I can offer you some of my personal experiences, but they are limited:
I recently had to remove some stains left on a light blue paint job by a maple tree. I bought the Zymol Cleaner Wax (c. $10 per pint or so - anyway, plenty to do at least a couple of jobs). While it wasn't the best for removing the stains, it did bring out a pretty impressive shine on what was a moderately dull 23 year old finish. I've heard that there is a type of Zymol that's being made for cheaper cost, and it's not as good as the original - that's probably what I bought. But it still worked pretty nicely for me. As for the stains, I bought some Turtle Wax Polishing Compound (in the green jar). This took the stains out with much less rubbing - pretty effective. The Rubbing Compound (in the red jar), as opposed to the Polishing Compound, I understand to be more aggressive and perhaps more appropriate for pre-painting applications? So it may be wise to try Polishing Compound first. Also, I'll add that I'm very unimpressed with Turtle Wax's basic car wax. It seems to go away after just a few days. The Zymol has provided a moist-looking shine that has lasted a long time. Brian 83 240D 84 Saab 900 (received the Zymol) On 1/11/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My 300D was, at some point in its past, resprayed. It was clearly a "mask and spray" kind of job -- the body moulding, etc was not removed but it does not look bad, really. The exception is the hood, which has lost all of its gloss. The paint is a metalic silver -- I'd like to try using a rubbing compound on the hood, followed by a glaze, to renew its appearance. Anyone have any recommendations? The 3M products seem to be what turns up on google the most. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
