Jez Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Banished the pink for a bit what do you think of the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 nice job still think the pink looked better:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 How did you de-pink the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 great job i had mine mopped last month and it came up well exept the door handles, but i didn't go too mad as i dont think there's much paint left on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Nice job, but why you let your car get in that state in the first place, i know red fades but would it not have taken a couple of years for to get to that state? unless you just got her that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Banished the pink for a bit what do you think of the job [ATTACH]40029[/ATTACH] my door handles look just like that! (the pink unfortunately ) what did you do to get them red again mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Yup, id like to know hoe you did this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'd guess T-Cut? When I put T-Cut on mine it brings it out brighter - but then mine are white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 yep....T-cut is all you need oh and some elbow greace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Nice job, but why you let your car get in that state in the first place, i know red fades but would it not have taken a couple of years for to get to that state? unless you just got her that is I didn't, I've only had the car a couple of months so I'm just catching up on the work the previous owner should have done. As to how it was done - it's a respray - because they had got that bad there was no paint left to tcut so it had to be a respray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Not an expert but T-cut will make it worse in the long run as it has ammonia in it (bleach). I done our Carina with G3 when the paint faded as recommended by my bodyshop guys. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rob_ Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 i did my runaround (flat red polo) with G3 then red colour magic, the colour lasted for months without even washing it. thinking of giving it a wash soon and itll come nice and red again then! it was very chalky / white before the G3. left loadsa swirls though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 T-Cut a red golf once came out mint only prob was it was still erroding months later, eventually was worse than ever. The End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 i did my runaround (flat red polo) with G3 then red colour magic, the colour lasted for months without even washing it. thinking of giving it a wash soon and itll come nice and red again then! it was very chalky / white before the G3. left loadsa swirls though! Best to keep wetting the G3 as it can be a bit course as it dries to a paste. Also cut with a finer compound afterwards to get rid of any swirls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Perhaps a coat of clear afterwards would protect it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Don't use T-cut.... doesn't break down properly and you risk going through the paint... After using G3, you should use a much finer polishing compound to remove the swirls it induces... Something like a G10 or a poorboy's SSR2.5 which will get rid of all the swirls and scratches. And then a good wax and seal it in, if you don't put a good wax on it after mopping you will leave the new paint exposed and it will discolour quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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