Help Requested: '94 Buick Century

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Hey guys, I need some help. I've been requested to detail a 1994 Buick Century that's been garage kept for the majority of its life. I've tried to do a little research but can't find any information on its paint system. Is this single stage paint?

There doesn't seem to be any oxidation but the paint is medium to heavily swirled and scratched. The owner requested I remove as much of the swirls and scratches as I can. He's not expecting perfection since half of the scratches are down to the metal but I want to give him the best I can. What products would you use? I have no experience with single stage...

So far the plan is (assuming it's single stage):
Wash - Meg's Gold Class
Clay - Meg's Clay & Last Touch
-Paint Revival: Meg's No. 7 (?)
-Swirl Removal: M80, M82, and/or M83 (?)
LSP - Natty's Red or EX-P

Please feel free to comment or give advice. This is my first paying customer!! Im the MAN
 
That's not single stage. GM was full over to clearcoat before the end of the 80's, really by the mid-80's.
 
Pristine Image said:
Is this single stage paint?
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As Mike aka Setec Astronomy said, GM and most car manufactures had switched over to basecoat clearcoat system by the 1990's, the changeover started in the early 1980's with large vehicles like Suburbans and Vans to be the last to see the change. ($$$)


Pristine Image said:
There doesn't seem to be any oxidation but the paint is medium to heavily swirled and scratched.

The owner requested I remove as much of the swirls and scratches as I can. He's not expecting perfection since half of the scratches are down to the metal but I want to give him the best I can.
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That's a bad sign... how did these type of deep scratches get inflicted into the paint? Steel Rake?





Pristine Image said:
What products would you use? I have no experience with single stage...

So far the plan is (assuming it's single stage):
Wash - Meg's Gold Class
Clay - Meg's Clay & Last Touch
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Good so far...

Pristine Image said:
-Paint Revival: Meg's No. 7 (?)
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If you have the #7 work some into a small section on the hood and see if it makes a huge difference in richness of color and if the change remains after you wipe the excess off.

Older clear coat technology and old paint in and of itself becomes more open and it's possible the #7 might actually do some good and applying and working some in even by hand to a small section and then wiping off the excess will be a quick test of it's effectiveness on this paint.



Pristine Image said:
-Swirl Removal: M80, M82, and/or M83 (?)
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Go with the M80, it's not as aggressive as the M83 but has a high content of the same type of oils in the #7 and together with the diminishing abrasives and 'good technique' works wonders on older single stage and clear coat paints.

I would also run a tape line down the panel you're testing on you can really see the before and after difference.

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Thank you all for your responses. It being a clear coat makes me feel a lot better. I don't have M105/205 in my arsenal but I've been meaning to pick some up for quite a while. I'll be sure to get some nice before and afters! Thanks again:buffing:
 
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