Refreshed my TJ!
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The junkman has some great youtube videos on car cleaning and polishing.. https://www.youtube.com/user/Junkman2000
If I didn't mash mine through all kinds of chit, I'd pay 500 to make mine look like that. And you're right, that 500 will likely pay you back in re-sell, if you go that route. Curb appeal my man, curb appeal 
Been studying this guys videos too. Got the polisher, just need the time to experiment some. My LJ has years of pin striping I'd like to remove. Maybe just to put them all back on again!
How do you deal with literal paint chips nad/or scratches? My half doors were originally yellow. And my Jeep is black. The doors are pretty chipped up along the edges. And you can see yellow chips left in the doors. EVerything else looks like a good original paint job with plenty of clear left over. Can they touch up paint and then polish?
Yes, build up touch up paint layers and several layers of clear, then wet sand back to height with 1500 - 2000 grit, then buff to shine. I like these for touch up paint application, the brush in the bottle is just too big.
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I grew up around auto body.
Any of you guys can refurbish paint... it doesn't take big money , and Jeeps aren't huge.
You can clay bar one and go along way .
Wet sanding is how the jeep you see was done , and then best way to learn is on a fender from a junk yard .
A polisher is nice , but the basic work needs to be done by hand , and you never want to start with anything more aggressive than what you need to get to the fresh clear coat . Spray wax and 1200 grit is a good start , and light pressure ..but once you start you have to climb back up the grit scale then polish it out .
The polisher helps when you get to the finish work ..polishing compound and glaze or wax.
Traditional, true rubbing compound has no place on TJ paint . It is far too aggressive .
You can always spot detail scratches , that alone is worth knowing .
Aluminum wheels can he polished exactly the same way.
Any of you guys can refurbish paint... it doesn't take big money , and Jeeps aren't huge.
You can clay bar one and go along way .
Wet sanding is how the jeep you see was done , and then best way to learn is on a fender from a junk yard .
A polisher is nice , but the basic work needs to be done by hand , and you never want to start with anything more aggressive than what you need to get to the fresh clear coat . Spray wax and 1200 grit is a good start , and light pressure ..but once you start you have to climb back up the grit scale then polish it out .
The polisher helps when you get to the finish work ..polishing compound and glaze or wax.
Traditional, true rubbing compound has no place on TJ paint . It is far too aggressive .
You can always spot detail scratches , that alone is worth knowing .
Aluminum wheels can he polished exactly the same way.
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I'm in with Starrs on pride of ownership.
How a man cares for his property is the measure of a man - Bear Grylls
I own a construction company ...it takes no money to keep a van clean and organized , to roll a cord or hose neatly , and people decide in a about a minute if you have your act together based on this , and how you appear.
When this guy is ready to sell, he will have 2-3 "let me know if you ever sell it" offers on standby and it will never hit Craigslist .