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Hi guys (and gals),
New guy here looking for information on how to do a paint correction to my 87 Grand National. I have been reading a lot of material on how to bring back some of the gloss and get rid of scratches in the original crappy single stage black lacquer paint. I am the original owner and this car has had a tough life. Yes, I bear the responsibility for the condition of the paint. It was a daily driver for five years. It's got about 100K miles on it now. It had 72K on it at the end of the first five years. I had to drive it through the first northern NY winter because I didn't have a winter beater. After the first winter I was able to store it in a shed through the winters. It's got its share of chips and WalMart parking lot dents. A couple of etched spots due to purple bird droppings. The hood is checked really bad. The trunk isn't much better. I know the paint will never look original (not that it looked that good when new) but I would like to get rid of most of the scratches and swirls. It had the dealer applied paint sealant when I bought it. This thing has been ridden hard and put up wet. Still looks OK from 20 feet. I plan to have someone do some PDR on the parking lot dents and I will touch up the sand/salt blasted rear wheel well trim. I need to deal with the larger chips. Only one it through the primer. Maybe with a little work I can make it a 5 footer. I clay bar'd the paint five or six years ago. I recently bought a Porter Cable 7424XP orbital polisher, some assorted pads, pad cleaner and lube, another clay bar and other misc materials. I bought some mega-expensive wax for black cars. I was playing with the idea of a repaint, but to do it right is big bucks. I figure that paint correction will get me half the way there for way less money. I'll try to post a picture of the car when I get a chance.
New guy here looking for information on how to do a paint correction to my 87 Grand National. I have been reading a lot of material on how to bring back some of the gloss and get rid of scratches in the original crappy single stage black lacquer paint. I am the original owner and this car has had a tough life. Yes, I bear the responsibility for the condition of the paint. It was a daily driver for five years. It's got about 100K miles on it now. It had 72K on it at the end of the first five years. I had to drive it through the first northern NY winter because I didn't have a winter beater. After the first winter I was able to store it in a shed through the winters. It's got its share of chips and WalMart parking lot dents. A couple of etched spots due to purple bird droppings. The hood is checked really bad. The trunk isn't much better. I know the paint will never look original (not that it looked that good when new) but I would like to get rid of most of the scratches and swirls. It had the dealer applied paint sealant when I bought it. This thing has been ridden hard and put up wet. Still looks OK from 20 feet. I plan to have someone do some PDR on the parking lot dents and I will touch up the sand/salt blasted rear wheel well trim. I need to deal with the larger chips. Only one it through the primer. Maybe with a little work I can make it a 5 footer. I clay bar'd the paint five or six years ago. I recently bought a Porter Cable 7424XP orbital polisher, some assorted pads, pad cleaner and lube, another clay bar and other misc materials. I bought some mega-expensive wax for black cars. I was playing with the idea of a repaint, but to do it right is big bucks. I figure that paint correction will get me half the way there for way less money. I'll try to post a picture of the car when I get a chance.
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