Auto Restoration Tips

Well, I think we might be getting close to taking the old lead sled out of storage and putting that first make it look pretty shine on it…This is a critical first wash and sets the presedence to keep her looking good the rest of the cruisin season…Take your time and give it that full days worth and at the end of the day your going to say “WOW” she sure is pretty all shined up!!!

 Start with a good hosing down and get as much dust off as you can, then fill a bucket with soap and water…After you wash your car thoroughly the first time here’s a secret that will make the next couple of steps much easier . A secret now so don’t tell anybody!!  With soap and water go over your car with Shine Boys Finishing Clay, where you polish use the clay… This will take out all those contaminants I talked about…Dry thoroughly and your ready for the next step.. A good polish/cleaner/wax such as Shine Boys PCW will do the trick… What your going to notice right away is how easy it goes on and off because you cleaned it with the clay..After that some final finish glaze ” THE GLAZE THAT STARTED THE CRAZE” and your ready to put her on the pavement with a smile on your face and a tune cranken on the radio…I’m taken my 1950 Merc Lead Sled out of storage this weekend and giving her the “Do It Right-Make it SHINE BOYS Bright” treatment so I”m ready for the first cruise…

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You just picked up a piece of chrome from the junk yard that doesn’t look to bad… It’s not show chrome but if you could just get that STUBBORN SURFACE RUST off it would be ok for crusin the local shows… You’ve tried the liquid chrome cleaners, that didn’t work…You’ve given it as much elbow grease as you can but just can’t seen to break the barrier of surface rust…Well, don’t let too many peole know, but just pick up some 0000 steel wool, that’s double ot zero, now put that liquid chrome cleaner, liguid wax or any kind of cleaner you have , lightly scrub and wala……Rust gone and nice shiny chrome… Just another money saving tip from Mister Merc….Remember, shiny chrome makes a happy car….

For those of you who are fortunate to have one of the finest most recognizable cars ever built, James Deans made it famous in “Rebel without a Cause” ,a 49-51 Mercury, here’s a little tip to add power steering and not break the bank…Ford pick-up 68-72 power steering box, FatMan power steering adapter plate that bolts right to the frame.  The holes should allready be pre-drilled  in the frame. Bolt the adapter plate to the frame, power steering box to the adapter, tie in the power steering to the front end and your ready to roll and not work up a sweat when trying to park…Remember a power steering car is a happy car……….

I know every car enthusiast has gone to a car show and looked at the shine on the cars and said “I wish I could get my car to look like that”…Well, automotiverestorationtips.com is going to tell you how you too can have that wet look shine!!!  Depending on the condition of your paint, its going to be a multi step process to make it look shiny and bright… So, the first thing you have to get out of your mind is that it will only take me 20 minutes to shine my car… After you do it right the first time, the second time will be a lot quicker…The process I’m going to tell you about should be done at least once every year to protect your paint from the elements…

The first thing you have to do is give your car a good cleaning.  First hose off all the dust and dirt. Take some Windex and clean up any bird dodo, resist that temptation to scrub hard as the materials are coarse and can cause scratches.  Just spray it on and very lightly dab and rinse… Make sure all the bugs that have been smashed into the car, especially the hood and roof , are cleaned off with a good Bug and Tar remover. After this is all done get a good reputable car wash and start from the roof down. Don’t overdue the car wash as it can leave a film on the car windows.  Dry the car thoroughly… Now, the baggie test…get an ordinary sandwich bag (the thin kind) put your hand in the baggie and where you have sprayed a one step liquid wax such as Shine Boys WOW, rub your hand lightly over the paint… You’ll probably going to feel small bumps and defects… What this means is that your paint is contaminated with airborne contaminates that rob you of your shine… How do we fix that…one of the secrets to a show car shine is SHINE BOYS DETAILING CLAY… Detailing clay is one of the safest and most effective ways to clean paint… With automotive detailing clay there is no need to compound to remove overspray… Detailing clay leaves your vehicle feeling smooth and slick and ready for the next step…

POLISHING…. You’ve washed your car, you’ve clayed your car, now the next secret….. Polishing before waxing is the secret to attaining and maintaining that wet look, show room shine.  Polishing is a through deep cleaning, exfoliating step that prepares the paint for protection… It removes oxidation, contaminants and old car wax that might have been missed in the first two steps… It minimizes minor swirl marks and scratches and helps enhance the color … Micro-fine fillers in the polish camouflage blemishes by settling into those small cracks and swirl marks… 

WAXING….Now your ready to put that coat of wax on your car… This can be done by hand or orbital.  But I would be very careful if using a high speed single pole car polisher/buffer as they generate heat and can burn your paint. This final step is to put a protective layer between the paint and the elements…The obvious reason to polish/wax your car is for great looks.  This process will add depth and gloss to your finish…REMEMBER….A CLEAN CAR IS A HAPPY CAR………..DO IT RIGHT-MAKE IT SHINE BOYS BRIGHT…….Any questions just drop automotiverestorationtips.com an email and we’ll try to get it answered…….