project dirty horse, working on bluecelicawifes first car Options

[kurt95gt]

Well since the 1mz has been giving me trouble an i needed a break from it before i just threw a stick of tnt in an walked away i desided it was time to start fixing lizs old car



Little bit of a backstory. Shes been a big mustang fan since forever thanks to her mom the loves them too
so when she finished basic training for the army the first thing she bought was this mustang that a friend of mine

She paid 2000 for it (witch looking back was probably about 500 to much)
it was in fairly desent shape other than a slipping tranny
ok before i go any farther
Car specs
91 mustang lx hatchback
2.3l 4cyl nonturbo
Auto trans

When she bought it the stang was bone stock.
The first big thing that was done was the rims were changed to the ones in the above pic
I traded my old 90 ford festiva for them an 3 radios.

[kurt95gt]

No we used in on this one since i could break through all the crud easier them followed it up with a armor all wash an wax soap then rubbed her down with a scratch out polish stuff to clean up the look somee more

[Galcobar]

No we used in on this one since i could break through all the crud easier them followed it up with a armor all wash an wax soap then rubbed her down with a scratch out polish stuff to clean up the look somee more

I was going to chime in on the dish detergent as well -- that stuff's specifically designed to break down oils, which is exactly what you don't want to do to your car.

Now, that said, if you used scratch remover the minimal coating of wax left by the wash-and-wax (Armor All, yick) should be gone. Moreover, wax doesn't correct for the oils removed by washing and exposure. To restore the chemical balance of the paint requires a proper polish, meaning one which contains polishing oils. Scratch removers and compounds generally do not contain them either, though a good quality abrasive polish will.

A proper job would be clay bar, paint cleaner, polish then sealant. Corrective work to restore glossy smoothness would be done in the polishing stage, and most abrasive polishes will also cover the paint cleaning section. You can also do a one-step job, though of course the outcome won't be as nice, by using a cleaner wax. Meguiar's makes a good one, and also packages a small bottle of the cleaner wax with its claybar kit.