Re: This worked well
Posted by Ross On 2017/12/18 22:37:13
A simple tip here and probably well enough known. Needed to refinish the spark plug wire "antlers" on a 55 as the rubber was falling to bits.
Wire wheeled the old rubber off and then primed and painted the antlers. Three dips in black Plastidip about an hour apart yielded a very satisfactory result that looks just like factory. This also works terrific to refinish those tubing and wire clamps that are common on the later cars.
Second photo is of a polish I just tried out on a very tired dash and then on highly oxidized metallic paint. This stuff worked fantastic getting the oxidation off in a hurry and left the surface with a nice gloss. That does not always happen when using aggressive compounds on nasty paint. I went straight to wax after hand rubbing with this stuff and was rewarded with a nice finish.
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Wire wheeled the old rubber off and then primed and painted the antlers. Three dips in black Plastidip about an hour apart yielded a very satisfactory result that looks just like factory. This also works terrific to refinish those tubing and wire clamps that are common on the later cars.
Second photo is of a polish I just tried out on a very tired dash and then on highly oxidized metallic paint. This stuff worked fantastic getting the oxidation off in a hurry and left the surface with a nice gloss. That does not always happen when using aggressive compounds on nasty paint. I went straight to wax after hand rubbing with this stuff and was rewarded with a nice finish.
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