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Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 00:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i bought my first car yesterday.. its a 1.2 flame red corsa... i have noticed so small area's are slightly faded..

what would you all recommend to restore the colour?
R Lee
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24th Mar 05 at 00:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
either full respray,
get the car mopped by bodyshop,
or plenty of elbow grease and t-cut etc.
SteveW
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24th Mar 05 at 01:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
agree with Mr Lee (see it even rhymes)
Jas
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cant afford respray mate..

unsure what mean by mopped buy body shop...

i am willing to use elbow grease but im unsure of what to use... autoglyn (is that good) i have tcut does that do the trick?
R Lee
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getting the car mopped is basically the terminlogy in bodyshops blah de blah. its getting the pro's to use a compound of whatever to polish and restore the car.

its just as good as a full respray to be honest.
SteveW
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T-Cut colour restorer is pretty good.. as its kinda coloured red itself..

dont use AutoGlym its poo... Meguires or Zymol are the Daddies

mopping by bodyshop is like waxin BUT HARDCORE it will bring the original shine and colour back to the paint... should cost much either (my mate does it for £30 for the hole car...) works a treat on old paint.. esp Flame Red, cos it aint red after a while.. tis pink
Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 01:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


cheers peeps

great help im gonna try some tcut 2mro
R Lee
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24th Mar 05 at 01:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i hope you don't have any other plans made for tomorrow. using elbow grease is bloody hard work
Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 01:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where do ya buy elbow grease? is dat any gud?
R Lee
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24th Mar 05 at 01:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have some for sale. its a special Richard concoction. £8.99 per 15ml
Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 01:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
il take 300ml
R Lee
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that'll be £179.80 please. make cheque payable to Richard Lee
Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 01:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol ok...u2u ur addy and il send instantly
R Lee
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24th Mar 05 at 01:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why not pay instantly via paypal.

richardlee2882@hotmail.com
Jas
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24th Mar 05 at 01:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will do inda mornin
broster
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24th Mar 05 at 10:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
basically with a flame red car you need to get some t-cut do every panel one at a time, spend your time on it. then get some auto glym super resin polish and do it once or twice then itll bling proper
like this-
Andrew
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24th Mar 05 at 10:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Never buy red cars unless they are brand new and you intend to ge rid after a few years.
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24th Mar 05 at 11:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Peugeot Nut
Never buy red cars unless they are brand new and you intend to ge rid after a few years.



why is this, i have a red car?! cock...beer
Marc
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I wont buy another red car
Rus
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t-cut if your running low on money. other wize for roughly 50 - 75 quid you can get it "bleamed" up by a bodyshop. Thats what i did on mine other wize its £500 for a full re spray
broster
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i would. just because you have to polish it wouldnt put me of owning a red car....
Scott F
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24th Mar 05 at 12:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
both my cars have been flame red and the paint has faded on both its a pain in the arse when u've spent loads of time washing and polishing it!
Paul H
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yeah my red c was fine.aslong as you polish it regular you have no problems with it
Jake
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24th Mar 05 at 12:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a bluey purple car. I would rather have the pink and get it mopped.

 
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