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From: grw@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: new car paint - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 18-May-84 00:44:44 EDT
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inmet!grw    May 16 15:56:00 1984

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Wait 6 months.  Wash the car thoroughly.  Dry it off.  Wax it with Rain
Dance or Blue Poly.  Repeat every 6 months or so (more often if you wash 
the car frequently).  During the first 6 months just wash the car every
few weeks (depending upon weather).  Continue that regime after the first
waxing and for the life of the car.  Unheated garaging also helps preserve
the finish.  I don't know of any other way to keep your car looking new.
One other thing you can do if you want is to keep a bottle of touch up
paint handy.  After washing but before waxing fill in small holes and sand
and touch up scratches before surface rust starts to cause peeling.  Very
small paint damage can usually be ignored if you wax and wash regularly.

No magic here (and about as much FUN as brushing and flossing your teeth)
but it works.
					-- Gary Wasserman
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