I had a serious water spot problem and tried the vinegar soaks to no avail. Basically, it was a mild etching of the paint with faint depressions. It gave the entire paint, and glass, the appearance of an environmental fallout problem and I figured that this new water-based paint was simply too soft to hold up. And, I'm garaged!
We all know how crappy these Bullitts were painted. I've got my fair share of nicks, runs, haze, and bubbles. All this is complements of the Ford Manufacturing Process. No way did I ever see my Bullitt even approaching the mirror finish of other show cars. Well, I was wrong.
I used a product called 3M Swirl Mark Remover for Dark Finishes (PN 39009.) It's very popular and available all over the place. This stuff is the magic wand for your Bullitt.
First, I started by hand and realized that it really was working, slowly, but surely. I wore myself out one afternoon and was extremely pleased, but tired. The compound breaks down into smaller and smaller abrasives until it does not work anymore. So, it's self-limiting. DUFUS-Proof! Just what I need! I went over the whole car and now it looks like a mirror! Yea, the orange-peel isn't completly gone and my panels aren't the best stampings in the world, but what a difference.
I followed up with a light pre-wax polish and my first coat of wax. Wholy $&*T, does it look fine!
This is definately the correct stuff to clean-up your Bullitts without scratching. I'm looking at a finish now that's a heck of a lot closer to those concept Bullitts that sparked our attention a while back.
Then, if you add an orbital polisher to it, you feel like you're looking into a black (or DHG) hole that sucks you into the next dimension!
We all know how crappy these Bullitts were painted. I've got my fair share of nicks, runs, haze, and bubbles. All this is complements of the Ford Manufacturing Process. No way did I ever see my Bullitt even approaching the mirror finish of other show cars. Well, I was wrong.
I used a product called 3M Swirl Mark Remover for Dark Finishes (PN 39009.) It's very popular and available all over the place. This stuff is the magic wand for your Bullitt.
First, I started by hand and realized that it really was working, slowly, but surely. I wore myself out one afternoon and was extremely pleased, but tired. The compound breaks down into smaller and smaller abrasives until it does not work anymore. So, it's self-limiting. DUFUS-Proof! Just what I need! I went over the whole car and now it looks like a mirror! Yea, the orange-peel isn't completly gone and my panels aren't the best stampings in the world, but what a difference.
I followed up with a light pre-wax polish and my first coat of wax. Wholy $&*T, does it look fine!
This is definately the correct stuff to clean-up your Bullitts without scratching. I'm looking at a finish now that's a heck of a lot closer to those concept Bullitts that sparked our attention a while back.
Then, if you add an orbital polisher to it, you feel like you're looking into a black (or DHG) hole that sucks you into the next dimension!