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Old 12-27-2013, 12:28 AM   #83
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!

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Thank you. Im always on here looking at what your up to with your trucks. All of your work is awesome!
Appreciate that!!



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You mixed oil and wax to get that old paint to shine up?
I am guessing you used regular car wax, but what kind of oil?

What a great effect you got with that man, awesome.
I want to do that to the 55 farm truck we have back home.
Yeah, just spray oil/penetrant and carnauba wax- gotta be non-abrasive. Wax dries too fast on old/dried out paint so it doesn't always "soak in" before it starts to harden, then you buff it off- the shine and color will be uneven. The point of wax is to seal the paint pores, dry hard, then you buff the surface of it smooth. The oil just keeps it from drying too fast, and it helps the wax get down into the pores of the paint better so the color is even. It takes more effort to get it all off since it doesn't dry for awhile, but you wanna get 95% off before it dries anyway.
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