Paul, what is your take on the Sears orbital 9-inch polisher buffers and
which pads do you use for the Dodge clear coat finishes?
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Steven
2003 Dodge Quad Ram Hemi 5.7 (FOR SALE-wife)
2000 Dodge Dakota S/Hemi (Some idiot hit the vehicle)
2000 Roush Ford Mustang (1 of 2 beta vehicles)
1999 Chevy Astro (A.K.A. GM Junk)
1993 Geo Tracker (Amazing vehicle that keeps running)
PROJECT CAR:
1992 Suzuki Swift GT 1775lb) Intercooled Turbo - 350HP
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FUTURE PURCHASES:
04 Dodge Ram SRT-10 or 05 Dodge Dakota SRT-8(replace the Dakota)
04 Dodge Hemi Durango (replace Hemi- wife)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
Tubamirbls@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:36 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: paint care questions
Hi Howdy All
Your truck has today's Federally mandated environmentally acceptable
motor vehicle paint, water base primers, color coats and clear coats.
Allowing today's paint jobs to deteriorate, whether your truck has a light
or
a deep color, clear or metallic color coats is risky. Since the multiple
clear coats go on last it's the clear coats that take the beating from owner
neglect and the punishment from such owner's efforts to "restore" original
lustre.
Today's paint has remarkable durability however it is far from the same
situation regarding restoration treatment those of us knew from vehicles
back
in the days of lacquer or enamel paint jobs.
Power buffers and rubbing compounds carry potentially undesirable
results, namely ugly swirl marks and scratches especially detectable on deep
colors and most metallic finishes.
In your case it's obviously too late to tell you not to neglect your
truck's finish. I would use hand applied products to see if you can get rid
of the red spots first and still not leave your clear coat scratched,
swirl-marked and dull. The gritty compounds in heavy duty and especially
buffer-designated restoration products works much like fine sand in taking
off the layer(s) of discolored clear coat often leaving you free of spots
but
with a clear coat that no longer has any lustre. If you are not satisfied
with the result using a hand application product then you might visit a body
shop and talk to the management for their recommendation. You can of course
have the whole truck recoated with new multiple clear coats only (leaving
the
original color and primer coats in place), but you will not like the price.
This procedure will yield a brand new look again assuming, of course, your
neglect has not damaged your entire paint job.
Paul Sahlin
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