Just bought a 57 Bel Air and have some ?'s

[matler23]

The Bel Air has been sitting in my neighbor's backyard, but I never had the guts to ask about it because I figured it was useless...but I finally did and it was for sale!!!

Itís ALL ORIGINAL with only 71k miles!!! It had been in her family for years and she had finally decided to sell it. She gave me a GREAT deal on it....so great I can hardly believe it.

The body has no digs or dents, but has very few minor rust spots. I want to keep the car as original as possible, but I still want it to look good. What could I use to remove the rust? What type of compound should I use to bring the paint back to life? Finally, what type of polish should I use to brighten up all of the chrome?


Thanks for any help,

[Trader Ray]

what type of trim, the best crome cleaner is mothers. I am not sure if it is for stainless, but it works wonders for mags and alumnuim. There is a rust remover called Navel Jelly, it is easy to clean off and it is easy on the crome as well. I used it on bicycle wheels and spokes, and on true spoke wheels, and the paint I will leave that to someone more qualified than I, I have used Rain Dance for years, but so many other newer products are out there now. I have wondered about the clay bar treatment, although I have never used it. Congratulations to you for your find.

[matler23]

Originally posted by s10 blazer
what type of trim, the best crome cleaner is mothers. I am not sure if it is for stainless, but it works wonders for mags and alumnuim. There is a rust remover called Navel Jelly, it is easy to clean off and it is easy on the crome as well. I used it one bicycle wheels and spokes on true spoke wheels, and the paint I will leave that to somene more qualified than I, I have used Rain Dance for years, but some many other newer products are out there now. I have wondered about the clay bar treatment, although I have never used it. Congratulations to you for your find.

Thanx for the tips. When I had my '00 Z28 and my '96 Impala SS I used the Zaino system on the paint. It is the most amazing stuff I have ever seen. It gave both cars a mirror finish and made them unbelievably easy to wash when the time came. I would love to use this system on the Be Air, but I wasn't sure if there was a specific type of waxing system to use on cars with no clear coat.

[elbi_chorrea]

Is there a polish for stainless steel, without causing it to lose the shine?

[fotw]

Elbi not trying to be a ***** so dont take this the wrong way, can you tell us what you have for a car and can you take a digital pic of it so that we can see it

[elbi_chorrea]

It's a mazda

[fotw]

what year and make so that I can look it up

[elbi_chorrea]

Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera to show you a pic, anyway, why you ask??

[fotw]

just wondering becuase I would like to see the cars that we talk about. Your car was the topic of a few thread, your problems that you had, I just wanted to see. I am sitting up a sit for mine pics will be up soon. Hey bel air owner just so we can see how lucky you are can you tell us what the great deal was, if it is not to personal

[elbi_chorrea]

It's a couple of mazdas, I bought a Rx-7 a few days ago, that I'm going to start to work on, and my normal, everyday car it's a Mx-3, that's the one I was working with the upgrades, but I don't know what else to do with it.

[Trader Ray]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by elbi_chorrea
Is there a polish for stainless steel, without causing it to lose the shine? [/QUOTE
I think that stainless needs no polishing or wax, it merley needs cleaning to be shinny. I use Bon Ami on my kitchen sink and when I am done you can see everywhere I missed a spot. The sink is stainless. There probally is a car product that claims to do all the work, but I think you can get buy with a good cleanser. cost .49 cents

[elbi_chorrea]

Great value.

[Trader Ray]

On a Gm the plate that is behind the wiper arms is stainless and I cleaned up one on a monte carlo and it was real shiney

[matler23]

Originally posted by fotw
Hey bel air owner just so we can see how lucky you are can you tell us what the great deal was, if it is not to personal

She sold it to me for $8k.

[fotw]

WOW really lucky