Originally Posted by CA VTEC Sol
bingo, my milano red del sol looked pretty bad when i got it at 108k, but now i get people asking me if it's a new paint job, just go to a shop and get an electric orbital buffer for like $40 and some polishing and rubbing compound, and some good wax too.
Then use the polishing compound as the directions say, and if it isn't getting deep enough into the paint then use the rubbing compound, but be careful with the rubbing compound. Then wax it up and you're looking good. The whole car should take about 4-5 hours if you really do it right
This isn't to go against what you are saying but here is a major rule when using abrassives:
Try the least agressive product first, and use the least agressive product to do the job. This means, if product A is the least agressive, and product D is the most agressive, don't use product D because you are a bit pessimistic. Use the product that just gets the job done, but doesn't do more then what you need--you will be creating more problems for yourself.
You can try Meguiars color X as a first step product (I don't know if I said this before). It is not very agressive--but should be able to clean up the oxidation. If this doesn't work, well, let me know.
I can send you out some stuff if need be. I have a lot of Meguiars DACP which *should* get the job done.