Deep Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 If all goes well I'll be picking up an '86 Supra for next to nothing in the next few days. The car is in great shape overall but the paint is badly oxidized, red paint and bright sunlight don't mix well. I wanted to know if there is a way to remove the oxidation without having to repaint. I know Meguires makes a product called 'Body Scrub' that supposedly helps, so I'm thinking I'll give it a shot. If it doesn't work out, what else can I do? Wetsand? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I used a product called TR-3 and it did the job once i broke out the buffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDGabe Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I just picked up a buffer on sale for $20, with that and some wax it did a great job. Mine didn't need wetsanding but you might be surprised how much good you can do without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 i used rubbing compound and all the stages of wax ( cleaner, wax, carnuba). the paint went from looking like brown primer to a deep root-beer metallic, if you were going to do this i would test it in a small area because it could mess up your paint. it depends on what type of paint was used. you could get someone to paint it for you. pipelayer ( i think ) will do a good paint job for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 hey racerX were you at the union city meet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 it was last month on the 19. there was like 7 z's, auxilary, bayareaZT, and some others. you should have seen the guy in the taurus trying to do a burnout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks for the advice guys, I'll try a few of the methods mentioned and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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