Recent content by Rich Thompson

So, after the dirt comes to the surface, how did you get it off? Was it with a light spray of water? A cloth? Thanks, Rich

Thanks Mike! Hey, you mentioned this: Are you referring to a product such as Scotchguard or something different you have in mind? Thanks Mike! Rich :)

Question for Mike and the Wider Group: On my 1966 Corvair Monza, my rear engine deck lid has an attached molded fiberglass insulation pad which is original to the car. It is still in very good shape and can be removed from the lid by removing the plastic retainers from underneath the lid. See...

Hi Mike and to the Group, Just following up on your last piece of advice. I have done a week long, multiple soak of #7 on my Corvair, and then followed up with the Pinnacle Souveran wax. Very happy with the gloss, and I now can see clear and crisp reflections on the paint surface. One...

OK Mike. I will work on that this weekend and see what I can get for you! Thanks! Rich

Thanks Mike. I had ordered some more Souveran early this week from your site, so i will be eager to get some on the car once I through with my multiple soaks with #7. I think if I can just soak them as much I can, I can take some of the curse off those spots. Thanks again, Mike! Rich

Hi Mike, Yes, these look similar to spots on my paint, yet they are larger and more scattered/less numerous on the rear deck lid and roof. They have taken the shape of when whatever liquid had fallen on the car and left that spot behind. In dragging my fingernail across them, some (not all of...

Yes, Mike, the picture you provided has some similarities to the stains on my paint. Not grouped together like this, but they are a bit more isolated. In the spots I have, they have lightened the color of the paint in shape of whatever liquid had rested on the paint. Thanks for sending me this...

Hi folks. I am working on my all original 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza with its original single stage, lacquer paint. The color is called Danube Blue. It is a very dark blue with small metallic flake (can almost look black in certain light). I have been using Mike Phillips method of the...