How to Restore Oxidized Car Paint
Car paint will oxidize if you don't wax it regularly. The oxidation happens as a result of the sun damaging the clear coat of the paint. Once the paint has deteriorated significantly, you won't be able to bring the paint "back to life" and you'll need to repaint the car. Fortunately, if you catch it quickly enough, you can restore oxidized car paint.
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Instructions
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Apply a liberal amount of cutting cream to the surface of the paint. Cutting cream will cut into the clear coat and smooth out the finish. It will actually dull the paint job, but this is OK. You need to do this first to remove the oxidation and restore the paint.
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Work the orbital buffer over the cutting cream. Turn the buffer on its lowest setting and gradually increase speed. When the cutting cream has removed the oxidation and evened out the paint, the paint surface will look quite dull. At this point, you can stop buffing the paint.
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Wipe the car paint down with a clean, lint-free towel.
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Apply a liberal amount of car polish to the paint.
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Replace the buffing pad with a clean pad, and then work the polish into the paint with the buffer. Starting on a low speed, gradually increase speed until the paint develops a deep "wet" look. At this point, the paint has been fully restored.
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Wipe the car down again with another clean, lint-free towel.
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