Yep. Dug up another old one.:nono
Hey, it has relevance, I think.
So here I am, looking at this brown Buick Skyhawk ('84?). It belongs to an older lady who runs out with a ccd daily and moves it to a shady spot 2 or 3 times a day. From a distance the car looks to be in really good shape, just dull/oxidized. When you get close, you see the dullness is due to the cracked paint:eek .
She says she's waxed it herself for years before, but it's getting too hard now, so she wanted to get someone else to do it. Enter me (girlfriend's mom knows the lady).
So I try another brand of stuff similar to SSR2.5. Didn't work. Left white patterns where the pc went. (Maybe the paint was too dry? Maybe the cracks were catching the product? dunno.) Anyway, I was getting worried. It's bad enough to have a dull car with oxidation on the hood/roof/trunk, but it would be worse to have buffer patterns too!:bigscream
So I figger, What's the worst that can happen? The paint's trashed. Let's experiment. (disclaimer: many "worst that could happen" things can happen! Do not try this at home-especially not on somebody's pride and joy!)
So I get my ssr3-it's been sitting unused for months since I've read about how powerful it is. I get my med cut and heavy cut pads :wait . Yeah I was going all out. Again, this is a car that has cracked paint and was very white-ish with oxidation.
Let me tell you, my confidence in Steve's products just keeps getting higher and higher. Even with ssr3 and a heavy cutting pad (I would not likely even think about this combo on a paint job in decently good shape) I was able to get the oxidation off and smooth the surface without causing more marring (at least none that was noticable on the cracked paint. Non-cracked paint may be another story, but I'm not likely to find that out anytime soon). It broke down easily, wiped off easily and when I finished with the ssr3/heavy cutting pad, I probably could have turned it in as done, there was such a noticable difference. (I didn't. I went over again with ssr2, a glaze (hoping that might 'fill' some of the cracks, and sealed it)
So in closing, I'm happy with ssr3's ability to get rid of heavy oxidation and leave a pretty nice surface behind. I'm even happier with the safety features included at no extra charge so that even the novice/weekend warrior can feel like a "waxing god" without much fear of destroying the car so much that they have to find a real "waxing god" to fix their Oops.:bigups
What's that you say? You with your hands up?
:showpics
Well yes. That would be helpful, but I really didn't think there would be a marked difference, so all I took were afters, which are not developed, and I don't have a scanner hooked up to my computer...
:showorgo
Well then, I guess I'm done here.
