It's just a matter of regularly polishing the metal to prevent it from rusting. I've done it on my own classic cars that had thin paint. Here's the deal, if you want to maintain the ORIGINAL PATINA then you can rub that rust off and make the metal shiny and the paint pretty and then by regular polishing and waxing you can keep the paint looking great and the metal looking shiny. The foam and the compound will gently abrade off the rust. I'd also consider buffing the rusted areas by machine, like by using a foam cutting pad with a compound. Put most of your focus on the rusty portions as you don't want to rub and rub and rub on the painted areas needlessly as the paint will restore faster than the rusted metal will clean up. Mikes comments: “I went ahead and used the #7 liberally with a terrycloth wash cloth and a lot of elbow grease and let the oils in the #7 lubricate the rubbing process and let the nap of the terrycloth be my abrasive and with enough rubbing you can remove the rust and make the steel that is now exposed with no paint SHINY and restore the color to what's left of the paint.Also what wax is recommended to use in this type of application? I’m thinking the rusted areas would be tough to wax and not leave a residue of some sortĪnother mention of buffing/polishing the rust spots:.How and with what would you buff the steel sections?.Would you compound and polish with a machine or by hand?.Mike mentions his process taken before on these paint types has been : “When I've buffed rigs like this out I compound them and polish and wax the good paint and then buff the steel sections enough to make them shiny and then keep on buffing it once in a while and waxing it to prevent rust.”.This is the only thread on the forum that addresses my question with a similar situation.Would buff/polishing by hand be safest method? Or could I use the DA carefully with this method?.Again – the paint on this mustang was pretty consistent all over with no large rust areas.All the products used on this car would be would I would use on the truck if going this route.But this paint is uniform and without rust in areas, so I know it would work on the painted parts but not sure effects on the rust and primer areas.Great breakdown on precleaning the paint.I’ll link each thread and my thoughts as well: Now to do that I have been doing my research but honestly just collecting more and more data without a plan of implementation for my scenario This will provide a smooth and satiny finish.As Mike states - I want to take what paint I have left to the Max : Further on finishing, you can also opt to gently buff with a fine buffing compound or use a spray wax that you like.This will provide a silky smooth surface and blend in the patina and non-patina areas. You can sand and put some patina on now and later some more! For an overall fine finish, you may consider wetsanding the whole surface quickly with 600-1500 grit wetsand paper.Be careful and go slow, if you see any white, STOP, this is the base vinyl. When you wetsand you slowly reveal the under color, which is typically a 'primer' like color. Film has a natural aged patina finish and you can augment it by wetsanding (600 grit wetsand kits available from us).Gentle heat from heat gun can be useful to relax wrinkles in vinyl or help conformity on curves, but heating and stretching is not necessary.Apply within 70-90 degrees to very clean and dry painted surface.Solid Drivability, weather resistant: drive in the rain, snow.Thicker and stronger than standard vinyl - provides valuable protection to original finish from rock chips & scratches. Fully conformable to body panels like any color change wrap.Many Colors: Rusted Wrap is available in colors on this page - and can be made to order in colors you specify (call to discuss your project - extra cost applies to metallic & custom colors).More still, it's sandable! In a few minutes create your own patina to reveal a 'primer' color layer where it would fall on natural body lines over years of weathering. Vinyl Wrap with an aged paint appearance and texture.Pricing on this page is based on two solid colors but custom options are also available for 3 colors and metallics if you want. RustedWrap is order made to the colors you want, so let us know in your order notes or by email.
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