Surface advice needed, 67 Shelby GT 350

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a.k.a. Patrick

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Ok, this is a little out of my current expertise, as I havent worked on many older cars. I have a friend who will be visiting some family members back east shortly. One of the family members has a 67 Shelby GT 350, Wimbledon (sp) White, with Guards Blue stipes. They're looking to clean it up a little....My questions: (And I know Im stretching here)

How fragile is this 40 yr old paint? (Its in good appearance, but what are safe products to be used) ;

Polish ?

Cleaner only?

Cleaner/Wax?

Concerns?



Veteran detailers speak up!!

This is not his car, just a pic of the car and colors.....





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Oh, and if you have 120k, he may be willing to talk to you..........
 
Definetly go with Meguiars on a SS finish like that. I'd probably go #80/#7 and top with the carnuba of your choice. You could go more aggressive than #80 if you have a paint thickness meter, but otherwise I wouldn't try it on a car that valueable/original.
 
Way out of my league, over at Meguiar's they recomend washing and then using #7 to put some oils / lubricity back into the single stage paint finish before attempting any further clean up or corrections. Stunning car, good luck!
 
SpoiledMan said:
I'd find some MPPC somewhere. Wash, clay, MPPC, #7 and then wax of choice.
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Ditto!!! Definitely plan to spend some time claying, I'll bet the time will be well spent and it should be quite safe.
 
Most cars that age have been re-sprayed multiple times. If it's original the age is less important than the quality of the original application and what it's been exposed to over the years.



I was driving behind an Astro Van on the way to work this morning and half the paint was trying to leap of the car (about a quarter already had). A few years back I was looking over a '37 Ford parked in a field outside of Paso Robles. When the owner came by to drive it home he mentioned that the paint was original. The paint (cellulose lacquer!) was in better shape than 99.9% of cars you see on the road.



Don't over think it Patrick. You know what you're doing. Just inspect it closely when it shows up and let the paint be your guide.





PC.
 
the other pc said:
Most cars that age have been re-sprayed multiple times. If it's original the age is less important than the quality of the original application and what it's been exposed to over the years.



I was driving behind an Astro Van on the way to work this morning and half the paint was trying to leap of the car (about a quarter already had). A few years back I was looking over a '37 Ford parked in a field outside of Paso Robles. When the owner came by to drive it home he mentioned that the paint was original. The paint (cellulose lacquer!) was in better shape than 99.9% of cars you see on the road.



Don't over think it Patrick. You know what you're doing. Just inspect it closely when it shows up and let the paint be your guide.





PC.
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I agree. Those were the days of real cars made of real metal and finished with real paint!
 
So it looks like very mild polish, if any abrasives, like a cleaner.....(Im thinking OG Special Touch, cuz I have it, then Omega Glaze, The Blitz Nuba)..........

What do you guys think?

I dont feel like sending this guy on a goose chase. I have the above products and would rather set him up with something I have (which is more then I need)..........
 
Don't be afraid to use #80 with a light polishing pad and your pc to remove swirls - I have a lot of experience working on old VW's with orig paint and this works wonders-follow with #7 and a lsp and it really pops.
 
I haven't tried the 1G products but I think they should work just fine.



(Hmmm, maybe you should send me some to test on my car's 30 y/o single stage paint, just to be sure. :D )





PC.
 
themightytimmah said:
Definetly go with Meguiars on a SS finish like that. I'd probably go #80/#7 and top with the carnuba of your choice. You could go more aggressive than #80 if you have a paint thickness meter, but otherwise I wouldn't try it on a car that valueable/original.
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^^^aggreed , you could always mix #7 and #80 to make it more gentle
 
steveo3002 said:
^^^aggreed , you could always mix #7 and #80 to make it more gentle
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Hmmmmmm.....Good idea but I could do that with Special Touch and Omega.......I like that idea. See, I knew I would get somewhere talking to you guys!! I could eliminate the Omega step all together if I add a little to the Special Touch (vice versa even).....excellent idea, thanks Steve!
 
steveo3002 said:
...you could always mix #7 and #80 to make it more gentle
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Or you could just use #9 or #82 in the first place.





By the time most people with old cars finally admit they need to "clean it up a little" the car's usually begging for a heavy compounding. I wouldn't be surprised if he finds that Special Touch isn't aggressive enough.



But I agree it's wise to err on the safe side. Maybe you could make up 1:1 and 2:1 samples of the ST/OG concoction to test and have him step through OG, 1:1, 2:1 and ST till he finds what works (or is as aggressive as he's comfortable trying).





PC.
 
74 thing said:
Don't be afraid to use #80 with a light polishing pad and your pc to remove swirls - I have a lot of experience working on old VW's with orig paint and this works wonders-follow with #7 and a lsp and it really pops.
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Agreed. Worked great on that '58 bug I did a while back that had an Imron paint job that was about 30 years old. Trust me, Meguiars rocks like nothing else on single stage paints.



Polish it out with #80 and #7, top with a carnauba, take pics and post them.



Then give him Vanilla Moose and Carnauba Moose or whatever other carnauba you like and have him maintain it with them. :)
 
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