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Old 09-11-04, 05:11 PM
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Rubbing compound and leather treatments?

My car has some serious oxidization (some places it's pass oxidizing right down to the primer), I thought maybe some rubbing compound would be good to alleviate some of it. I bought Turtle Wax's Rubbing Compound (all the store had) and after reading the directions it says if you rub too hard it could remove the paint!
So I checked online and found this http://www.epinions.com/auto-Care-Al...splay_~reviews
Sounds like it may be really abrasive stuff...Has anyone else tried it on a first gen?

Also I heard that saddle soap was good for dried out dirty leather (a perfect description of my leather seats). So I got some of that as well...now after searching the internet I see some people say it is the best to use, and others say it ruins leather...Has anyone tried it?
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Stay away from rubbing compund, too abrasive, use something like tr3 resin glaze comes
in either a blue or green bottle. As far as the leather goes, pick up lexol's leather conditioner
it's about the best i have seen. rx7doctor
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I recently used Poorboy's SSR 2.5 and then SSR 1 on a black Grand Am and it worked wonders. If you're oxidized through to the primer though I don't think it'll help. 2.5 is certainly quite abrasive but I'm sure you could do it 4-5 times at least without having to worry. Autopia.org is a great place to learn about detailing products if you want more info.
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