The paint is original and in very good shape.
With all the modern-day waxes available, I wonder what type of wax is best for the black paint, especially the decal.
Best Wax To Use On A 1976 Black Trans Am?
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The paint is original and in very good shape.
With all the modern-day waxes available, I wonder what type of wax is best for the black paint, especially the decal.
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We would do a paint correction, then ceramic coat that bad boy!
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@Black Dragon First, don’t use wax on the hood bird or decals; they tend to dry them out over the years.
I have a 76 50th with the original lacquer paint showing its age.
However, I like to use plumb crazy hand glaze to remove any marks on the body and then top it off with Malco’s pink water-based wax that’s super easy to remove.
I also use a turtle wax Ice detailer, which can be applied in direct sunlight.
This may be a bit old now, but it works for me, and my car shines like a new penny.
Every person has a personal care package, but this one is mine.
I have a 76 50th with the original lacquer paint showing its age.
However, I like to use plumb crazy hand glaze to remove any marks on the body and then top it off with Malco’s pink water-based wax that’s super easy to remove.
I also use a turtle wax Ice detailer, which can be applied in direct sunlight.
This may be a bit old now, but it works for me, and my car shines like a new penny.
Every person has a personal care package, but this one is mine.
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For many years now, I have been using a product line from Liquid Tech called First Finish.
I discovered the product at a swap meet display years ago.
It's not cheap, but the finish is mind-blowing.
Saw the same fella a few years later at another car show and asked him if they made a specific cleaner and wax for fiberglass boats.
He gave me a free sample, and I tried it on my Dad's red fiberglass boat, which had sat outside for about 40 years, and the red was a chalky pink.
It took a while to polish it by hand, probably more than 40 hours total, but by the time I was done, it looked like a new boat.
The car stuff is a two-stage system.
After a good wash and dry, you use the prep/cleaner, apply and let dry just like wax.
After polishing off the cleaner, apply the "wax" (it's actually a polymer).
The "wax" has to dry for at least 15-30 minutes before you w buff it off.
It can be applied in direct sunlight (it actually works better there).
You can even leave the "wax" on the paint for months, and it will simply buff right off, unlike natural car wax.
The company even recommends applying it when you park the car for the winter, and it will buff right off in the spring with a soft micro-fiber cloth.
And it will, I've done it.
As I said, mind-blowing. It will even work on the decals.
I discovered the product at a swap meet display years ago.
It's not cheap, but the finish is mind-blowing.
Saw the same fella a few years later at another car show and asked him if they made a specific cleaner and wax for fiberglass boats.
He gave me a free sample, and I tried it on my Dad's red fiberglass boat, which had sat outside for about 40 years, and the red was a chalky pink.
It took a while to polish it by hand, probably more than 40 hours total, but by the time I was done, it looked like a new boat.
The car stuff is a two-stage system.
After a good wash and dry, you use the prep/cleaner, apply and let dry just like wax.
After polishing off the cleaner, apply the "wax" (it's actually a polymer).
The "wax" has to dry for at least 15-30 minutes before you w buff it off.
It can be applied in direct sunlight (it actually works better there).
You can even leave the "wax" on the paint for months, and it will simply buff right off, unlike natural car wax.
The company even recommends applying it when you park the car for the winter, and it will buff right off in the spring with a soft micro-fiber cloth.
And it will, I've done it.
As I said, mind-blowing. It will even work on the decals.
