69 BMW with heavily oxidized single stae paint

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Kgear

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I'd appreicate your help. I have a 1969 BMW with heavily oxidized paint. I assume its a single stage enamel. Color is beige.



The paint seems to have a white haze on it. I took a dab of polish and rubbed it on the hood and it made absoluetly no difference, it was as if the paint was under the oxidization .. if that makes sense.



So my questions are these?



1) Can I use "regular" products on old enamel paint or are their specific products for enamel?



2) What process should I use? (Cleaner, clay, polish, wax?)



3) Do you know of products that work well on heavy oxidation?



4) Is it realistic to do this by hand without a PC? (If no, are there any pro's in Northern VA who are up for a challege? :))





Thanks!
 
The problem you are describing sounds similar to a problem I had with a bright red 1974 2002. The prev. owner placed a plastic tarp over the car to protect it from weather while storing it for a brief period. Moisture accumulated under the plastic (condensation) then got baked onto the paint when the sun came out. As you describe, it left a white haze over the paint that I could never quite get out, even though I managed to get the paint to shine. When I looked at the car from a side-angle, reflected light revealed the haze, at least to me. But that was back in 1976; products have changed and improved since then, as has the use of the PC.



I cannot answer all your detailing questions thoroughly, so I will leave those to those with greater expertise; but I would be very surprised if you could achieve your desired results by hand without a PC or rotary.



The pro's can take it from here.



Good luck,

Nick
 
I don't believe you can get descent results using only your hands. If you can post pics it will be easier to see what the problem is and how bad it really is.

The thing about SS paint is the transformation witch can often be done is amazing witch is why I love working on it.
 
Don't know the status of your paint, but good 'ol Megs process (#83 and/or #80 and then a glaze and a good nuba) always worked on ss paint for me.
 
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