To restore a faded finish you can use Meguiar's #7 Showcar Glaze followed by their Yellow Wax, or if it isn't too bad, their #6 Cleaner Wax. They are both formulated for hand use, so they are safe to rub hard with but not for use with a buffing wheel! I never use the car wash at all. Happy Vanagoning! On 10/15/06, Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > > I've heard from my bodyman, that they're great for today's shine, but > bad > for tomorrow's re-paint. Same as Silicones; just try to remove them > completely to prep for a new paint job. You can't ever remove them, even > sanding down to bare metal just grinds the stuff into the surface of the > metal. Paint won't stick and fish-eyes impossibly. Snake -oil quick- fix > in my book. Anything that easy is either too good to be true, or there's > some greater price to pay somewhere down the line........ > > A painter's out there to add a second opinion here? > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Drew" <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:17 AM > Subject: Protectant Advice > > > > Howdy Volks! > > > > Well first off, the FANTASTIC news is that Blackbeard, my new (to me) > '90 > > GL > > Weekender arrived bright and early this chilly morning! > > > > It's been some time since I last piloted a Vanagon, so I don't have to > > tell > > you how absolutely WONDERFUL an experience it's been getting > reacquainted. > > > > > > Whilst tooling about online, I ran across a link to a product called "5 > > Star > > Shine", which the website touts: > > "is not a car wax. In fact, it contains no waxes of any kind. Our > patented > > PPS formula protects your paint with PTFE (the same substance that makes > > nonstick cookware so slippery) for *unbeatable shine and protection > > guaranteed to last for years!*" . . . . "main ingredient, PTFE, is one > of > > the most protective coatings known to man.", etc. > > > > Sounds great, right? Maybe a little too good to be true? > > > > http://www.5starshine.com/ppc/index.html?cache=5 > > > > I dunno. > > Has anyone used ... or even heard of this stuff before? > > > > I know that we all care about our 'loafs of love' and want to take the > > best > > care possible, so I guess my SECOND question is . . . does anyone use > > anything OTHER than the 'protective wax' setting at the local > > do-it-yourself > > car wash? > > > > Cheers! > > > > Matt > > '90 GL "Blackbeard" >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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