What Do You Do to stop your red paint from fading

[MR2BOY23]

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

[celica_xr9145]

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

[Dell'Orto]

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

[Prymal]

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 )

[MR2BOY23]

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

[Prymal]

agreed - though i have that now - using it up before i go NXT

[celica_xr9145]

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

[MR2BOY23]

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

Well done for going to supercheap auto

[celica_xr9145]

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

Well done for going to supercheap auto

or repco, wherever i get the best deal

[Prymal]

2x votes repco - especially if you see me

[Alex B]

Not everyone lives in Auckland belive it or not.

[MR2BOY23]

2x votes repco - especially if you see me

Which repco do you work at !

[Heylin]

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.

[Eddy1612]

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

[MR2BOY23]

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

[frost]

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,

[tsoob]

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.

[mr2low]

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

[celica_xr9145]

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