Redistributing paint???

[Big Leegr]

So here I am, perusing one of my Christmas gift subscriptions (HANDY-a how to fix/build stuff mag that's mostly ads. Hey-it was a gift!), when what to my wandering eyes should appear? An article on beautifying your ride ('cause a clean truck shows you're a professional contractor).

So I'm reading it, noticing the pictures of the DuPont Teflon protectant wipes right next to the Griot's Garage Undercarriage Spray, and I come across this point about polishing:

"As you apply polish....you gently cut into the top layer of paint ....and redistribute it."

Now, as far as I can figger, the paint is getting redistributed onto your cloth, then possibly on the ground as you shake out the cloth.

Don't you think the wording may make some people think that you're just pushing some paint into the scratches, thus smoothing things?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.


Eh, I think I'll just laugh.:lmfao

 

[kimwallace]

Lets all laugh together

 

[CharlesW]

For a good laugh:
Several years back, I knew a body man that I swear could actually move paint around with a rotary. Not all paint, and it didn't always work, but I have seen him do some things that were unbelieveable. :dunno

Charles

 

[Big Leegr]

I recall reading somewhere that the heat from a rotary could soften older paints (urethane, maybe?) to the point that it could be "moved" and smoothed. Don't know if this is true. Maybe Steve, Boss, or some of the others who've done the buffing a while back on older cars could comment?

As to the article, they showed a guy using a pneumatic palm polisher and a Craftsman electric orbital on a clearcoated Dakota. I don't think there's going to be alot of magic from this combo.