cunningham
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AUTOGLYM PAINT RESTORER caps because no one seems to listen its by far better than tcut especially on a red motor
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Phi
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 you will have a pink car like mine!
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Jambo
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Tcut worked well, was just too much effort!
What clothes does everyone use to put on and take off???
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Robbo
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Que?
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Archie
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
AUTOGLYM PAINT RESTORER caps because no one seems to listen its by far better than tcut especially on a red motor
Amen to that !
As for cloths i used autoglym perfect polishing cloths.
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--DAN--
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Use Autoglym SRP to restore the colour mate, do small areas at a time though using a foam applicator and keep rubbing it in until the residue dissapears. It will be time consuming but worth the effort.
However, to keep the finish you have achieved you'll need to add a sealant and wax to lock it in, otherwise it'll be pink again in no time.
EDIT - Also agree with Cunningham about the Paint Restorer.
[Edited on 26-04-2008 by corsa-dan]
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Jambo
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ive got the polishing cloths (scuse the bad spelling robbo!)
It said to use a damp clothes to apply it tho 
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Jambo
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Cheers for the replies guys
I have some wax best use it in the morning
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--DAN--
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Can I ask which wax?
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Jambo
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i have 2.
Megs wax that came with the claybar and err techwax is it?
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cunningham
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techwax is good and easy to apply use a foam applicator as said and use a good microfiber cloth non of your cheap 2 quid ones or you will be there forever to removing it
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Jambo
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got a megs microfibre job in the claybar kit
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FruitBooTeR
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Autoglym baby 
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cunningham
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this was pink when i bought it a few weeks back 
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BluKoo
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cunningham, i'm not sure if you have noticed, but there appears to be a midget trying to break into your car.
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Robbo
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BluKoo 
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cunningham
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yes i chased him with a brush na ma mate came up and helped me clean it when i got it spent 5 hours on the damn thing
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wilson_sri
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Fuck that id hate to spend 5 hours doing it by hand! Personally id use g3 and with a compound pad on a buff then 3m finnese on a polishing pad. Topped off with 2 or 3 layers of a decent carnauba wax. Doing it by hand with t-cut or auto glym your never going to get all the scratches out and a perfect finish.
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cunningham
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machine buffs are for poofs lol i have one but never use it
that was a wash a clabar a paint restorer a polish and then a wax plus clean and hoover the inside
paint apart from being pink was perfect no scratches atall and the finish was top knotch
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--DAN--
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
Fuck that id hate to spend 5 hours doing it by hand! Personally id use g3 and with a compound pad on a buff then 3m finnese on a polishing pad. Topped off with 2 or 3 layers of a decent carnauba wax. Doing it by hand with t-cut or auto glym your never going to get all the scratches out and a perfect finish.
Agreed, you are never going to get a perfect finish by hand, although with better products than T-cut/Autoglym you can get excellent results.
However, to do a decent job by rotary/pc you are going to have to spend a good few hours preparing the surface properley, otherwise you will only inflict more damage with the machine, so for a sunday enthusiast its probably not hugely quicker to use a machine. Not to mention the cost of the rotary/pc, pads, polishes etc.
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wilson_sri
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You have been reading to much about this detailing shit to be honest. Old fashioned methods work just aswell if done right and in have the time.
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--DAN--
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So you would attack a car by machine without cleaning it properley first?
all I'm saying is you would struggle to do a much better job in 5 hours with a machine then you could do in the same time by hand.
[Edited on 27-04-2008 by corsa-dan]
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wilson_sri
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No, i just wouldnt go into the stupid amount of detail they do.
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SXI - Matt
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Just use megs 3 step paint cleaner stuff works a treat got mine from pink to bright red
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