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WU-TANG- DAN
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12th Jan 08 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im a bit disheartened tonight, i have spent all day trying to get the red paint back to its former glory.

i washed the car thoroughly with turtle wax nanotex shampoo, T-cut the entire car, then megs carnauba on top of it (after the t-cut was buffed obv)

it looked great and it had pretty much come back, but i have just taken it out in the the dark and it looks like its faded again.

any ideas? how much t-cut can be aplied before you damage the paint?

really looking for help here guys, please dont reccomend using a mop as there too expensive lol.
Hoddo
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12th Jan 08 at 23:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well, after a few times of doing similar to mine it seems to hold it for longer. joys of having a red car. I was bought a car buffer for xmas, so I'm waiting for a nice day to t-cut by hand and so some extreme waxing.

I also found clay baring seems to help.
mattk
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12th Jan 08 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get it into a body shop and get it mopped

that includes a special g3 rubbing compound and applying it with a buffing pad on a grinder

will bring it back to brand new

just keep ontop of it when its done!
WU-TANG- DAN
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12th Jan 08 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks for that, is it a case of just repeating it over and over again, when i was doing it, the cloths i were using were gettin covered in a reddish chalk
stevegreetham
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12th Jan 08 at 23:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
get it into a body shop and get it mopped

that includes a special g3 rubbing compound and applying it with a buffing pad on a grinder

will bring it back to brand new

just keep ontop of it when its done!


This man talks sense
WU-TANG- DAN
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12th Jan 08 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive sed no to mopping, too expensive.
AndyCorsaSport
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13th Jan 08 at 00:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did a guys red L plate deawoo or something at work. Was faded to fuck. Used 3M Fast Cut Compound, then 3M Fine Compound, then 3M Hand Glaze, then Diamond Bright'ed the whole car. Looked mint afterwards.
WU-TANG- DAN
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13th Jan 08 at 00:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how much is mopping?
Doug
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13th Jan 08 at 01:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
About £50

Its a bargin when you see the results
WU-TANG- DAN
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ive been told to look more at 100 you see, if its 50 then ill look at it more seriously, now my car is going in for a boot respray on tuesday, do you think the garage will do mops as well?
stevegreetham
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13th Jan 08 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes mate
Doug
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just ask one of the lads in the body work area if they do it.

If not there are plenty of places around that could do it for you. For 60-75 they would even come to your house to do it
Ash_sx125
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13th Jan 08 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine went pretty pink and faded, it even felt rough to touch.

Gave it a wash with warm soapy water, dried it off, got some Mer Polish, applied that by hand with a damp cloth, rubbed it in, let it dry a little, then buffed it off, the car looked great. Gotta do it again now though, got some wax aswell to try and keep the shine.
Bonney
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13th Jan 08 at 15:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also after you have had it buffed, give it a really good polish and waxing to get rid of the awirls left by the buffer
Mattb
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13th Jan 08 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
G3, and M3 finesse to finish will get it red again..

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DaNnY_LaD
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13th Jan 08 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can this be done with yellow cars? as my cupra faded a tad bit
Mattb
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13th Jan 08 at 15:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any colour..
silent_thunder89
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14th Jan 08 at 14:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where can i get hold of a bottle of this magic liquid?
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where abouts are u? i do it for £50 if you have it clean and are not to far away!
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14th Jan 08 at 16:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im in surrey, but i meant can u get like just the bottle of the stuff and do it urself?
WU-TANG- DAN
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south wales mate, i looked at the day after i dont think it desperatly needs moppin, the faded parts are still gleaming now so maybe in the future lol
DYL
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14th Jan 08 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mines the same ...i was going to get a respray....but ill give it a good polish when i get it back

 
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