just bought a new Lincoln with a fantastic clear coat finish. Any suggestions on preserving it? I couldn't rationally give the dealer 350 to 500 .
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Are you new to Auto Detailing? If not I suggest a good two bucket car wash followed by clay, then two coats of this wax.
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I highly recommend a finish coat. Not required, but once dirty impossible to clean without re-sanding and re-finishing. You can get a flat or satin finish if you don't want gloss.
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If you currently have bad clear coat, you have to remove all of it first, or else the new clear coat last. Think of it as good over bad equals bad.
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The first question I would ask is: is it open? Where did you store it? If you had not opened it and it was stored in a cool dry place, I it would be fine. If not you should dispose of it. In the grand scheme of things this stuff costs $7. If in doubt throw it out. I only bought it because it extends my warranty. I like that it's 95 octane. I usually mix my own at 40:1 or 50:1.
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I just used my stocker if I remember right. Not a bad time to replace it though. The spring in them can go out over time leading to incorrect pressurization of the coolant system. The caps are cheap through advance or auto zone or whatever is close to you. Radiator works like a charm though. Installation was cake and cools like a champ. Never climbs above 210 in the summer even with the ac on full blast.
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It has a varnish on it already. Depending on the paint, yet. Refinish if you remove current gloss coat.
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The only thing I could think of is get one of those window tint scanners, or ask a shop to scan it. They will tell you the % (for example, 5%) then you can just put a 30% tint on to make that 35. Or you could ask the forums for your specific car what the tint is, or ask the dealer that sold you the car.
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I've had mine for 1.5yrsThis year I left it outside during the winter, its showing signs of surface rust. An easy fix. I plan to sand it down and spray it with Heat Resistant paint. I am happy with it.
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We have a silver car that has clear coat so I'm unable to answer your question.
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I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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It depends on how much salt your cars going to see through out your season. Iv'e had mine for two years in NC and do a detailed clean on it every 6 months. Its held up after three winter storms were we had massive amounts of salt on the road. I dont think any exhaust system will be spotless in a Northeastern winter though. Since this is cheap you could get away with buying a new one every two years if it gets bad.
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I will tell you one thing. do no skimp on prep time. If you can, san all of the old paint off first. It is not easy, but this is the only way to get a factory finish. might i suggest a wire wheel on a drill, then after that , smooth out the metal o it is realatively smooth. When you now paint it, make sure you do noy let the nozzle get to close to prevent runs, if ny type of imperfections were to happen, then wait for the taint to dry, then sand the imperfevt area, then put on at leaaaat two thinne coats rather than one Robert thicke coat
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I don't know what kind of finish you have on your car but I would soak it in plain water and use a paper towel. These clothes really scrub and might ruin your finish depending on the condition. The thing about bird poo is to get it off quickly!!!
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It is chrome plated metal, and it looked great when I first got in OCT 2014, but after 6 months on the back of my Magnum which was barely driven during the winter the frame looked horrible. I had pre-waxed it with Turtle Ice, but litllle pitts started to pop up surrounded by white blotches of corrosion that would not polish off. None of the other chrome details on my car had that problem. Had to take it off. Too ugly for my tastes. Finger Lakes Area of NY. Nobody else had this problem?
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I sold my jeep but can tell you it was a rugged ridge poster child. They make quality stuff. I had my jeep off-road. The rugged ridge took a beating. I did end up painting it so when I scratched it I could easily touch it up. I like the fact if you bang up an end you can change it out. There also several options as far as the look you want. I would recommend it 100%
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Yes, you can take it to a professional but the cost may be more than $100. I didn't think I could paint it to a high quality finish. I decided using it as is. My car is dark grey and the OEM finish is black.
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Well, I can just tell you my experiences and observations. I put on 1 coat of the new finish about 8 months ago and it still looks great. I wash my car about every 3 to 6 weeks and most of the time I don't use any soap. I usually get a gallon of hot water and a clean soft cloth. Wring it out good and go over the entire car. In stubborn areas I'll use a magic eraser. I'll most likely put on another coat of the Nu finish prior to when the snow starts to fall. Hope this helps. - Bob