CAR CARE

BY RIK PAUL

GIVING PAINT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE Every day, your car’s paint finish is under attack by a multitude of sources: ultraviolet light, ozone, heat, acid rain, industrial fallout, insect residue, bird droppings, tree sap, road salt, even hard water. These elements—alone or in combination—can slowly and permanently mar your finish, without your even realizing it’s happening. Before you know it, your beautiful, glistening, factory finish has dulled or may be plagued by scratching or chemical etching that has eaten into the paint surface. That doesn’t mean the gleam is gone for good, though. Often, a little well-fo-cused work can bring back that original shine. To get some professional tips on restoring old paint, we paid a visit to Meguiar’s in Irvine, California, a company that’s been making car-finish products for over…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 1993

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