William D.
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- Aug 30, 2010
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Hi all,
About a month ago, I bought a 1979 Lincoln Continental as a project.
As you can see, the paint was the least of this car's problems, however, most of which have been worked out. Some minor body work and a top are all that's needed now to make it a presentable "driver".
My question lies with the paint. It was originally a medium grey, which was repainted sometime in the 80's in this single stage silver. I know ultimately a repaint will be required, as it's worn off the roof and hood in a couple areas, but the sides were still there.
So far, I've clayed it (ha!) used Meguiars #7 on it, followed by some 3M Super Duty Compound and a yellow Lake Country pad on my Griot's DA, then a few orange pads and Optimum Compound II to bring it to this point:
The reflection is fantastic in shots like these, and the metallic flakes just "pop" under the lights, but my issue is, the whole side looks like it has a "haze" on it. The reflections are really muddy looking, you can see in this night photo, it's not really a clear reflection of the lights, just a broad shiny area. I've previously used OCII and a orange pad on the Town Car in my avatar photo, and it made the paint look factory fresh without the need for a further finishing product, which is why I was a bit surprised by the haziness I see.
I know it's silver, so it won't ever look as "deep" as gloss black, but I think there's a bit more potential left in the shine, what would you all recommend I try to improve it?
About a month ago, I bought a 1979 Lincoln Continental as a project.
As you can see, the paint was the least of this car's problems, however, most of which have been worked out. Some minor body work and a top are all that's needed now to make it a presentable "driver".
My question lies with the paint. It was originally a medium grey, which was repainted sometime in the 80's in this single stage silver. I know ultimately a repaint will be required, as it's worn off the roof and hood in a couple areas, but the sides were still there.
So far, I've clayed it (ha!) used Meguiars #7 on it, followed by some 3M Super Duty Compound and a yellow Lake Country pad on my Griot's DA, then a few orange pads and Optimum Compound II to bring it to this point:
The reflection is fantastic in shots like these, and the metallic flakes just "pop" under the lights, but my issue is, the whole side looks like it has a "haze" on it. The reflections are really muddy looking, you can see in this night photo, it's not really a clear reflection of the lights, just a broad shiny area. I've previously used OCII and a orange pad on the Town Car in my avatar photo, and it made the paint look factory fresh without the need for a further finishing product, which is why I was a bit surprised by the haziness I see.
I know it's silver, so it won't ever look as "deep" as gloss black, but I think there's a bit more potential left in the shine, what would you all recommend I try to improve it?
