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olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:01

Hi guys, i have a flame red corsa b, and in some parts its going pink,lol. I was just wondering how i can get the faded paint back to flame red. ALSO iv seen people talk about clay bars, what are they, what do they do and how do you use them??

cheers

WU-TANG- DAN

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7th Feb 08 at 21:03

t cut and perseverance, clay bay doesnt restore colour, just makes it gleam.

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:09

Ohright, when i T-cut should i polish it after? Should i shampoo the car before t-cutting?

wilson_sri

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7th Feb 08 at 21:11

*awaits the wannabe detailers*

Nick-S

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7th Feb 08 at 21:12

clay it then t cut, the polish then wax and it will be reder than red

Steve

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7th Feb 08 at 21:13

clay bar just removes bonded surface contaminates, not any oxidisation of paint

Mattb

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7th Feb 08 at 21:13

Dude, i would recommend a good going over with a mop with G3 compound then a finer polish and finish up with some decent wax

wilson_sri

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7th Feb 08 at 21:15

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
Dude, i would recommend a good going over with a mop with G3 compound then a finer polish and finish up with some decent wax

Listen to the man.

JamesMG

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7th Feb 08 at 21:22

i would also recommend the above.. but dont do it yourself unless your prepared to research it and take your time!

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:23

Hello Matt, how are you mate? Hows the car restroring going?

cheers for the advice guys, sooooooo annoying having a slightly pink car,lol

Mattb

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7th Feb 08 at 21:26

Not too bad dude, you?

Corsa is getting there, if you want to see some bad red paint then check my corsa.. was nearly white in places

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=364737

Rob R

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7th Feb 08 at 21:31

If you want to do it yourself then:

wash
clay
t-cut red colourfast
wax of some sort

should give it a decent shine

if not then bodyshop and have it mopped, will cost about £60?

wilson_sri

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7th Feb 08 at 21:32

i charge 110 for a full paint restore...but then im shit hot

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:34

Matt your Corsa is the tits mate, i looooooooove it

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:35

Cheers Rob R, that little list of step by step is awsome, iv got some t-cut red colourfast i think if not i will get some. what kind of wax should i get? Is it hard using clay?

Rob R

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7th Feb 08 at 21:39

claying is piss easy matey. i got red some red t cut here. couple of layers of somthing like megs gold class will do if your a halfords shopper

[Edited on 07-02-2008 by Rob R]

Mattb

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7th Feb 08 at 21:40

Clay barring is tedious, and also unnecessery if you are going to t-cut the car. Bear in mind that t-cut is much finer than the likes of G3 and may not give as good results, but it will help

Rob R

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7th Feb 08 at 21:41

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
Clay barring is tedious, and also unnecessery if you are going to t-cut the car.

cobblers

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:42

Right, im going to be Honest i dont know what G3 is,lol.

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:43

Also, im not a Halfords shopper, i like to get stuff as cheap as possible, not take out a small loan to just cover Halfords prices,lol

DaNnY_LaD

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7th Feb 08 at 21:44

quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
Dude, i would recommend a good going over with a mop with G3 compound then a finer polish and finish up with some decent wax

Listen to the man.

Can this method be done with a Faded Onvi yellow seat cupra?

Mattb

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7th Feb 08 at 21:45

quote:
Originally posted by Rob R

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
Clay barring is tedious, and also unnecessery if you are going to t-cut the car.

cobblers

The tcut will remove all the surface contaminants anyway so why the need to use a clay bar?

And it is tedious, clay bars are small and calibra's are big... i havent used my clay bar on anything else!

olliejones8

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7th Feb 08 at 21:47

lol, that boot lid cool yeah Matt, forgot to ask

Rob R

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7th Feb 08 at 21:49

claying removes bonded contaminents yes. if you remove them then t-cut the t-cut will do a much better job at restoring the shine, instead of just ripping through the bonded on shite

wilson_sri

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7th Feb 08 at 21:50

quote:
Originally posted by DaNnY_LaD

quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
Dude, i would recommend a good going over with a mop with G3 compound then a finer polish and finish up with some decent wax

Listen to the man.

Can this method be done with a Faded Onvi yellow seat cupra?

Can be done with any colour mate! I use G3, then 3m finesse then carbrite wax. Never fails.

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