[Rap]

I am restoring the outside surfaces of my newest acquisition. The nose and the mirrors are plastic or something. Cleaned, compounded, clayed, polished and waxed. Mirrors are better but the nose is still dull. The rest of the cars surfaces seem to be getting their color back. Any suggestions for those two sections. Flash no comment on the fact that its a track car! Lol

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[flash]

lol - i used to wax my track car too - no worries - frankly, a clean race car is much easier to get past the stewards

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[Rap]

Is there a clear coat on the 968?

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[Darryl]

It depends on the color......all metallics were cleared and most solid colors were not. Then of course, if it's a solid color that has been resprayed at some point, it's probably cleared now. Easiest way to tell is to rub a little polish on an inconspicuous spot and see if you get color transfer onto the towel/cloth/pad. If so, there is no clear.

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[Rap]

That's what I thought. That is indeed what is happening as I try to restore the color. I have what I guess are cat scratches that compounding, claying, polishing and waxing aren't touching it. Any suggestions?

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[tamathumper]

Shoot the cat.

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[Rap]

Previous owners cat. I agree though and perhaps the owner for being so stupid! The car is a mass of swirl marks and lines from something dirty getting dragged around. Oh and did I mention chips. This guy must have only followed trucks hauling gravel!

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[tamathumper]

An idiot with a power polisher is a fearsome thing.

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[pinball1008]

[quote name='tamathumper' timestamp='1352203572' post='134474']

An idiot with a power polisher is a fearsome thing.

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This is why I had mine professionally polished. For sure I would have made a right mess of it, if I'd tried to do it myself.

Well worth the money in my opinion.



   

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[Chris Vais]

Apart from aesthetics, why would you go to great lengths to restore the finish on a track car? The first guy that goes off course in front of you will likely undo all your good work. Not to mention what can happen if you go off course yourself.

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[Rap]

Don't quite see myself as an idiot per se and hope the orbital buffer takes away some if not all of the risk. So far no burn marks. Obsessive compulsive with a dash of anal plus mind you a garage that is designed to do this. Chris you do of course make perfect sense, I'm just getting the car to a nice starting point. Besides if you saw the number of chips you'd really think me nuts. Actually quite relaxing in that it is the only thing I do in life slowly. Pinball sweet!

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[flash]

chris - for me, it's all about impressing the steward. a car that looks well cared for is an indicator of a driver that pays attention and cares about what he is doing out there. a car that is messed up would be an indicator of an idiot to avoid at all costs.



this also tends to translate to other drivers and their attitudes toward you.

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[tamathumper]

@Rap, I was of course referring to the previous owner, and not you.

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[Rap]

Whew. I was wondering! I suspect he wasn't much of a take care of your car guy, although he did a fine job of servicing the car on a regular basis. But he parked his cars in a barn and had some sort of rug over it when I came to purchase it.water under the bridge. You have a red car, what do and did you use to get swirls and such out?

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[tamathumper]

Adams Swirl Remover and the Porter Cable (old style, not the Flex one). Worked wonders on my wife's car which had been super-swirled by the dealership before we picked it up. And did a great job on the 968 too.

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[Lear35A]

[quote name='tamathumper' timestamp='1352294945' post='134506']Adams Swirl Remover and the Porter Cable (old style, not the Flex one). Worked wonders on my wife's car which had been super-swirled by the dealership before we picked it up. And did a great job on the 968 too.[/quote]

Porter Cable sells a wide assortment of tools, air compressors and such. Could you be more specific as to which tool you like. Thanks.

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[tamathumper]

Sorry, I assumed everyone knew what THE polisher was. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> I'm talking about the old 7424, available on the Adams Polishes site (and many other places too).



http://www.adamspoli...lisher-kit.aspx

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[Darryl]

If you opt for purchasing from Adam's website, don't forget about the discount code to use at checkout....."968Forums"

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