FIDOAG14
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Howdy,
This post is going to be a bit lengthy but here goes:
I have a 1931 Chevy 5-Window Coupe (see attached) that is currently being stored at my granddads. I plan on bringing it down to my garage in either mid-may or early-june. Im pretty excited about bringing it down, still working on convincing the wife its a good idea though. Now to the best of my memory my dad had it stripped to bare metal and had it repainted sometime in the early 90s and it has always been kept stored in a garage. Im not 100% sure but its pretty doubtful that the car had a clear coat sprayed on when it was repainted, though the paint is very thick. It does have some minor garage rash from being stored for 20 some odd years but overall paint and body are in very good condition given its age etc.
Way on down the road Id love to spend the money to have the car brought to true "show car" level but for now it is good enough to be a Sunday/Parade driver. It has a few small mechanical issues (that I am aware of) but once those are resolved it will be in "driving condition". My granddad has kept it in running condition up till about a year ago when he started having trouble with the starter.
I doubt it has been washed in several years, though it is typically covered in the garage. Needless to say its dusty.
Heres where I need the help of Autopia, what would your suggestions be for properly caring for the paint?
Is taking a clay bar to it too risky?
I havent done a close up inspection of the paint in a while some Im not sure what the swirl situation is, but would it be too risky to attempt polishing them out? I plan on waxing it with PB Nattys Blue (because thats what I have and I like it). I have a griots garage 6" RO, some BF finishing polish and whatever pads came with the polisher (I dont remember as I sit here typing this, I think a yellow and a white) I know one is for wax/super fine polishing, and the other for fine polishing.
If the dusty and dirt has embedded itself into the paint, what should my approach be?
Furthermore, (and I hate this piece but what am I gonna do) when I bring the 31 down it will take my cars spot in the garage, forcing me to park my DD outside. I assume a coating would be my best bet for protection since it will be outside all the time, but I cant go forking out $100 bucks for that, are there any good <$50ish coatings out there? If not, sealants? My DD is a 2015 Mazda 6, absolutely love the car, always keep a fresh coat of Nattys on it. Should I look into buying a car cover for my Mazda?
Anyway, thanks in advance for the help and suggestions, Ill be sure to keep this thread up to date with my progress on the car and post more pictures once I get it in my garage.
-G
This post is going to be a bit lengthy but here goes:
I have a 1931 Chevy 5-Window Coupe (see attached) that is currently being stored at my granddads. I plan on bringing it down to my garage in either mid-may or early-june. Im pretty excited about bringing it down, still working on convincing the wife its a good idea though. Now to the best of my memory my dad had it stripped to bare metal and had it repainted sometime in the early 90s and it has always been kept stored in a garage. Im not 100% sure but its pretty doubtful that the car had a clear coat sprayed on when it was repainted, though the paint is very thick. It does have some minor garage rash from being stored for 20 some odd years but overall paint and body are in very good condition given its age etc.
Way on down the road Id love to spend the money to have the car brought to true "show car" level but for now it is good enough to be a Sunday/Parade driver. It has a few small mechanical issues (that I am aware of) but once those are resolved it will be in "driving condition". My granddad has kept it in running condition up till about a year ago when he started having trouble with the starter.
I doubt it has been washed in several years, though it is typically covered in the garage. Needless to say its dusty.
Heres where I need the help of Autopia, what would your suggestions be for properly caring for the paint?
Is taking a clay bar to it too risky?
I havent done a close up inspection of the paint in a while some Im not sure what the swirl situation is, but would it be too risky to attempt polishing them out? I plan on waxing it with PB Nattys Blue (because thats what I have and I like it). I have a griots garage 6" RO, some BF finishing polish and whatever pads came with the polisher (I dont remember as I sit here typing this, I think a yellow and a white) I know one is for wax/super fine polishing, and the other for fine polishing.
If the dusty and dirt has embedded itself into the paint, what should my approach be?
Furthermore, (and I hate this piece but what am I gonna do) when I bring the 31 down it will take my cars spot in the garage, forcing me to park my DD outside. I assume a coating would be my best bet for protection since it will be outside all the time, but I cant go forking out $100 bucks for that, are there any good <$50ish coatings out there? If not, sealants? My DD is a 2015 Mazda 6, absolutely love the car, always keep a fresh coat of Nattys on it. Should I look into buying a car cover for my Mazda?
Anyway, thanks in advance for the help and suggestions, Ill be sure to keep this thread up to date with my progress on the car and post more pictures once I get it in my garage.
-G
, some griots garage chrome cleaner and the aforementioned paint polishes.
I do kinda consider myself the Autopian Heretic for that reason 