Rubbing Comound....

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4cefed
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Car: 92 240SX Coupe
03 SRT-4
Various Dodge POSs

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....Wins.

First, I am an incomprehensible failure at paint and bodywork as evidenced by my rusting heaps of s*** that used to be nice looking vehicles at one time. I've tried but I seriously need to learn from someone who knows what they are doing. I THOUGHT that the spoiler on my 240 needed to be repainted. I repaired some rusty spots on my SRT and the truck and I needed some rubbing compound to finish the finish. (That will be another hilarious thread.) I was reading the back of the bottle and noticed the "removes oxidation"bit. I gave the wing a shot:

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That was after two applications and a quick buff. I think I'll try one more round and then try some cleaner wax. There is an amazing difference. I didn't realize these things were fiberglass. Car looks a lot better now. What do you guys think?


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Razi
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That worked better than I thought it would!

JoeCool6972
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Wow! That made a HUGE difference! :cool:

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Ace 2.0
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Car: z32 2+2,1987 CRX si
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hit it with polishing compound and than wax it and it will look like 1992 all over again.
seriously!!!!!!

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4cefed
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Car: 92 240SX Coupe
03 SRT-4
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What's the difference between rubbing compound, polishing compound, and a cleaner wax?

Nice 3 hundie though.

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Ace 2.0
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Car: z32 2+2,1987 CRX si
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polishing compound has a finer grit. i start with rubbing compound and then i use polishing compound to finish it off. i recently rattle canned a fender and when i was through with the buffing it looks like factory paint.
as for cleaner wax,i am not too sure,sorry.

thanks,she looks better now that i fixed the lower lip and installed the fog light.(i really like that pic for some reason.)


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