Backwoods Country Girl

What works the best to get rid of oxidation its mostly only on the hood?

t1320t

Extra cut compound with a high speed buffer... be careful

Backwoods Country Girl

Extra cut compound? Like the turtle wax rubbing compound stuff?

rdeskater

yup, rubbing compound.

t1320t

Yeah, you can go to your local Napa or autobody supply store. Either store will probably carry 3M products & they should be able to shoot you in the right direction.. I don't recall the part # of the extra cut rubbing compound right now.

fishtaconc

the turtle wax rubbing compound in the squeeze bottle works ok if dont mind spending a little more time than with the extra cut stuff in the jar. The bottle stuff is better if you dont want risk burning the paint. Just remember that the paint is thinner on the rounded areas if you use it on the rest of the vehicle.

Backwoods Country Girl

I used the bottle kind last summer for it and it worked ok but not great.
http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=6,1,2,6,3
Is that the stuff your talking about

rdeskater

not sure about that product. ask the guy behind the counter at the parts store they should be able to help you pick whats right for you. did you use a high speed buffer or hand rub? hand rubbing is nowhere near as productive as a mechanical buffer.

Backwoods Country Girl

buffer

fishtaconc

worst case, if rubbing compound didnt work the way you wanted it to you can always color sand it that is probally the more labor intense way to do it. there is lots of info on how to do that. Most are the same process
start with 600-800 grit paper and work your way up to 1500-2000 grit then finish with rubbing compound. follow this link see what if its something you want to try. http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ing+clear+coat

Backwoods Country Girl

Imma just try the compound but not until the weather gets warmer

t1320t

Here, these 3M part #s should help you out...

3M BUFFING COMPOUNDS
STEP #1 - 06060 EXTRA CUT
STEP #2 - 06062 RUBBING COMPOUND
STEP #3 - 06064 SWIRL MARK REMOVER
STEP #4 - 06066 FINAL GLAZE
STEP #5 - 06070 SPOT FINISHING MATERIAL (IF NEEDED)

Morat

Just how bad is it? Even turtle was is pretty harsh. Good for faded paint, but if you've just got contaminants in the paint or a thin layer of oxidation a clay bar is much gentler and makes for great results..

t1320t

Yep, clay bar is an awesome product, it always my 1st step of a detail. It does a great job of removing surface contaminants. But she mentioned oxidization... a clay bar won't fix that.