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**68bowtie** · 01-01-2020, 04:24 PM

I'm not sure what it does chemically (if anything) but I like the results. I have used it on surface rust and oxidized paint with 50% water, worked every inch carefully by hand with 0000 steel wool. If you get too aggressive even the 0000 can leave behind marks, so you have to go slow and keep it wet. Followup with wax (or clear coat) really makes it shine, although if the surface is not really smooth the wax leaves behind residue. So if there's any pitting you may want to avoid wax. It does take off a thin amount of paint, so be aware of that. Here are some examples...

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01-01-2020, 04:24 PM	#15
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,498	Re: Who has used CLR on OG patina? Lets see the before and after pictures! I'm not sure what it does chemically (if anything) but I like the results. I have used it on surface rust and oxidized paint with 50% water, worked every inch carefully by hand with 0000 steel wool. If you get too aggressive even the 0000 can leave behind marks, so you have to go slow and keep it wet. Followup with wax (or clear coat) really makes it shine, although if the surface is not really smooth the wax leaves behind residue. So if there's any pitting you may want to avoid wax. It does take off a thin amount of paint, so be aware of that. Here are some examples... __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Survivor "Lil’ Mint" (67 c10 40k mile light green original paint) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD Last edited by 68bowtie; 01-01-2020 at 04:30 PM.