Re: Best compound for original paint?
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Originally Posted by sscooter
This is how she turned out in the end...
I spent 4 years as a detailer just out of highschool for both Chevrolet and Porsche. I've got a lot of time behind a buffer and trying out different brands of chemicals.
My process is 3M Perfect-It line of products finished off with Jescar Powerlock and Collonite Insulator wax as the final step.
This particular truck took a LOT OF BUFFING to get the primer to shine, and HOLD the shine. This also meant that there is some bare steel now showing.
If I had a dollar for everyone that asks what kind of Clear Coat I used for that "Patina", I'd be a rich man... I was even called a liar for telling a guy that it was just buffed/waxed...
A coat of Jescar and Collonite keeps the flash-rust at bay on edges and thin spots.
I think that your Blazer would look AMAZING all shined up....
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I get the same comments on my 68 that I had to clear it . At the Carlisle truck show I actually showed people with a piece of steel wool on the slight rust on the bare steel . It gets some when its outside and the dew sits on it . Little steel wool and wax good as new.
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Mark
72 c20 custom camper Husky edition,
66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark
1969 AMX ,
1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20
1977 Suburban sold
68 anniversary.
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