buffing out paint-- any suggestions??

By the way, where abouts in Wi are you.. I travel from SW to NE from school to home.. and good ol Dennis is right in the middle of both.. lol.... but about those scratches... the kind that you get when YOUR kids lean up against it? Or someone elses.. lol.

My own kids have been known to lean on this car...I made the decision a long time ago to USE my cars, not just let them sit in the garage. Chips and scratches still drive me nuts, though. My daughter learned to drive last year on this Camaro....those memories alone are worth it to me! If you want to draw some attention, put a 16 year old female with long brown hair at the wheel of a red '68 Camaro and go cruising down main st...

Anyway, I've live in one part or another of WI almost my whole life, right now I live just east of the twin cities, near the MN border...where do you guys live? Have you ever thought of starting up a Wisconsin Camaro or classic car club? There's one in Minnesota called "Northstar Camaro club."

Terry

I know you weren't asking the question of me but I noticed you said SW WI. Are you starting from the SW area of WI and going NE or just through SW WI? Reason I ask is that I live in La Crosse.

I start out in Platteville(SWWI) Then go "home" in Algoma(NEWI) My '88 Is being sotred and will be worked on in Waupaca though. And Terry, I am actually surprised, when I used to be a regular, It was just me and Dennis from Wi... glad to see there finally a few more.. lol. As to the cruises, for Cambirds I don't know of any around here.. wish there were though.

I do wish there was more of a cruise scene around here, every weekend we go down to st paul mn there is a pretty good cruise scene. I used to live in Oshkosh, most of my relatives live in Green Bay so I know the "Fox River Valley" pretty well...AKA the "Redneck Riviera" !!! I know the Waupaca area a little, I used to go through there now and then. I used to go to Iola for the Iola Old Car show, haven't gone for a few years. I've lived all over in Wi. at one time or another.

Terry

I did finally get the opportunityy to get to the Iola show this year, lots of fun.. had no iidea there would be such a huge swap meet as well. And if you think that the FRV is the redneck area.. go about 60 miles east.. LOL.. This is the area that thinks filling a Camaro's gas tank full of red christmas sugar ups the resale value.. Too bad it costs about 1200.00 to repair.. grr..

The stuff that I use is Mequires. Best stuff on the market. I start with a #6 and work up to #1, all by hand. You want to use lint free Terrycloth towels, from a automotive paint supply store. They must be silicone free!

For between rub out cleanings I use Maguire's Final Inspection. Heck I even clean sun glasses with the stuff. #6 will even take out light scuff marks from a paint trade, as long as it was a gentle one. Charles

If she's still driving it when she turns 18 Ill drool. Charles

I'll try

I'll try that Maguire's stuff, along with a lot of elbow grease-- Terry

Lol.. yeah that would draw my attention.. lol... anyway, I'm going to school in Platteville, and my paarents live east of GB in Algoma, but I have beeen making quite a few trips to Wausau, Waupaca, and Rice Lake.. its either cars or women.. lol. Anyway, I agree with you on the drivinig the cars... I understand the whole save them so they are worth something, but why? Have fun with them.. DRIVE THEM.. RIGHT Dennis?? LOL

I always say if you just want something to look at, take a picture or visit a museum. If you want something to drive... yeah baby. Drive them while there are still parts made for them. :)

I can give you a way that's much easier:

Faster, and will require less elbow grease. Plus muck less chance of sand or rub through.

No disrespect to Charles, he's a friend of mine, but I've been doing show quality cars for 36 years.

If you'd like my recipe, give me a holler.

Refinish King

OK RK, I ll bite too.. I m a hollering .. what s the recipe if you dont mind sharing and thx

That or learn to fab your own, or make buddies with a guy that does.. lol

Well, technically not sure yet, haven't seen it yet, they say its a pontiac

Look old son, Im always lookin to learn new tricks. I Recommend Mec'g'scause I know it works. Just like I know PPG is the finish to use, all from first hand.. if youu know something I should try, or is plain better. By all means let me know. Charles (In Red-Neck 'Old Son' is a sign of respect)

OK Now I really want to hear your paint buffing techniques, we have some nice weather this weekend so I'd like an excuse to spend a few days outside, working on the car...

Heck I;m interested myself. I have some very light scratches, but it's on a different kind of paint job probably. I have a 2001 Z28 wit some light scratches like I said. What would you suggest for me if different than for Terry? I could even take digital photos and email them or post them on a web somewhere perhaps if it would help. Scratches are so light though, that it would be a challenge to get good pictures of it.