60 imperial paint/brining back a shine

["Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

 

Harbor freight does sell a 7" air buffer polisher/sander thing.  I love mine.  There are two styles with I think 2500 RPM and 3500 rpm.  One is a sander and the other a buffer.  Sander is the 3500 one I THINK.  The pads are available at auto body supply stores.  Same place you will find the PerfectIT III.

 

Swirl marks show up differently in different colors.  They can be removed with a different compound.  3M PerfectIT has about half a dozen product in the line and one of them is Swirl remover and polish. 

 

Even with foam pads, you need to be very careful of edges.  You CAN cut through and ruin your day.

KerryP
Patch panels fabricated
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Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a bunch of lesser marques

----- Original Message -----

From: Clay Smith

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Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:15 AM

Subject: Re: IML: 60 imperial paint/brining back a shine

Would this air buffer and foam pad be something that Harbor Freight would sell?

 I had resigned myself to attempting to polish the paint by hand. It seems that most cars that I have seen "buffed" by machine have terrible swirl marks when the paint  is looked at in sunlight. 

                                  

                             Clay Smith

----- Original Message -----

From: Kerry Pinkerton

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Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 5:59 PM

Subject: Re: IML: 60 imperial paint/brining back a shine

3M Perfect it III is a great product.  It removes 1000 grit sanding scratches and leaves a high polish ready for wax.  I use an air buffer with a foam pad..  This is the product I'll be using when I color sand the 300 later in the paint saga.

 

KerryP