[net.auto] new car paint

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.

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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
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Phone: 408-996-2399

grw@inmet.UUCP (05/18/84)

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inmet!grw    May 16 15:56:00 1984

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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
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