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Topic: Found an awesome product to restore paint
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Blind
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Is TRC-3 GLAZE
I'm using it on my cruiser right now, and holy crap, I just saved a ton of bucks for a new paintjob
*that line around the front is from a car bra being on the hood for about 2 years.
The car is my girlfriends and looked great when she got it in 2001, now as you can see the paintjob went to shit from being parked outside all the time, the trunklid looks the same, but the sides have stayed perfect.
Over the past 2 years (since problem started) I've tried:
nufinish
polishing compound
rubbing compound
clay bar
cleaner wax (paste and solid based)
Tried both with a buffer and by hand...and multiple brands of them, NOTHING worked, most made it WORSE.
this stuff is awesome, its sold in that silver can in the pics at kragen.
its a bit of a workout as it says to apply it by hand, so my hands are pretty tired right now, the pics I took right after my OMFG it works moment, but right now I've got the hood mostly done and I'm breaking for lunch
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02 Harley F150, 15psi
Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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Eagle347
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Zymol works great to. Its light green, in a clear bottle. I think its like $12
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1995 Mustang GTS 1 of 1002 deep forest green GTS's made. Bone stock.
1990 Coupe 347 NX E85 Nitrous kit
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Looks good but I would clay bar is first. Just my 2 cents.
Posts: 2173 | From: Tracy, CA | Registered: May 2003
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Blind
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Originally posted by 9Venom9:
Looks good but I would clay bar is first. Just my 2 cents.
already did, clay bar made it WORSE.
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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how do u wax a car without clear coat?
My bucket needs a paint job.. but since I'm too broke for that, i will have to be content with wax at least.
I heard my car has a stage one paint job.. whatever that means, every time i work on the car i end up with hand prints on the paint... those don't come out easily. i have to use simple green to get them off, i guess that's contributing with the diminishing shine.
Any ideas?
Blind: does that car have clearcoat?
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Posts: 4634 | From: bay | Registered: Jun 2002
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Blind
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Originally posted by Jmir018:
Blind: does that car have clearcoat?
no it does not have a clearcoat.
the finished areas look like brand new paint and feel like glass right now ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) I gotta take new pics
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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Eagle347
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Yeah some mustangs had non clear coat paint. I forget what you do about that. Call a detail shop, they know. My buddy has a red 88 gt vert, and when you dry it off it turns the towels red.
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1995 Mustang GTS 1 of 1002 deep forest green GTS's made. Bone stock.
1990 Coupe 347 NX E85 Nitrous kit
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i'm off to kragen right now.. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
also need an excuse to drive the freshly tuned coupe ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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Posts: 4634 | From: bay | Registered: Jun 2002
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Originally posted by blind:
Is TRC-3 GLAZE
I'm using it on my cruiser right now, and holy crap, I just saved a ton of bucks for a new paintjob
*that line around the front is from a car bra being on the hood for about 2 years.
The car is my girlfriends and looked great when she got it in 2001, now as you can see the paintjob went to shit from being parked outside all the time, the trunklid looks the same, but the sides have stayed perfect.
Over the past 2 years (since problem started) I've tried:
nufinish
polishing compound
rubbing compound
clay bar
cleaner wax (paste and solid based)
Tried both with a buffer and by hand...and multiple brands of them, NOTHING worked, most made it WORSE.
this stuff is awesome, its sold in that silver can in the pics at kragen.
its a bit of a workout as it says to apply it by hand, so my hands are pretty tired right now, the pics I took right after my OMFG it works moment, but right now I've got the hood mostly done and I'm breaking for lunch
i thought you used alen with his brillo-like body hair!
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Originally posted by blind:
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Originally posted by 9Venom9:
Looks good but I would clay bar is first. Just my 2 cents.
already did, clay bar made it WORSE.
Clay br made it worse? What type of bar did you use and what did you use for lubricant?
Posts: 2173 | From: Tracy, CA | Registered: May 2003
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Blind
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Originally posted by 9Venom9:
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Originally posted by blind:
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Originally posted by 9Venom9:
Looks good but I would clay bar is first. Just my 2 cents.
already did, clay bar made it WORSE.
Clay br made it worse? What type of bar did you use and what did you use for lubricant?
mothers clay bar kit, it came with a detailer spray instructed to be used as lubricant.
it made it WORSE.
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
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The Zaino claybar will make it worse too..
I tried using that on the coupe after i have had great results with it on the cobra. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Posts: 4634 | From: bay | Registered: Jun 2002
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Blind
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oh I had awesome results with the claybar on other cars, but only on cars that had good paint to begin with.
this is the only product that actually fixes f*cked up paint ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
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1FAST89GT
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trc-3 glaze is the best i've been using it for years on many cars i stay with some of that in my garage
Posts: 4915 | From: VALLEJO | Registered: May 2004
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Eagle347
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Originally posted by blind:
oh I had awesome results with the claybar on other cars, but only on cars that had good paint to begin with.
this is the only product that actually fixes f*cked up paint
Looks good, I guarantee Zymol will do the same thing. My car looked like that, and a friend said that stuff would make it shine like new. I did'nt believe him, but I tried it anyways. He was right!
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1995 Mustang GTS 1 of 1002 deep forest green GTS's made. Bone stock.
1990 Coupe 347 NX E85 Nitrous kit
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Originally posted by 1FAST89GT:
trc-3 glaze is the best i've been using it for years on many cars i stay with some of that in my garage
MMM gonna have to check that out. I used Mothers polishing compound with great success on my old vert. Nearly mirror like but it takes a TON of elbow grease to get it looking good.
Posts: 3978 | From: 707 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Hey guys.. is it TRC-3? or TR-3? i went to kraigen yesterday and they had a TR-3 glaze container that looked just like what you have. they dint' have a TRC one.. just wondering if it's the same thing.
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Blind
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yeah its TR-3 resin glaze
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
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Blind
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update as of this morning: 
its getting there, I tried to do a little more before I took the pics and its too hot out right now I think, it instantly glazed over so I think I need to wait until later in the afternoon to do more when it cools off.
its still 10000x better already ![[Whoo Whooooo!]](graemlins/woowoo.gif)
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
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Take the License # out to make sure. ![[dance]](graemlins/dance.gif)
Posts: 3978 | From: 707 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Honestly, any product of that type will make paint in that condition look better. Your paint really needs a claybar and high speed rotary buffer treatment. Even a Porter Cable polisher might work.
You would be amazed at what a few good products and tools would do for your finish. BTW, TRC3 is a horrible product in my opinion. Glad you are happy with it though ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
[ January 08, 2006, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Juiced-03 ]
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Blind
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Originally posted by 88DroptopGT:
Take the License # out to make sure.
I live no where near 99% of the members of this board dude, and this is a 100% stock pile of crap AOD 5.0 with 180k miles, lol
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02 Harley F150, 15psi
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Originally posted by Juiced-03:
Honestly, any product of that type will make paint in that condition look better. Your paint really needs a claybar and high speed rotary buffer treatment. Even a Porter Cable polisher might work.
You would be amazed at what a few good products and tools would do for your finish. BTW, TRC3 is a horrible product in my opinion. Glad you are happy with it though
honestly, the clay bar made the paint look WORSE.
what product that gives these results would you consider to be good? I spent 2 years trying everything I could get my hands on that claimed to restore oxidized paint and this is the only stuff I found that works.
I dont have a P/C just a cheap orbital buffer and elbow grease.
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
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