An experiment with an old bug

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Buddy of mine had asked me what I thought about polishing his rusty, faded '65 Beetle, said I'd give it a whirl.

I did some reading on polishing "patina" and there's so many different methods guys use, so instead I decided just to try it my way. Did a really nice wash which was a foam soak then hand wash, he said I didn't need to wash because it was clean...far from it.

Anyways I went in with the plan of only doing a light polish using white pads and CarPro Essence Gloss enhancer, followed up by a spray sealant using Kenotek Showroom Shine(my favorite spray). With it being a single stage BARELY there paint I felt this was the safest method...looking back I could have done a light correction to get some of the scratches, but he was over the moon when he saw what I had done. Here's the pics.

Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
Beetle by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

Yes that Mercury in the back is next.
 
Without a doubt this is the most unusual polish job I've ever seen.
 
That's pretty cool,I see some guys clearcoating over the patina which I think is cool as well
 
2wookies said:
Buddy of mine had asked me what I thought about polishing his rusty, faded '65 Beetle, said I'd give it a whirl.

I did some reading on polishing "patina" and there's so many different methods guys use, so instead I decided just to try it my way. Did a really nice wash which was a foam soak then hand wash, he said I didn't need to wash because it was clean...far from it.
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Looks great! I love these kind of detailing projects. :dblthumb2:



2wookies said:
Anyways I went in with the plan of only doing a light polish using white pads and CarPro Essence Gloss enhancer,
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I haven't used that product yet but I have been testing this out and so far I like it.

CarPro Essence Xtreme Gloss Enhancer



Thanks for sharing!


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Thanks guys, this was such a fun job. Went in with very low expectations, and the outcome really floored us.

Also the garage I was doing this in is more of a fabrication shop 99% of the time...they were actively fabrication metal with torches and grinders, owner didn’t care though.


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Very cool subject, project and great work and results! Really neat!
 
Looks great and I bet it was fun to work on. Bugs in good shape are becoming harder to find. This one looks like a “keeper”.
 
Awesome results!

That was an interesting way to polishing a platina finish. It looks great.

/Tony
 
Love the polished patina, good work!


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Looks like a fun project with great results!
Had a 69 bus years ago with a paint job only Earl Scheib could be proud of. Polished it once a year, just for fun.
 
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