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I don't see that being good for the paint. Im not a pro or even a novice paint guy, but I would say polish it up with a high speed buffer and wax it real good. Take some time to do it right and im sure it will be worth it. Id imagine rubbing oil on your paint would be like rubbing tanning oil on your skin and accelerate the damage. Just my .02 though.
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Get a bottle of Meguiars Ultimate compound and a bottle of Meguiars Gold Class wax.
Do at least one pass with the compound and at least two coats of wax. That is what I did on my 89 when I first got it, took about 3 hours total.
A variable speed buffer and medium wool pad makes your arms much happier.
Especially if your dealing with bad scratches.
The dodge took about 4-5 passes with the compound and buffer then 4 coats of wax.
That is a pretty extreme case though, took me 8 hours to do the cab and front end but the difference it made is amazing.
After all that work keep it washed weekly and waxed once a month and compounded every spring. It will look great for quite a while.
Keep the ATF for your transmission.
Scott
Do at least one pass with the compound and at least two coats of wax. That is what I did on my 89 when I first got it, took about 3 hours total.
A variable speed buffer and medium wool pad makes your arms much happier.
Especially if your dealing with bad scratches.
The dodge took about 4-5 passes with the compound and buffer then 4 coats of wax.
That is a pretty extreme case though, took me 8 hours to do the cab and front end but the difference it made is amazing.
After all that work keep it washed weekly and waxed once a month and compounded every spring. It will look great for quite a while.
Keep the ATF for your transmission.
Scott
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Ok thanks for the heads up, my tailgate has a bunch of chips scratches and bits of rust so when I decide to get the paint done it will get a good sanding and prepping. So I'm not to concered about my tailgate
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Even with a "good sanding and prepping" you can plan on having fisheye's in the paint. If you want to totally half-@$$ it, then go ahead and dump ATF and spray WD40 all over your paint. If you want to do it the right way, Redrocket9.0 and tbirdscott have laid it all out for you.
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