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Does an '87 Honda Have a Clearcoat Finish?
We just purchased an '87 Honda Accord and would like to clean up the paint job. The existing paint might be OK (we don't want to spend the money to repaint it)if we can compound it and then do a good waxing. I'm concerned though that we might make it worse if it's a clear coat finish. (It doesn't look too bad from a distance - it's only when you get close that it shows it's age.) Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Normally you cannot damage paint by mere buffing unless you do it incorrectly. That would include burning the paint with the buffer or using too severe an abrasive. If you work by hand it's almost impossible to hurt anything but your arm muscles.
If you try and paint acrylic enamel over clear coat, the clearcoat will lift and make a big mess.
use rubbing compound in a small area first, before doing the whole car.
i think all cars after 1980 except yugo and fiat are clearcoat...