Hoddo
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I've notice that red cars paintwork tends to perish with age, since owning my corsa back in October, I've always been keen to look after it,
being an artist I tend to take alot of pride when it comes to cleaning my car.
Yesturday (thanx to halfrauds 3 for 2 on cleaning products) I bought some red colortech wax and some meguires clear coat gold wax.
I've had the day off 2day so set to work on trialling.
The paint was (imho) in good nick before and not to far from the original red.
After some graffting this is the result.
the image doesn't do it much justice a part from the deep colour.
I've also managed to get a new front windscreen after breaking it in October.
opinions?
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pow
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VERY red 
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Toby
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where are you parked there looks very like on a roundabout accross two lanes
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Hoddo
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its a dead end where I'm standing to take the picture, with a padlocked gate to a lorry depot.
or I could of said:
yeah, Im a risk taker. whipped it round bailed out and took the picture.
got a few hoots from annoyed drivers. but meh. 
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Toby
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lmao paint looks great mate well done
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TheCam
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Impressive mate, red corsas (if paint is looked after) look the tits
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by cam1
Impressive mate, red corsas (if paint is looked after) look the tits
feels so rewarding after you've done it.
Just got stopped outside the bank by a passer by, telling me about what I did this weekend. then asking me what I used on it!
made me smile lol! 
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Kurt
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car looks great................ fancy doing my white one?
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by kurtofcc
car looks great................ fancy doing my white one?
location: cheshire 
funny you said that?
some elderly couple at my work offered me money to valet there Astra, its a 96 plate and has 30k on the clock!
but, nothing as rewarding as valeting your own car! 
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Ben G
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very nice mate  deano87's is also amazingly red 
needs post 97 bumpers though.
and buy some tyre shine
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
quote:
Originally posted by kurtofcc
car looks great................ fancy doing my white one?
location: cheshire
funny you said that?
some elderly couple at my work offered me money to valet there Astra, its a 96 plate and has 30k on the clock!
but, nothing as rewarding as valeting your own car!
lol its only about 40 miles 
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deano87
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 That looks remarkably like an estate where I live.
And very red, I may have to invest in that stuff
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Superlite Ltd.
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For a 1995/6 car that paint is looking good. I'd recomend meguires carnubua wax to keep it looking that way for longer.
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Ben G
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you need a new magic tree to match your car colour 
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
very nice mate deano87's is also amazingly red
needs post 97 bumpers though.
and buy some tyre shine
I've got some tyre shine, but was in a rush to get done as I had a job interview sharpish!.
As for post 97 bumpers Im tempted but funds are tight! would probs go for black again, as I think its different and I can be arsed to bumper black it too.
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Originally posted by deano87
That looks remarkably like an estate where I live.
And very red, I may have to invest in that stuff
Thats Hilton in the photograph. bout 2miles from my place.
quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
For a 1995/6 car that paint is looking good. I'd recomend meguires carnubua wax to keep it looking that way for longer.
cheers mate, will have a look into that, its not to bad at the moment the only thing that'll dirty its minced up flies and dust, not had to clean it yet, but im guessing the water will just bead and so will be easy to polish?
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Originally posted by Ben G
you need a new magic tree to match your car colour
they do a red magic tree dont they? will have to nip to wilkos lmao!
well thanx for some positive comments, I enjoy owning a 5 door actually, its suprising how many heads turn. If even a subtle glance.
[Edited on 01-05-2007 by Hoddo]
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abdus
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flame red with no cleaning :
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5756/Image014.jpg
i think it's also down to the camera you are using
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Nick-S
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ashbishop90
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Top marks for getting it to look like that. Most look pink nowadays
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willhouse
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still nice and red here, no pink in sight!
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mike16v
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hemley moor will?
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willhouse
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quote:
Originally posted by mike16v
hemley moor will?
not too far away, just up on high flats, up above the hepworth pipe works
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mike16v
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no not too far away, enough to say i was wrong thou
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taraka
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what did you use on your plastics they've come up really nice
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adamC20xe
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mines an L plate and still spankin no pink
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7 omm
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mines getting a full shoot as we speak lol
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