Watched my neighbor's faded 65 Mustang come back to life over 6 weekends with one cheap trick

Hannah Williams · 2026-10-11T03:25:04.86579+00:00

My neighbor Rick has a 65 Mustang that sat outside under a carport in Fresno for like 12 years and the paint was chalky pink instead of red. He tried waxing it twice and it looked worse both times, just smeared and blotchy. Then he read about using a clay bar with detail spray before any wax, and the difference after just one afternoon was nuts. The bar kept pulling out brown grit even after the second and third passes, which he said was old fallout and tree sap stuck in the pores. After 6 weekends of clay, then a light polish, then wax, the paint went from flat pink to a deep shiny red you could see your face in. Total cost was about $45 for the clay kit and a couple microfiber towels, way less than the $2,800 quote he got for a repaint. If you have dull single stage paint, try the clay bar first before you pay anyone. Has anyone here clayed a car that sat for over a decade and did the paint hold up after a year or two?

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