# Car Maintenance Concerns **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 9, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223 "2019-04-09T19:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223/21 "2019-04-10T21:18:02Z")
> [@vipergg](#): > > If you are going to wash it just go to the parts store and buy car wash Don’t need a parts store , Wal Mart has it also . ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223/22 "2019-04-11T01:14:25Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > The old enamel (?) and acrylic lacquer paint of the 50s to the 70s that was oxidized could be brought back to life with the old Kit Wax, a paste cleaner wax. My 47 year old truck’s paint is noticeably oxidized. Factory paint. To improve the appearance I used a rubbing compound (Number 7 brand), followed by easy-on, easy-off wax. It came out looking pretty good – immediately after I did this several people offered to buy it during gasoline purchases. The paint still has a little bit of an oxidized whitish haze. Do you think the Kit Wax product would improve on what I’ve already done? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223/23 "2019-04-11T02:00:00Z")
I think #7 is Dupont. I use 3M Perfectit rubbing compound with an orbital polisher and foam pad. I’m about out so who knows what I’ll get? Some stuff is made for hand use and really aggressive-I think the 3M red stuff in a can back in 1968. Other stuff is made for machine use. Electricity is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223/24 "2019-04-11T10:13:26Z")
As far as Kit, no, I don’t know if it is made any more. The formula was changed in the 80s to make it(their words) Clearcoat Friendly. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-maintenance-concerns/138223.md?page=1)