Odds and Ends Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I know there are more than a few posts with people questioning what to do with single stage paint. Quick answer: Just polish it! No real need to change technique although you will be cleaning pads more often. I tackle a lot of older cars at my place, especially Black and Red on old Jaguar, Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche, etc. Most of these manufacturers did not clear the solid colors. Red paint loves to oxidize and fade. Black likes to water spot and etch. Some quick tips: On older, low mileage cars with original paint, the edges can be extremely delicate, so I will strategically tape up edges and certain contours. Foam Q-Tips are helpful around badges and emblems. 4" pads on the Porter Cable 7424XP are almost a necessity to create enough motion and friction for tight spots. You'll be doing enough by hand already with cracks and edges that you'll want to save your shoulder as much as possible. Here are a couple of quick pics from two recent projects. The Black Mercedes roof 50/50 was after two passed of wet sanding and one pass of compound on a Makita rotary. It got two more passes before completion. The hood and trunk was also wet sanded and compounded prior to polishing. The Red Volvo is my current project and the pic is after just one pass of SHR on the rotary. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Holy Moly! Nice... single stage is a real pain to work on sometimes, but man does it show DRAMATIC turnarounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyfox Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Wow. Those paints went from tide-pool shallow to open ocean deep. Good advice also. If I ever encounter single stage, I am definitely refer back to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Nice job and good tips for everyone to refer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds and Ends Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) A little more progress today. Entire passenger side now done with SHR and FMP. There are quite a few stubborn areas where I'm having to do a second pass of SHR with the small pads and then lots of contours with SHR by hand. Surprisingly, the 20 year old paint is in pretty decent condition...I think the thick layer of oxidation actually prevented swirls! Here's the hood: Edited December 10, 2012 by Odds and Ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbr3t Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I didn't know you could polish single stage lie that. Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 nice! i should have snapped pics of the Testarossa and 328GTB that came around a while ago, rossa corsa single stage, great color all cleaned up. Nice pictures man, volvo looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Whoa, night & day difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwisejr Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Nice job . Amazing progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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