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cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:47 |
Nice. They look in good nick too, how much would you be looking at to take them off you? :D | |
S@M |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:44 |
ill take a pic when i can mate, but heres one of them on the car when i got it | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:30 |
Yeah! Thats what im after mate! | |
S@M |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:24 |
when i got the car it was very pink, just takes time and effort.... | |
rickiek123 |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:22 |
I done a flame red corsa a bit back, was really faded, used red tcut and put meguires stage 1 wax over the t cut and took them both off together, the finnish was awesome. | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 18:00 |
Looks good, you have a bit newer paint though so its a bit harder for me! Ive used super resin before and its good at its job but doesnt seal very well and oxidisation comes back. | |
--ToM-- |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 17:59 |
was just about to say ever time theres a flame red topic you can guarantee youll post them piks lol, mint paint work though bud | |
S@M |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 17:38 |
sorry for the pic whoring again lol | |
S@M |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 17:37 |
use super resign polish by autoglym, does the job for me | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 17:29 |
Yeah. The corsa is a second car so i am thinking of getting a car cover to put over it once ive done all the paint work. Will only be coming out on weekends and events so i dont want it soaking up uv's while im not out in it! | |
Rich H |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:52 |
quote: I can supply you with the Banana Armour wax, but nothing else. I would also suggest in between polishing and waxing, to use Britemax UV resistant sealant, that will then help to fight off the rays that will fade your paintwork again. Unfortunately though, red will not stay red without a bit of effort every now and then. I would suggest to check out Clean Your Car or Elite Car Care, the britemax sealant comes from i4detailing :thumbs: | |
blackmagic |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:38 |
my car went pink lol. the only way to get the red back was out if a gun in a booth | |
Phil_b |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:37 |
it took me a week to do mine, didnt say it was easy lol | |
purcell7 |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:34 |
I just used a t-cut with a machine polisher, got a few litres of t-cut from a bodyshop (cheaper than halfords little bottles) works really well just hard around edges but well worth it! | |
Calum |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:33 |
I've done it before using T-Cut and Polish together. | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:33 |
I am a member of detailingworld.co.uk. Loads of stuff on there but its information overload. I carry out the two bucket method etc and have detailed other cars before, but this is oxidation so i want to get it right first time. | |
Phil_b |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:29 |
www.cleanyourcar.co.uk is great! | |
Phil_b |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:26 |
depends how oxidised it is. If its light then auto glym super resin polish but if its heavy it has to be t cut but followed up by super resin polish. I wouldnt normally say use it but in bad cases of oxidation the pros outway the cons. This is what i did before having a machine polisher. In my project thread i have a 50/50 shot of it. | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:26 |
Okay folks, thanks for all the advice. Where can i buy such items. Rich, can you furbish me with the kit to do it as i know you sell stuff on here. | |
Laney |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:20 |
quote: :thumbs: | |
Rich H |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:19 |
Guess I ought to reply to this one! :lol: | |
Laney |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:19 |
I use a product called Klasse AIO. Basically cleans the paint and removes all the oxidisation. It doesn't cut so you can put it on by hand and just wipe it off. | |
cheater |
posted on 17th Apr 09 at 16:12 |
Hi All, |