I bought my car used and it has a few oxidation stains on the hood. Is there anything that can be done for this besides repainting the whole thing or am I just out of luck?
Clay bar the hell out of it. Its pretty good to clay the car twice a year anyways but be sure to coat it with a good sealer afterwards. My normal detail goes like this: wash the car, chamois dry, claybar the car, wash/chamois again to remove claybar funk, buff/polish with Meguir's #7 polish, then coat that in a coat or 2 of Meg's NXT wax.
Bobby told me about 8 hours one time. Usually takes me about 6-7. Which is why I only do it once or twice every six months.
It's a good thing that I don't have a job right now. It just needs to stop raining. I've never used a claybar before. Where do you get one?
Autozone, PepBoys, etc..... it may take long dude, but it's worth it, it will look so good when your done.......plus nothing looks as good as a freshly waxed BLACK suby....!!! FTMFW
claybar, and you may need to machine polish. I have a porter cable if you want to try it. edit: am I going to be able to wash my damn car this summer at all, without having to worry about my neighbors turn me in like it's auschwitz?