Please help with the prescription. Black Vette. Overall very nice clear coat with some swirl marks and spider webbing that can easily be hidden temporarily with NXT. I have named this main defect sandblasting for lack of a better term. I would like your input on a possible fix for the sandblast and a permanent fix for the swirl and spider stuff.

 

The third pic has some serious swirls. You are going to need to remove them with a heavy swirl remover and a PC or rotary. Since I do not know what you have in your detailing cabinet today, I am going to offer two complete regimines. One with the buffer, and one without. Both are the complete deal (well missing car soap) from nuts to bolts:

http://www.autogeek.net/poorboys-world-sale.html

I am going with this kit over several others because it is so darn easy to use. In your case based on pics, you will start with SSR 2.5 and work it till removed. Final Polish with SSR 1.0. When you are done you will protect with Nattys Blue (great on darks) and if you prefer a sealant for longer protection seriously consider their EX-P. Here is the entire line, and their soap rocks also !!!

http://www.autogeek.net/poorboysworld.html

 

Thanks for the info. I bought the car the end of last year and had not done anything to it yet. I see that there might not be anything to do for the sandblasting. I will do what you mentioned first and go from there.

 

for the heavily paint-chipped areas, you can try touchup123. (http://www.touchup123.com). You will NOT get a perfect result. On deep chips where it is easy for the paint to adhere, you'll pass the 1-foot test.

But on sandblasted areas, where the paint will have a difficult time sticking, you'll get a small benefit that I think is worth the MINIMAL time and price ($40 for the whole kit). I'd say that for this kind of sandblasting, you'll have a big benefit from 10 feet, small benefit at 2 feet.

But I don't know anything else that would even be worth trying for bad sandblasting, short of a re-paint.

you can see my pics of touchup123 on my web site . I'm not a vendor, and do not sell or have a financial interest in any product line.

Also important to know that the "final touch compound" - the final part of the touchup123 process - will cause very light swirling - it's easy to remove, but I wouldn't suggest using touchup123 unless you have a pc to correct the minor swirls afterward. I have a post up with my pictures to show you the kind of cobwebbing you can expect.

Just today, I tried touchup123 with a T-shirt instead of the hard terry towel they give you -- still got cobwebbing afterward. I think it's their "FTC" compound, not the cloth, that is causing it.

But I still really think it's worth a try for you -- again, won't be a miracle, but will result in some small improvement that you'll appreciate best if you take before and after pictures.

 

I would give the Touchup123 a try like Bugman is suggesting and then polish the rest of the car with a good SSR like Zaino Fusion or Menzerna to remove the spider webbing and swirl marks, if you have a PC for this step use it as it will save you a lot of work instead of trying to do it by hand. Then I would follow that up with a good sealant like Zaino Z5 and/or Z2 Pro.

 

Thanks for the info. I hope to be able to permanently remove most of the issues and not just cover it up. I will order some of what you talked about and try it.

 

Start with the basics, and see where you need to go from there, IMO. No use in buying products and throwing them at the car if they aren't needed.

Wash, claybar, and polish to begin with.

 

Those swirls are not coming out by hand. It will take a lot of effort working small sections at a time to do that, but it will take you forever.
Autigeek can probably set you up with a PC/Polishing Kit like he's offering. The PC will also take a lot of work, but with the right pads and polishes is doable, and faster than doing it by hand. The best thing for that will be a Rotary Buffer.
Goose

 

A little of the basics and then some of the heavy stuff if need be. I was always thinking of some type of machine to start with. I will try the least invasive and go from there. I may just wind up getting into this a little more than I originally thought. I have a 1990 that could use some of the more invasive product anyway, so it will be a no loose situation.
Thanks again to all of you. I really appreciate your time.

 

good comments above.
I'm still learning, but after only a year using the PC7424, I can tell it just is not enough for the Vette clearcoat. On my wife's Mercedes, cut's through the scratches like butter, but on the VEtte, takes all day.

Don't know where in that spectrum your car will lie. For me, I'm stepping up to the rotary, and will probably not waste any more time with a PC7424 on the vette at least. If you want the answer for the Vette, it's the rotary, but I'd hate to try that first with no buffing experience at all. I'm glad I've had the PC7424 to practice with - it's impossible to hurt your car with that one.