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I have a 1976 Eldorado I've been restoring. Everything mechanical is up to date and the car did Route 66 from Chicago to LA (more than 2000 miles along the way) so now, it is down to the detailing.
The paint is original Greenbrier Firemist Metallic, with metal flake in the paint. It looks pretty good for a car that is 44 years old but I wanted to really give it the goods and make it sparkle. Mostly, the hood area needs attention. It will wax OK but it looks kinda dull. I wrote the Meguiar's customer care folks and two people answered me. They said to use Ultimate Compound, followed by Ultimate Polishing, followed by Show Glaze 7 and Ultimate Wax. Standard prescription for paint correction, I suppose, but it sounded pretty aggressive to me for paint that old with an unknown depth. Who knows what it has seen in the past four decades?
I found a long article by a Mike Phillips that used Show Glaze 7 as a rubbing compound, with multiple passes at the paint. That seemed more careful that going to town with cutting compounds and such. I also saw another article where instead of microfiber, a terry cloth washcloth was used as a bit more aggressive than a microfiber cloth but still using only Show Glaze 7 as a medium. Any thoughts from the experts here?
Also, Meguiar's customer service claims that there is no benefit to letting Show Glaze 7 soak in, as the article by Mike Phillips recommends. Any thoughts there?
I'm not a professional, just a guy who wants his baby to look her best. Any guidance would be appreciated.
My basic plan - 1) Meguiar's Waterless Wash and Wax 2) Clay bar, using Quick Detail as a lube 3) Multiple passes with the Show Glaze 7 and getting my back into some rubbing 4) Ultimate Wax.
The paint is original Greenbrier Firemist Metallic, with metal flake in the paint. It looks pretty good for a car that is 44 years old but I wanted to really give it the goods and make it sparkle. Mostly, the hood area needs attention. It will wax OK but it looks kinda dull. I wrote the Meguiar's customer care folks and two people answered me. They said to use Ultimate Compound, followed by Ultimate Polishing, followed by Show Glaze 7 and Ultimate Wax. Standard prescription for paint correction, I suppose, but it sounded pretty aggressive to me for paint that old with an unknown depth. Who knows what it has seen in the past four decades?
I found a long article by a Mike Phillips that used Show Glaze 7 as a rubbing compound, with multiple passes at the paint. That seemed more careful that going to town with cutting compounds and such. I also saw another article where instead of microfiber, a terry cloth washcloth was used as a bit more aggressive than a microfiber cloth but still using only Show Glaze 7 as a medium. Any thoughts from the experts here?
Also, Meguiar's customer service claims that there is no benefit to letting Show Glaze 7 soak in, as the article by Mike Phillips recommends. Any thoughts there?
I'm not a professional, just a guy who wants his baby to look her best. Any guidance would be appreciated.
My basic plan - 1) Meguiar's Waterless Wash and Wax 2) Clay bar, using Quick Detail as a lube 3) Multiple passes with the Show Glaze 7 and getting my back into some rubbing 4) Ultimate Wax.
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