Did the Comet wash today.

[IndyShiftman]

I have this 79 TA the I got a mechanics lien on. Had tons of caked on crud from over the years. It was last plated in 1992.







So I gave it a quick wash and it still didn't look so good. I read about washing with Comet here so I gave it a try,









Didn't turn out too bad. About what I expected. Tomorrow I'll run my orbital buffer over it with some polish. Should be a major improvement.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

basically you rubbed out the paint.. looks nice.
plans are?

[IndyShiftman]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

Get it running which requires a engine rebuilt. Already rebuilt the TH350. New tires and suspension and clean some more. And then sell it.

[IndyShiftman]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

I have the lien paperwork. So whoever buys the car takes the paper work to BMV and registers for the title. So yeah, the car is mine now.

[fahrenschnell]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

I have always loved those cars......What kind of motor are you dropping in?

Seth

[IndyShiftman]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

One of those massive 6.6 liter engines. Oh wait, its a Olds 403. :

[BangShiftChad]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

Comet washing rules. Glad you tried it. DF and I were actually going to do a video on how to properly Comet wash something when the site went dead. Oh well. There are some tips and tricks that can help a guy out depending on how bad the paint is to start with.

Here are a couple:
Use Real Comet, the generic leaves residue in my experience.
Keep your sponge going in one direction so you don't end up with swirl marks.
Start with a wetter mixture, and then you can get thicker in areas that need more "cutting" of the paint.
Take your time. Play with it a little and you'll see how well it can remove rust and oxidation.
Rinse a lot. In the sun it will dry fast and leave dusty caked on crap. Keep it wet and work one panel at a time.
Rinse a lot. Read above. Plus it keeps the jambs clean so they don't look like crap afterwards.
It works great on trim and chrome too. Not good on plastic though!

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

I had this weird loathing of later 2nd Gen F-bodies for a long time. I'm totally over it now and seeing, a black and gold car with honeycomb wheels, splitter exhaust tips and a shaker (not there now but I can visualize), well, I'm in love.

Too bad about the T-tops, but man is that thing cool.

Brian

[fahrenschnell]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

Those are the good T-Tops......There is some decent structure between them.....

Besides.....The Bandit had them.

Seth

[DanStokes]

Re: Did the Comet wash today.

I skip the Comet and go directly to the buffer with orange machine compound, but I'm guessing the Comet should work. It's just a mild abrasive, same as rubbing compound. I started out rubbing out cars at the dealership when I was 15, so I've done literally hundreds of them. Rubbing compound is how used car dealers make money.

Dan