I have a paint job that's about 9 years old. I believe the paint is single stage paint (no clear coat) because if I scratch it, there’s no white mark. The car has been in my garage all these years and I'm finally to the point in the restoration / modification where it's drivable. So it's time to make the paint look better. The paint job is not show quality, far from it actually, so I'm just looking to make it shine better and get rid of some imperfections.
The car has some visible orange peel, dust, and slight oxidation. So after traversing the internet and finding differing opinions, I was thinking I would use the following steps:
1) Wash car and tape off panel I'm going to work on 2) Wet sand with 1500-2000 sand paper 3) Apply a compound with a rotary buffer (wool or sheepskin pad) 4) Apply a medium polish with a rotary buffer (wool or sheepskin pad) 5) Apply a swirl remover polish with a rotary buffer (foam pad) 6) Apply a carnauba wax with an orbital buffer (terry pad)
Are these the correct steps for single stage paint? I've read that it's okay to wet sand and polish a light colored single stage paint. It's mayfair-maze yellow. Also are the pads and buffers correct for each step?
