I
> don't
> know why they would if it ruined the paint.
So you must work as a car grommer(thats what we call it here)what you do
will make the car look good,but when it goes smash,the painter will have
a hell of a job removing the wax,I have stripped bonnets/cars to steel
before,then repaired them,2 pack under coat,then wax fry up,start again.
>
> >
> > To bring old paint up like new use a foam buff pad (wet) with Repco
> > extra cut compound dont worry about rubbers and chrome buff over
> > them,the buff does a nice job of cleaning chrome and rubbers,once
> done
> > give it a good soapy warm wash and a good hose off,then use by hand
> 3M
> > hand glazing compound,this will remove any trace of buff slop left
> from
> > after the wash,then polish up by hand doing one panel at a time.
> >
> 3M does make good glazes, but for machine glazing, they're not the
> easiest
> to use. Buffing over rubber is NOT A GOOD IDEA unless you like a mess
> and
> burnt rubber - plus poslish will inevitably get under the rubber and
> look
> like crap. You can hose the car off after polishing, but some stuff
> will
> still be stuck in there.
Yes thats why a good grommer uses a old tooth brush to get in the
edges/cracks.
> I'd be interested
> in
> hearing if there's concrete evidence that wax can actually harm paint,
> but
> I've never heard this before - I'll enquire at a couple of paint shops
> and
> see what they say.
Wax wont hurt the paint,just F%&k it to a degree.if you repaint your car
and you plan never never to repaint it or touch it up yeah sure wax
it,but if you want a nice car you can retouch anytime Don't use wax.
Wax will not make your car shine,the shine comes from the way the paint
is put on,i.e the shine comes from the gun not a tin of wax.
I agree with you that 3M machiane glaze is shit,thats why I said 3M hand
glaze.
Malcolm
>
> Jon Braunstein
> '69 2dr
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