Repzard

^^^That ,I bought theTurtle wax kit for my GT that came with everything for 10 bucks.
...And they came out perfectly like new.
Sand, sand,sand then buff buff buff is the key.

really all you need is lots of elbow grease 2000,4000 grit wetsand paper and a good rubbing compound like 3M then some turtle wax spay wax to protect when buffed out to shine

just did my 97 Cobras this way above and came out like new better than kit

No need to flame OP , we all live and learn as rookies

Tommy079

Are you saying there's a $10 turtle wax kit that comes with the sand paper and everything?

I think I needed higher grit sandpaper. I followed a video that said to wet sand horizontally with 1,000 grit, then vertical with 1,500, back to horizontal with 2,000. Then buff with a fine rubbing compound, and then rub with a polishing compound.

Now I did all that, but I could only go up to 1,500 because they were all out of 2,000. They sell a kit with a buffing attatchment for a drill and up to 3,000grit little round pads for it. I think that may be the way to go if I still try to repair the old ones . The buffing pad I had was pretty large and I kept coming close to the fender and was worried about burning the paint so I don't think I applied enough elbow grease.

If I had to do it again I would have used the 2,000, 3,000, and maybe even the 4,000 grit that someone else suggested. I would buy the right size buffing pad for the job (or the kit) and really worked the elbow grease. It was my first time trying something like that.

Tommy079

I don't mind a punch in the ribs or two when I mess something up

The video I watched was good...and his turned out really nice. Mine turned out better than they were (they were horrible at first).

Lessons learned: The buffing pad couldn't dig into the scratches of the 1,500. It might not have even been the best pad for the job. A smaller pad would have been nice to not have to worry about paint burn. And once you have the right sandpaper and pad...just work at it until it shines like new. I may still try to fix the old ones. I just saw better ones real cheap and couldn't resist.

Basically I would follow this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sZg9...eature=related