Re: {Chrysler 300} 300 leopord

In the ‘70s I had a dark metallic green New Yorker that may have had the same problem as your car. At the time I blamed it on cheap Korean War paint that matched the cheap Korean War chrome. We spent an entire Saturday wheeling it down with rubbing compound to a pretty good looking glow. Gave it a couple of coats of wax too. A month and a little weather later, the finish was just as dull as before we put the work into it. Interestingly, when that car was wetted down, it looked great. But as soon as it dried, it was dull. In retrospect I believe the green paint was probably “micro-crazed” right down to the primer.

My thought for you would be to use a high power magnifying glass, or even a microscope, on your ‘62, and see whether you can tell the true condition of your red paint. Shot paint is the only reason your car would have spotted up the way it did. If it is micro-crazed, the only thing you can do is paint it over in red, or at least overcoat it with some clear impervious product.

One thing you could try would be to pick up a can of UPOL clear (or a similar clear coat) and try it on some small or obscure area to sample what the result of a full clear coat would be. Perhaps you could remove your vent grill at the windshield base, carefully scuff sand it with 2000 paper, and then carefully spray it with the clear.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 9:57 AM 'Drew Carl' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Leading up to Iola I spent 3 days and put about 12 coats of orbital buffing and then waxing on my Uncles 62. A few weeks ago I went to a local show and a rain storm came in quick for about 20 minutes and then immediately after the sun was blaring again. Thinking I was smart I took a walk and waited 45 minutes for the roads to dry back up and then went home. With all the waxing I had figured I was in great shape. When I got home I found the entire car had terrible water spots. It gave it a wash hoping they would come off but I don’t think it helped at all. Does anyone have any advice other than re polishing this out? My final coat of was was F11 and I am now concerned that was a mistake.

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