Cleaning Old Cars

[garyandjanet]

Can you please give me some adviced.

Having sold my 996 I went and bought a 1971 Alfa Remeo Spider (does have a Porsche made gear box).

I was wondering if they is a any tips on washing old cars and looking after the paint work.

Many thanks

Gary

 

[burrow01]

As it is an Alfa I would be worried about introducing it to any water at all []

good luck with it

Pete

 

[Black80XSA]

Well its probably had some paint at some point, so there's no guarantee it'll be the harder solvent based paint of old rather than soft water based paint.

A lot depends on what condition its in, ie how much oxidation or scratches/swirls.

Good thorough wash, clay bar, and then the Meguiars Body Scrub or stage 1 paint cleaner, stage 2 polish and finally a good coat of Meguiars Gold class wax shoudl be sufficient to get it looking pretty good. For heavier oxidation and scratches you might want to experiment with Scratch-X before the body scrub stage.

Theres a million and one products on offer, but Meguiars are pretty good when it comes to price, ease of use and results.

www.meguiars.co.uk

 

[garyandjanet]

ORIGINAL: burrow01

As it is an Alfa I would be worried about introducing it to any water at all []

good luck with it

Pete

Now thats funny[][][][][]

Thinking of moving down south, I understand they are short of it[]

 

[burrow01]

ORIGINAL: garyandjanet

ORIGINAL: burrow01

As it is an Alfa I would be worried about introducing it to any water at all []

good luck with it

Pete

Now thats funny[][][][][]

Thinking of moving down south, I understand they are short of it[]

I think the problem is they have so much water they throw most of it away []

Pee

 

[burrow01]

ORIGINAL: garyandjanet

ORIGINAL: burrow01

As it is an Alfa I would be worried about introducing it to any water at all []

good luck with it

Pete

Now thats funny[][][][][]

Thinking of moving down south, I understand they are short of it[]

I think the problem in the South is they have so much water they throw most of it away....[] I went sailing on the local reservoir last weekend, and did not run aground at all....

Pete

 

[early 911]

Sounds odd . . . but I try not to wash mine too much. Water does result rust and wiping causes minute scratches.

When I do clean it I make sure it's bone dry before putting it away. A quality wax applied say 3 times a years nourishes and protects the paint IMHO.

About twice a car I take off all the wheel and clean the wheels arches and underside.

I clean the interior with a damp cloth.

Phil

 

[Helen Goff]

clean all my car the same way regardless of age. once totally clean they are coated with several layers of a very good quality wax. after that just use plain water to wash car with and buff dry.
only need to re-apply or top up the wax about 6-7 a year depending on usage.

for leather inside i strongly recommend cleaning then conditioning with a good make of cleaner to keep the leather supple and stop it cracking.

 

[garyandjanet]

ORIGINAL: early 911

Sounds odd . . . but I try not to wash mine too much. Water does result rust and wiping causes minute scratches.

When I do clean it I make sure it's bone dry before putting it away. A quality wax applied say 3 times a years nourishes and protects the paint IMHO.

About twice a car I take off all the wheel and clean the wheels arches and underside.

I clean the interior with a damp cloth.

Phil

Phil

I think i will be taking your advice .

I do love old cars more then normal ones ( just become 40 - lools like a mid life[])

 

[RichardLW]

It can't be a mid-life crisis 'cos you ain't old enough.

Richard

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