Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 16:24:56 -0700
Reply-To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Subject: Re: Rubbing Compound
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Well, there's "rubbing compound" and there's "polishing compound". They
are different levels of abrasiveness. Normally rubbing compound is more
abrasive, and is used for heavily oxidized or scratched surfaces. If your
oxidation is more mild, you can use polishing compound. Of course different
brands may be different relative levels of abrasiveness. Rubbing compound
will actually remove scratches from tree branches and such (what we call
"desert pin striping" out here in the wild west).
Polishing compound is the same amount of work, but it may be all that is
needed and will remove less paint. This is especially important if you are
using a power buffer to apply the compound . A power buffer is a worthwhile
$50 investment IMHO, especially since the Vanagon is so easy to wax with a
power buffer - nice and flat. :-)
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Buettner, Peter [mailto:PGB@dolby.com]
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 4:08 PM
To: 'BRENT CHRISTENSEN'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Rubbing Compound
Are there any good alternatives to rubbing compound? I started the same
project. I'm about 1/3 done. It's a lot of work work it looks great.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN [mailto:bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM]
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 3:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Rubbing Compound
Caveat to using rubbing compound:
Watch out for corners and edges - the paint will wear through to the primer
very easily, ESPECIALLY if using a power buffer.
Remember - rubbing compound does its magic by removing a layer of paint -
you can only do it so many times before the primer starts showing through in
patches.
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Jason Yasment
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 2:25 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Rubbing Compound
>
>
> After mulling over on what to do with my dull looking
> paint job, I took
> an afternoon and went over the whole van with some Turtle Wax
> Heavy Duty
> Rubbing Compound. All I can is WOW!! There was so much
> oxidation on there
> that now it look almost new, except for minor seem rust. The
> next step is
> to apply some Meguiar's(sp?) Wax/Cleaner and give her a good shine.
> Just when I was mulling a strip down and a paint job, I
> feel like a got
> a few more years out of this coat.
>
> The moral of the story.....before you go to lay out a bunch
> of cash to make
> yourself feel better, try taking an afternoon and just rub it
> for awile and
> see how it comes out.
>
> Jason M. Yasment
> '98 Jetta TDI
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia
>
>
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