Mike Phillips
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Detailing tips for vintage single-stage paint by Steve Berry at Hemmings Motor News
I was searching for one of my articles on Google and I found the below article by accident,
Detailing tips for vintage single-stage paint - by Steve Berry at Hemmings Motor News Blog
He did a great job of sharing how he restored the paint on their 1971 Volvo 142S with the original single-stage Safari Yellow paintwork, which at the time of his article was 43 years old.
Here's a quote from the article,
In this day and age where everyone copies everyone else's work without any reference to the original author or worse, claims it as their own, I was both thankful and happy to see Steve give me credit and even link to my article here on Autogeek.
The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints
Here's a few pictures from his article and the pertinent portion of the article where he used my techniques to bring the antique paint on his classic Volvo back to life.
Looks great Steve! Nice work.
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I was searching for one of my articles on Google and I found the below article by accident,
Detailing tips for vintage single-stage paint - by Steve Berry at Hemmings Motor News Blog
He did a great job of sharing how he restored the paint on their 1971 Volvo 142S with the original single-stage Safari Yellow paintwork, which at the time of his article was 43 years old.
Here's a quote from the article,
Steve Barry said:
In this day and age where everyone copies everyone else's work without any reference to the original author or worse, claims it as their own, I was both thankful and happy to see Steve give me credit and even link to my article here on Autogeek.
The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints
Here's a few pictures from his article and the pertinent portion of the article where he used my techniques to bring the antique paint on his classic Volvo back to life.
Steve Berry said:Here is our starting point after washing and then drying with an absorbent microfiber towel: water spots, oxidation, scratches, and surface contaminants.
Step 4: Magic Time: Meguiar’s #7 Show Car Glaze soaking
Single-stage paint is permeable, unlike a two-stage clear-coat system where the paint is effectively sealed. For this reason, oils can leach out of single-stage paint over time, especially if the paint is poorly cared for.
According to Mike Phillips’ article, Meguiar’s #7 Show Car Glaze contains restorative feeder oils which can be drawn into a permeable paint surface via capillary action, conditioning and rejuvenating the color.
He suggests a vigorous, liberal application of Meguiar’s #7 Show Glaze be left on the car for a period of 12-24 hours to feed important oils back into the paint.
I’ll admit I was somewhat dubious when I first read about this technique but I figured it sure could’t hurt and I set my expectations low.
I proceeded to apply a generous “wet and heavy” application of the glaze to the paint, soaking a microfiber towel completely in the glaze and rubbing it on with much more pressure than I’d used in previous steps. It seemed a little weird but I followed Mike’s suggestions and left a heavy layer of #7 on the paint to soak for 24 hours.
Post-clean and polish. Overnight Showcar Glaze soak.
The next morning I easily removed the glaze, which was still soft, and inspected the results.
Yes: It had a dramatic effect. The paint color was noticeably richer and deeper.
What initially was a pale yellow with sharp reflections had bloomed into something more complicated with hints of a warmer, more orange-ish yellow emerging. Of course these things are subjective and all of the effects of detailing are cumulative, but this phase made me a believer.
God bless capillary action and feeder oils.
Looks great Steve! Nice work.
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