jrf@hp-pcd.UUCP (05/09/84)
A soft rag and elbow grease work great, along with a good paste wax (Classic or McGuire's).
mike@hocsk.UUCP (05/14/84)
I am getting a new car at the end of the week and am looking for suggestions on how to save the paint. I am not getting any dealer applied coatings. I have heard that a good hand-applied wax job is just as good. Is this true? Does anyone have any special suggestions or ideas? Thanks. PS. Please post to net since I can read news but can not send it. I do not know if mail will work reliably either, but you could try ....!solar!lem.
kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) (05/16/84)
I have heard from professional paint refinishers that the Teflon paint coatings that are available are extremely bad news. They work fine for the first year or two, but appearantly they don't totally stop paint oxidation, they just retard it. So when the time comes that a nice buff job would normally do wonders, you can forget it. The Teflon coatings are almost impossible to remove without destroying the paint in the process. These same people bless a high quality wax. What I would like to know is a good, safe way to apply it. I've heard bad things about using a soft rag and elbow grease. -- Rick Kiessig {decvax, ucbvax}!sun!idi!kiessig {akgua, allegra, amd70, burl, cbosgd, dual, harpo, ihnp4}!idi!kiessig Phone: 408-996-2399
grw@inmet.UUCP (05/18/84)
#R:hocsk:-11200:inmet:2700101:000:968 inmet!grw May 16 15:56:00 1984 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wait 6 months. Wash the car thoroughly. Dry it off. Wax it with Rain Dance or Blue Poly. Repeat every 6 months or so (more often if you wash the car frequently). During the first 6 months just wash the car every few weeks (depending upon weather). Continue that regime after the first waxing and for the life of the car. Unheated garaging also helps preserve the finish. I don't know of any other way to keep your car looking new. One other thing you can do if you want is to keep a bottle of touch up paint handy. After washing but before waxing fill in small holes and sand and touch up scratches before surface rust starts to cause peeling. Very small paint damage can usually be ignored if you wax and wash regularly. No magic here (and about as much FUN as brushing and flossing your teeth) but it works. -- Gary Wasserman ...harpo!inmet!grw ...hplabs!sri-unix!cca!ima!inmet!grw ...yale-comix!ima!inmet!grw