I had no idea that the 41 year old paint could be brought back to life. A little rubbing compound and some carnuba...amazing.....(still working on the bottom part of that door).

that will look great when you get it finished

Thanks! I really can't believe what it looks like under there. There are a few rust spots on the hood but other than that the paint is all still intact...should look great:)

Good info....I did notice the rubbing compound did a little more than I wanted it to.

Thanks Dan! I am definately trying to be thrifty here.....I need a polisher and am looking at a Porter-Cable model on Amazon now for $118. I'd appreciate a cut of your stock. Which products do you use? Is it the machine polish and rubbing compound by 3M?

Have to say too, that looks amazing. Sticking with the original color from that era is a cool thing to do. Well done!!

So you'd suggest:

1. 3M Machine Polish, then
2. NuFinish or Race Glaze, then
3. Crystal Shine or some type of top wax.

Sound about right?

Thanks.

Oh I gotcha.....so use the NuFinish or RaceGlaze a second time as the final coating. Thanks.

Cool, thanks for the pointers. One other question I have....I noticed that whatever is on the paint is very, VERY dirty.....one swipe with compound puts a crap load of black on the towell. It's so bad that I have to contantly change the area of the towell I'm using. If I start using a polisher with pad, won't it gunk it up super quick also? I noticed these hook & loop pads aren't cheap. Thanks.

I really enjoy washing, Armor-all, Tire Wet, etc. but removing oxidation and reviving the finish is a skill I would love to learn - sounds like an awesome tech class.

I know another bronco that could use some elbow grease...Paging sbolt - you're aching elbows are calling...

Airbur - good work BTW. It'll be a whole new rig when you get it done!

Looks awesome airbur. I thought your rig was a more metalic gold......surprised to see the original color come through like that.
Great job.

that looks great...cant wait to see the "after" pic...

It's getting there. After multiple trips to the store for more product and about 8 hours on the hood alone....it's looking pretty good.

It's not perfect and there is some odd discoloration in areas....but I can't complain for 421 year old paint. Thanks to Zillacon (Dan) for his pointers.

That looks great...like the color too. Hope to see it in person.

Thanks guys. It is amazing what's under there.

WOW that really polished out good!

X3 on Armor All, I had a customer come in for a cracked A pillar molding, he had applied armor all on his new then 93 F150 and we warranty the A pillar molding, and it didn't match afterwords.

Then a friend coated his boats interior with it because he thought it was a protect-ant and after sitting for one winter in Kansas the entire interior was dried out and cracked! the 4 years before the year he used armor all he had no issues.

This is what I use on almost all interior surfaces in all our vehicles. It is the best product I have found and it smells just like leather:)

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/mer ... _Code=Z-10

Just found out it's Carmel Bronze Poly....I can't believe it was ever that dark!

hey, quit foolin around on the internet building monster motors and post up some pics of that fully polished jewel

Well, if it were "fully polished".....I'd would post pics of it. But it aint done yet! It takes me about 2+ hours per panel just to remove all the oxidation and dirt. Then around 2 hours more of polishing and sealing:)

polishing it is some serious work indeed

You should probably up your liability insurance cuz your gonna be blinding folks with it when your done

can't wait to see it finished

Got a little time today....

that is turning out amazing

I can't wait to see before and after side-by-side.

Here's a before of that side....and after today...slight difference in sun angle though.

Thats purty! Slick lookin