Yes! its true , the more you rubbed the better the shine. In the early 50s GM painted there cars with Duco or R&M lacquer. They were buffed at the factory, and were full of swirls. The dealer was supposed to final polish the cars. Other cars makes were painted in enamel which didnt need polishing but the metalic colors were dull, this was before clear coat.I can see some guy who just bought a brand new turquouis fuelie Vette using the stuff on the left!
I've been thinking about this and those of you who were around can probably answer the question best....with the paint type back then, did the extra effort with polishing and rubbing really make the car shine better than new? I mean I've seen original paint on cars that have been well taken care of but the paint doesn't shine anywhere as good as a modern finish, so is it true, the more you rubbed on it back then the better it would look?
Old school waxes...pics and stories, this should bring back memories!
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You got it klasse, those were the days of doing what you told. He did use the truck
as a truck to. Now that I look back I probably needed those kinds of projects. You
know the ole "an idle mind is the devils playhouse thing"
Klasse Act
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^^^OMG is that stuff ever old! With the way things were made back then, I wonder what the shelf life was?
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Most are all still full!! The waxes even have wads of cheese cloth in the tins from the original owner,no fancy applicator pads in those days. I havent got the balls to try them.LOL I love reading posts on how product X smells bad. You should get a whif of some of this stuff, it'll put you on your ass.LOL Its gotta say something about the product,none of the tins are rusty. Ill take some pics of my other stuff I have aquired since these pics.
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I found a can of the old Simoniz Vista wax in my dad's garage when he died that was still good. Threw it away. Also found a Turtle Wax product from the 70's that was a paste that you put on the car while it was wet from washing.
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Rusty Jones was a rust inhibitor. They sprayed in under the car and in between the door panels etc. My dad had it put on his new 78 Ford Fairmont. I think back then it was between $3-400.00. It was a thick yellow- brownish waxy type substance.
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I even remember the commercial jingle that was on TV when I was a kid "Shine on Rusty Jones... Shine on"
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I still have some, from many years ago...And still sparingly use it on occasion!!
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Nice find.Not that old I guess but before my time in detailing. Just picked these up the other day at a flea market. The swirl remover still has the foil seal on it. I'd be willing to bet it's good as new.
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Back in the '70s I bought a can of Excalibur...paid the princely sum of $5.00 for it...and that was expensive back then. At least I got an employee's discount since I worked at the store selling it.
It's a true paste wax...it took elbow grease and effort to use it. It gave an amazing appearance and look to the car afterwards...but it only lasted a few weeks before water stopped beading up on it...and that was on a garaged car. After it was used up I never bought it again...that orange wasn't worth the squeeze.
Here's some old stuff I have, and still sealed up...
It's a true paste wax...it took elbow grease and effort to use it. It gave an amazing appearance and look to the car afterwards...but it only lasted a few weeks before water stopped beading up on it...and that was on a garaged car. After it was used up I never bought it again...that orange wasn't worth the squeeze.
Here's some old stuff I have, and still sealed up...
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Not that old I guess but before my time in detailing. Just picked these up the other day at a flea market. The swirl remover still has the foil seal on it. I'd be willing to bet it's good as new.
The #9 was part of the #2 & #9 combo just introduced for clear coat paints around the time I wen to work for Meguiar's.
If you shake the M26 up and it looks to be an almost florescent or chrome yellow, (very brilliant or brite yellow like a chrome yellow Corvette), let me know, that would a be a very rare find and I can tell you why it's a brite yellow.