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Thread: How do you match old factory paint?
          
   
   

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  1. 02-22-2011 07:16 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by shine View Post
    many ways to kill gloss. some finish to 3000 soft pads then polish to desired gloss with glaze .. many vettes are done this way to mimic lacquer .
    just sand with 600 grit 3m gray back wet paper not yellow back... blow the dust off the old 3m super duty run the buffer very slow with a wool plie wheel .then hand rub one direction with machine rubbing done.
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 02-22-2011 at 07:18 PM.
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