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I am getting ready to sell my 1958 Ford F100. Stock truck, save for JD diesel power.

It has nice original paint (powder blue with white top), no “thin” spots, but dull and “chalky”.

I don’t want to wax it. Can anyone recommend a car wash product that will restore some of the paint luster?

Thanks, Danny
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Are you kidding Danny? That is like having an engine with 200,000 miles and wanting to "rebuild" it from a can!!!!!!! :lol:
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PS, I have seen "Soft Scrub" used to get rid of some oxidation but it will not restore any "shine"
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dan miller wrote:I am getting ready to sell my 1958 Ford F100. Stock truck, save for JD diesel power.

It has nice original paint (powder blue with white top), no “thin” spots, but dull and “chalky”.

I don’t want to wax it. Can anyone recommend a car wash product that will restore some of the paint luster?

Thanks, Danny

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I asked a friend of mine who's very good with paint/bodywork, and he said to use 3M compounding system, BUT - you have to know what you're doing to use it. I can ask more after he's done work.
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You would go faster :lol: if you take it to a detail guy for a cut polish. Better results smoother flow too :lol:
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Try a clay bar. I recently did my '87 Mustang, and it turned out great. After claying it, you'll need to use a glaze, and then wax (I used the Mother's 3-step system). Lot of work, but the results were worth it. I was concerned about using a rubbing compound on 23 year old paint, so opted for the less abrasive clay bar.
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Thanks, all.

You guys are killing me. I want to spritz something out of a spray bottle, hose it off, and end up with beautiful paint.

I used a product, maybe Johnson (J-Wax) several (well, maybe 10) years ago (different car), and it really pepped up the paint. It was a car wash product, mostly soap, that required vigorous rubbing.

I'll ask my wife. She knows EVERYTHING!!!

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I've done bodywork for 30+ years A good 3M polish will do it, if you don't want to buff. Lots of elbow grease involved but it will work. Do not wax
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http://www.amazon.com/3M-Automotive-MMM ... B0002ZQB1U
This is good stuff, removes the scratches that you see on just about every vehicle out there, that is washed by folks that don't know how to.

And why not wax after use of the above product? Doesn't that help close the pores to moisture?
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I've got a race trailer that has done the same thing.. gone to a Chalk film.
Any ideas what to do to it?
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Turtle Wax Color Back.
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It's called "Patina" and sounds like yours is in the early stages so don't do a thing, lots of Hot Rodders go to a lot of trouble to recreate that look, if they can't find what takes years for the weather to do.
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Wash it with Comet. I've done it to many a piece of crap I pulled from the scrap heap it works great.




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