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#1
03-26-2005, 09:21 PM
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Progress- Teg
I have been working on this for about 2 or 3 days and I still can't figure out why it wont shine that great anyway this pics arent all that great so from what you see tell me what you think.
   
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03-27-2005, 08:21 PM
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Re: Progress- Teg
the wing is from a civic right?
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03-28-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Progress- Teg
You can get a good shine with just poish, but it will take a loooong time. You likely need to use sanding pads/paper to level the paint, and then you can polish it.
What kind of paint is it, and how long did it cure before you polished it?
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03-28-2005, 06:42 PM
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I never used anything else besides TurtleWax and it seems too be pretty good but anyway I'm working on the engine and interoir(sp) and I will have pics soon.
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03-28-2005, 07:23 PM
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Re: Progress- Teg
you will most likely not get a very good shine if it is a metallic color. I suggest shooting a couple layers of clear and wetsand/polish the clear, you'll get a much better shine this way.
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#11
03-28-2005, 08:34 PM
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Re: Progress- Teg
If that is Testors enamel, you need to wait a rather long time before polishing will take. Enamels notoriously take a long time to cure hard enough for polishing to work properly. Also, wax does not polish. Wax is... wax that you rub into a surface so that it fills tiny scratches, evening the surface making it smooth and shiney. To polish you need a polish, a polish is a fine grit that grinds out the tiny scratches, making the surface smooth and shiny.
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03-28-2005, 09:23 PM
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Re: Re: Progress- Teg
Hmm, I have no clue why it doesn't shine...Maybe its the wing?
 Just kidding You should get Meguiars ScratchX and polish it out once again and then put on wax or something I've never used wax 
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03-28-2005, 11:11 PM
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No the paint is acylic. I'm going to have to get some of the meguiars srcatchX then and try that thanks for the help, I working on it now and will get some more pics up soon ( even tho they will be shitty ).
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03-29-2005, 12:36 AM
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Also what's a good clear coat too use because I'm using rust-o-leum(sp) and I figure I don't really want to mess up and have to strip the whole thing for any kind of reason.
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03-29-2005, 01:18 AM
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I just took a look at my wax and it says thats it's polishing compound and it's by TurtleWax so is it polish or wax does anyone know? I'm also just about too clear it so I will have pics up tommarow.
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