I have a Jeep that needs the oxidation removed and the paint shined up again.

What would be the best method and best tools to use? Also where can I get it and how much would it be?

Here's a few pictures of the problem.

 

Once the paint is like that, the best thing to do is have it repainted. You can try using a buffing compound and a good wax, but more than likely you will buff thru the paint. If you want to try and buff it, go to a auto paint supply store and ask what material they handle. Evercoat, McGuiers and Presta are good compounds to use.

 

Use any liquid ice type product.
The stuff I use is the most professional though, which means the best results.
It's Norton's Liquid Ice System.


You will be fine with the extra cut.
It's also clear coat safe so no worries there!
Here's the link to their webpage.
Norton Automotive Refinishing Products - - - Liquid Ice® and Liquid Ice® Extra Cut

You can buy it at your local Carquest body shop supply or any other body shop supply.

It's the one product, product.

Here's some personal before and afters on EXTREMELY oxidized paint.
Before:



And After:



Try and use a nice wool pad for really getting the oxidation off.

A buffer is your best and quickest bet so try and find one if you can.
Also, I recommend a deep cleaning before buffing as well.

Ask your body shop supply for a soap to really strip any old wax and such off.
When you're done with everything, coat the truck with a nice thick coat of a good wax, not Turtle or anything like that.
A good wax.
Do you plan on re-painting anytime soon? Then stay away from any silicone waxes!

I'm using this wax right now and it works great!
It's Fast Wax, and it's made by Presta Products.


Good luck man!
Let me know if you need anymore advice![/quote]

 

Thanks for the help.

Repainting it is completely out of the question. It's mom's Jeep and I'm being forced to drive it for 4 months before I can drive my SuperDuty. (See avatar)

I'd much rather have my truck repainted than the Jeep.

The paint does look worse in the pictures than it actually is because it was very sunny when I took those pictures.

 

Oh sweet, why do you have to wait?
Buffing it should make that paint look cherry even if it's not that bad now.

 

Because according to mom

"That truck is too big"

Pretty ironic considering I've been driving dad's 350 diesel DRW w/service body on a regular basis since I got my permit...

 

Sorry for the double post, but here is the finished result.



I went over it with polishing compound 2x and then waxed it washing before each step.

 

I learned to drive in a chrysler town and country station wagon...it was 7.5 feet wide and 22 feet long...

Drivers ed had toyota corollas...

bastage at the DMV made me parallel park the chrysler...

 

I feel your pain Mark, I had to drive a chevy impala for drivers ed and for the test I had to drive a toyota sienna minivan, and the the DMV people made me parralel park the sumbit** as well.

 

DMV test around here doesn't include parallel parking. Just backing into a space.

For drivers ed they have one Jetta TDI and the rest are Subaru I think Imprezas. Whatever ones come stock
with the retarded little spoilers that kill rear visibility.

Fortunately that's what I'll be using for my test as well. And like I said there's no parallel parking.

 

Lookin better, Pete!

We had the old style tank Crown Vics for drivers ed. Five of them on the range at once. Some people literally scared me...The "road" car we used was a Sunfire I believe. We had to parallel park the Crownies...wasnt too bad!

 

Sweet man. Not bad. What kind of polish?
And did you end up doing it by hand?

 

On a dare I parallel-parked a 24' delivery truck... got it first time. No power steering in that monster made it ROUGH! LOL

 

By hand.

I washed it 1x. Went over it with something or another polishing compound in a blue bottle, washed it again, went over it with Turtle Wax polishing compound, washed it, waxed it using some Turtle Wax stuff we had laying around and blew off any little flecks of wax that had been buffed off, but not completely removed from the vehicle using a BR600 leaf blower.

I'll go outside and grab a few daylight pics and check what the first brand of polishing compound was.

 

need to check out Auto detailing clay Pete