Afternoon all,
I've been thinking about selling my Tin-top for a while now, and I think i may have got permission off SWMBO to do just that. (I need permission
because we would have to share a lift in to work together in her car)
However, the paintwork is in a bit of a state at the moment, and I was wondering if anyone knew any tricks for reviving it?
The car is a red Vauxhall corsa, and the paint seems to be fading to a lighter red with a whitish sheen (it could almost be considered as a shade of
pink!). As much as I like pink, it makes the car look rather shabby.
So, what sthe best way to get it nice and shiny, and the colour a bit more even?
Cheers
Andy
You can get coloured Turtle Wax from Halfrauds - richens up the red nicely (for a week or two).
I think you can get a coloured T-cut as well.
David
[Edited on 13/10/05 by David Jenkins]
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However, the paintwork is in a bit of a state at the moment, and I was wondering if anyone knew any tricks for reviving it?
The car is a red Vauxhall corsa, and the paint seems to be fading to a lighter red with a whitish sheen (it could almost be considered as a shade of pink!). As much as I like pink, it makes the car look rather shabby.
So, what sthe best way to get it nice and shiny, and the colour a bit more even?
Cheers
Andy
Selling to a boy racer is always an option, but as it is a turbo diesel, I think i might have a slight problem in doing that!
Although, it does have a turbo fitted, so I could just call it a turbo charged corsa, and play down the fact it is a diesel....
Can you get big bore exhausts for Diesels? 
T-cut and colour polish... Sounds like hard work, but if it means a few extra quid when I sell it, then maybe it is worth it!
Cheers
Andy
Just use T-Cut, the coloured stuff is a con! It's a fine abrasive so do not rub too hard. If it's bad it'll take a day to do including the waxing but it'll make a huge difference. Reds are the worst of all because of where they sit in the spectrum. I did a Mk2 Golf which I bought off a mate, spent a weekend tarting it up and putting a years ticket on it. Turned 250 quid into 1200 a week later - ace!
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Originally posted by Kissy
Just use T-Cut, the coloured stuff is a con!
You need to cut the paint back, if you can borrow the proper tool, mops and paste then you will sort it quickly. Otherwise its Teecut and elbow
grease. panel at a time ,very very bored and tired !
Regards Mark
Is that polishing rag like the stuff you can get on a roll, stockingette i think it is called. We've got some of that in the workshop at work
that i could "borrow" and return looking rather red!
I'm going to have fun this weekend I can see!
Next question, What's the best stuff for cleaning up the plastic work on the car (bumpers, mirrors, interior plastic etc)?
Cheers folks
Andy
Back to Black on the outside and cockpit shine on the inside!!
haha spent a couple of weeks doing this at a landrover garage
g4 polishing compund comes in a yellow squeezy bottle like very fine liquid sand paper work one panel at a time circular motions then wipe off
with a dry cloth then T-Cut on then off with a different cloth
then a good wash with car shampooo stuff
landys i did last year just before xmas still looking the part and they were REALLY faded
[Edited on 13/10/05 by Messenjah]
Mer may bring it up.
What I found with a relative's car was the coloured T-Cut / turtlewax stuff worked ok for a while but it would discolour in the sun - to the
point that it looked worse than before.
Using Mer on her red 323 turned it from a faded pink back to sparkly bright red...
I'm guessing other polishing compounds such as G4 would do similar..
I'v just sold my 1.6 polo. A £1500 car that I got £2100 for, with a little work.
There's 2 sorts of back to black.
One is a clear spray, looks great, two hours later, back to grey.
The one I used was Turtle Wax Black Chrome Trim & Bumper Polish.
A thick black cream that stays black & shiny.
HTH
Paul G
I always use auto glym paint renovator, it is ALOT better than t-cut, easier to use, doesn't smear / dry on the car in a way it takes 5 mins of
frantic rubbing to get it off.
It might be a little bit more cost but it saves alot of time when doing a whole car before it rains
Cheers Mark
Used Back to black on the other halfs on AX . Total waste of time and money . Wiped plastic over with a soft cloth using cooking oil , worked a treat and still loked good months later. Best of all it's locost.
Farecla G3 for the paint, will revive it for about 2 months, if you have grey bumpers which should be black - go over then with a heat gun, it brings
the plasticiser back to the surface, and they look like new for about 6 months
Polishing with a resin polish every 2 months would have kept the paint as red as it was when it left the factory