Products used:
-Porter Cable 7336SP Dual Action Sander/Polisher (basically same as 7424 polisher that everyone on autopia.org uses)
-Zaino Z-PC Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleanser Swirl Remover
-Sonus SFX-2 Paint Polishing Pad
To be honest, the paint looked pretty damn good considering it's age. It would be pretty easy to take pictures making it look almost new. Regardless, 10 years and 150,000 miles worth of wear, washing, etc left my paint looking like this.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1580.jpg
I had never used a mechanical polisher before, so I picked a combo that was for "minor swirlmarks" since it would be less aggressive and harder to do damage with. While it's not yet perfect, it's much improved.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1581.jpg
Polished trunk vs. unpolished rear quarter.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1582.jpg
The above pictures are fresh after polishing, pre-Z2 (I'm a Zaino whore, what can I say.) In the future, I may look to a more aggressive pad/polish combo. For now though, I'm happy.
Prices:
Porter Cable 7336SP ~$105 at Lowe's
Zaino Z-PC $12.95 +shipping
Sonus SFX-2 $10.99 +shipping
Sonus 6" DAS FlexPlate $18.99 +shipping (backing plate for pad)
-Porter Cable 7336SP Dual Action Sander/Polisher (basically same as 7424 polisher that everyone on autopia.org uses)
-Zaino Z-PC Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleanser Swirl Remover
-Sonus SFX-2 Paint Polishing Pad
To be honest, the paint looked pretty damn good considering it's age. It would be pretty easy to take pictures making it look almost new. Regardless, 10 years and 150,000 miles worth of wear, washing, etc left my paint looking like this.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1580.jpg
I had never used a mechanical polisher before, so I picked a combo that was for "minor swirlmarks" since it would be less aggressive and harder to do damage with. While it's not yet perfect, it's much improved.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1581.jpg
Polished trunk vs. unpolished rear quarter.
http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1582.jpg
The above pictures are fresh after polishing, pre-Z2 (I'm a Zaino whore, what can I say.) In the future, I may look to a more aggressive pad/polish combo. For now though, I'm happy.
Prices:
Porter Cable 7336SP ~$105 at Lowe's
Zaino Z-PC $12.95 +shipping
Sonus SFX-2 $10.99 +shipping
Sonus 6" DAS FlexPlate $18.99 +shipping (backing plate for pad)