What Do You Do to stop your red paint from fading

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Postby MR2BOY23 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:04 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:
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79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


Cut and Polish is harmless


Its not harmless, it does take a layer off ;) If you're not careful it can go through the top coat.


Depends what you use. Something like a fine cut cleaner isnt as abrasive as others
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Postby celica_xr9145 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:56 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
MR2BOY23 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


Cut and Polish is harmless


Its not harmless, it does take a layer off ;) If you're not careful it can go through the top coat.


Depends what you use. Something like a fine cut cleaner isnt as abrasive as others


What do you recommend? a lot of people use autoglym
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:12 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
MR2BOY23 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


Cut and Polish is harmless


Its not harmless, it does take a layer off ;) If you're not careful it can go through the top coat.


Depends what you use. Something like a fine cut cleaner isnt as abrasive as others


Yep, but I wouldnt make a sweeping statement about a product to someone who might not know better ;)
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Postby Prymal » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:45 am

First - Mothers claybar.

Second - meguiars cleaner wax/paint restorer

third - meguiars polish

third - turtlewax Platinum canuba wax paste

fourth - NXT polish or Turtlewax ice

= 8 hours of work on a cool day - brings back a 15 YO red Group A to sparkly shiney again

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wash with NXT car wash + meguiars lambswool washing mitt
Dry with Mothers Miracle cloth ( the blue microfiber one )
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Postby MR2BOY23 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:45 am

classique71 wrote:First - Mothers claybar.

Second - meguiars cleaner wax/paint restorer

third - meguiars polish

third - turtlewax Platinum canuba wax paste

fourth - NXT polish or Turtlewax ice

= 8 hours of work on a cool day - brings back a 15 YO red Group A to sparkly shiney again

maintain with mothers showtime
wash with NXT car wash + meguiars lambswool washing mitt
Dry with Mothers Miracle cloth ( the blue microfiber one )


NXT polish over turtlewax ice anyday. Turtle wax ice feels so synthetic and fake
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Postby Prymal » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:02 am

agreed - though i have that now - using it up before i go NXT :)
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Postby celica_xr9145 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:35 pm

thanks for all the help everyone.

Im going to go down supercheap auto this weekend and get some decent paintwork restorer and polish and spend all day on it.

Will get some pics up :wink:
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Postby MR2BOY23 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:05 pm

celica_xr9145 wrote:thanks for all the help everyone.

Im going to go down supercheap auto this weekend and get some decent paintwork restorer and polish and spend all day on it.

Will get some pics up :wink:


Well done for going to supercheap auto
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Postby celica_xr9145 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:07 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:
celica_xr9145 wrote:thanks for all the help everyone.

Im going to go down supercheap auto this weekend and get some decent paintwork restorer and polish and spend all day on it.

Will get some pics up :wink:


Well done for going to supercheap auto


or repco, wherever i get the best deal :wink:
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Postby Prymal » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:02 pm

2x votes repco - especially if you see me ;)
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Postby Alex B » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:10 pm

Not everyone lives in Auckland belive it or not. :P
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Postby MR2BOY23 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:06 pm

classique71 wrote:2x votes repco - especially if you see me ;)


Which repco do you work at !
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Postby Heylin » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:35 pm

goto the nz mr2 club and look up my sticky under the sw20 section. I have a full guide there on how to resttore paint. I too had the red problem, 1990 had a uv stabliser fault you can slow down the problem but eventually youll need a re spray. I polished my car weekly and it needed a respray after about 4 years.
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Postby Eddy1612 » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:21 pm

79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


ever thought about working on oyur spelling a bit more?

just wax dude. red fades but you can prolong it heaps with waxing
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Postby MR2BOY23 » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:46 pm

Eddy1612 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


ever thought about working on oyur spelling a bit more?

just wax dude. red fades but you can prolong it heaps with waxing


Its a forum not an essay lol 43/49 for spelling though dude
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Postby frost » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:49 pm

Eddy1612 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


ever thought about working on oyur spelling a bit more?

just wax dude. red fades but you can prolong it heaps with waxing


haha fail,
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Postby tsoob » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:52 am

MR2BOY23 wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
MR2BOY23 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?


Cut and Polish is harmless


Its not harmless, it does take a layer off ;) If you're not careful it can go through the top coat.


Depends what you use. Something like a fine cut cleaner isnt as abrasive as others


If you got the car professionally cut, and then waxed with a machine and you waxed it every 2 weeks by hand you will see a dramatic drop in this fade, when you buff with a machine is is far more effective than a hand cut as it heats the paint and removes the oxidation a lot better. the consistant waxing will keep the paint with a protective coat over it.
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Postby mr2low » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:48 pm

i have a red arch that needs replacing, so i thought i give something funny a go BRASSO, and $&#$% me dead, hand applied with a soft, buffed by hand and it looked new. Then sealed with Meguiar's number 51 yellow carnauba wax. the car is parked outside 24/7 so i'll see how long it lasts
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Postby celica_xr9145 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:07 pm

I might do that, get a second hand buffer off trade me, i used some CRC Wax but didnt get the protector and polish, came out ok but i dont think it will last.
Thanks for all the advice 8)
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