I have a 30-year-old silver Toyota Corolla (250,000 miles) whose paint is oxidized in places, mainly on the roof. (Yeah, I neglected to keep it cleaned and waxed as I should.) I'm considering polishing it with one of those abrasive pastes, the idea being to remove the oxide without removing the paint.
First question: do I have any chance of improving the paint job, given it is obviously oxidized though not showing metal? Or is it more likely I'd just remove all the paint down to metal, and then really HAVE to get it repainted?
Second: it looks like a lot of polishing to do by hand (maybe half the roof). I've seen a couple random orbital polishers that folks seem to like, including the Porter Cable 7424 and a new Griot's Garage improved version of the PC one. On Amazon, folks generally thought the PC was way better than the $30 cheapies from Ryobi, et al. Anybody here have experience using these ROS systems on their car?
Given I have 3 cars to wax, but with no intention of having showroom finishes, does the mechanical system offer enough speed and capability to warrant spending $150 on machine + pads?
First question: do I have any chance of improving the paint job, given it is obviously oxidized though not showing metal? Or is it more likely I'd just remove all the paint down to metal, and then really HAVE to get it repainted?
Second: it looks like a lot of polishing to do by hand (maybe half the roof). I've seen a couple random orbital polishers that folks seem to like, including the Porter Cable 7424 and a new Griot's Garage improved version of the PC one. On Amazon, folks generally thought the PC was way better than the $30 cheapies from Ryobi, et al. Anybody here have experience using these ROS systems on their car?
Given I have 3 cars to wax, but with no intention of having showroom finishes, does the mechanical system offer enough speed and capability to warrant spending $150 on machine + pads?
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