EUREKA !!

[billnparts]

I FOUND COLOR !!

I am inside doing some drywalling. I walked through the garage with a sanding sponge and a damp rag, when I decided to hit the area where the mirrors and lamps used to sit on my fenders with the sander. (It looks terrible already and I figured I would fill the holes before VA Beach anyway.) I sanded and wiped with the cloth and walked away. A couple hours later I was in the garage again and couldn’t believe my eyes. Gloss ! Color ! WOW !
I was under the impression that this thing was too far gone to get color out of it again. I may have to take the time and wet sand the fenders before the trip.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[edward ericson]

Wow. gelcoat has secrets yet to divulge. 

[Paul Mossberg]

GelCoat is WAY WAY thicker than paint. It is often VERY possible to bring a gelcoat finish back from the point of no return! 

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[Rich Gearheart]

Nice surpise, seems like a good cleaner wax might just do the trick. 

[billnparts]

I wet sanded using the same drywall sponge but the results were not what I expected.
Got a smoother color throughout, but no gloss.
I’m going to try dry sanding again with the orbital and see what happens.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Larry Murphy]

 Bill, After you wet sand, try using rubbing compound  to being back the gloss. If you are not sanding completely thru the gelcoat,there should be some shine left.

[john barry]

and  then polishing compound…

[Marc Lipsius]

Or after you get done with all that work, paint it.

[ray10]

Don’t go to far or you will loose all that patina you’re car has.

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[billnparts]

Hey, if I go too far, it’ll still look look like it id.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Marc Lipsius]

I love my patina – very authentic (old) looking, and it matters not how much I compound it or wax it, it still looks the same, So I am just laving it that way and wash it off every once in a while to preserve its’ look.

[john barry]

I like the subtle aged looked -patina with a little provenance thrown  in .  Gives our cars the nice vintage appeal.

Heading out  to do errands I often get  the flick of the headlights from admiring drivers and the occcasional wave with the yell “Nice car!”.

jebarry2012-10-19 10:41:47

[Dan Rosa]

 Well wet sanding takes time ,but 2000 grit leaves a nice base for a nice shine using Dupont polish . Dan

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