Semi gloss? Old what is it?

Vaz88GT

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I'm pretty sure my 88 gt has the original scarlet red paint. What im trying to figure out is what it is.. its dull, but shines a bit.. well more like reflects light

 

79'293stang

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Have you tried a nice wax and buff?

 

Vaz88GT

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That is waxed and buffed lol

Reson im asking is im painting the gt bodykit and i dont want it to be ten times more shiny than the body

 

RacEoHolic330

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It's not semi gloss. It's just very aged and sun faded. If you're gonna paint, you're probably going to have to do the whole car.

 

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jsw81

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Paint is probably oxidized. It will buff out with a rotary buffer, compound, and wool pad. Then polish it up with a good polish and foam pad on the buffer.

 

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Yea they didnt come semi-gloss from the factory, its just old and faded, if you paint just the body kit its going to be 10x shiner, there's just no way around it..

 

fiveohwblow

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The bottom should be titanium frost and does not have a shiny finish. That being said, don't sweat it. Paint away. I've painted the silver part three times on three separate cars in three different conditions.

 

dgollem

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A good glaze might shine it up, not as harsh as rubbing compound

 

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89lxsport50

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The paint is oxidized. They didn't come with clear coat in 88. My 89 didn't have clear coat paint, and the pinstripe was actually painted on instead of vinyl.

 

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89lxsport50 said:

The paint is oxidized. They didn't come with clear coat in 88. My 89 didn't have clear coat paint, and the pinstripe was actually painted on instead of vinyl.

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Yup.

Clay, compound, and wax will do wonders on that paint. Mine was the same way.

 

Vaz88GT

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Cool, thanks for the info guys/gals. Will give it a try!