How do I shine up dull paint?

garyb

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Apr 17, 2006
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I think my dark red 88 t has seen a bit too much sun. What is the best way to get the dull oxidized finish shiny again?
 

xarewhyayen

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Oct 3, 2005
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depends on how bad it is, maybe some polishing compound then some wax would do it some good, but maybe the clearcoat is just shit now rendereing it about as useful as polishing a turd.
 

Yellow 13

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Its probally your clear coat. Some places like 5-star car wash (around my area) can deal with small scale clear coat repair. If its a huge blotch then you may need a respray.

A good way to tell if its the clear coat is to put water on it. if it looks like normal paint when its wet then its your clear coat. I never tried to repair mine but I think a good dose of turtle wax would be a good try.