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Old 01-31-2011, 06:16 PM
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my 91 f150 has the two tone white and blue paint job. it is faded and chipped in some spots but nothing terrible. i was just wondering if there is anyway to polish or buff it so that it isnt so dull come spring time. thanks
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Fantastic works wonders with oxidization. Use it straight.
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Sure. Just putting on a good coat of wax (wax on, wax off... ha, ha ) will help. You could rub it out with rubbing compound but it's rarely necessary with all the different waxes these days. I'd give that a try first.

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Np. That stuff will clean anything, spray it on and let the clean streaks begin.
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Thanks guys. Will this cause a drastic (positive) change?
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If you want to do a really good job that will last then i would suggest buying a random orbital buffer (you can get a decent cheap one from walmart for like 20 bucks, it will do the job) and then go to the car aisle and grab polish, cleaner wax, and actual wax, and clay bar. I used turtle wax's liquid clay bar and it actually did a damn fine job. But the steps i use are
1) Wash well with soap and water and microfiber mitt
2) Clay bar
3) Cleaner wax
4) Polish
5) Wax
Afterwards your paint will look BRAND new. I made quite a bit of money on the side by doing this and just those steps with generic stuff. You can turn a paint job around amazingly by just doing that. I must stress the washing and clay barring part though those two steps will be more noticeable than any of the others. And actually wax is the least noticeable step. When your done washing DRY THOROUGHLY. Do not let it sit and dry, dry it.
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Should look better.



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