Pinky Paintwork

[TheRaven]

Hey guys, need a bit of help from you expert detailers!

My car is supposed to be tornado red, but it is a horrible pinky colour! 

it was like that when I had it and I want to know the best and most effective way of getting it back to best!

Also effective ways that don't cost the earth!!!!!!! 

I will try and put a pic up but the internet is being stupid at work!

[tobz.]

You have what is commonly known as 'tornado pink' syndrome. They pretty much all go like that if the paintwork is left unpolished for any length of time. The answer is simple, get some good quality polish and use it regularly. A wet t-cut will work wonders to bring back the shine initially before the first polishing.

[Len]

I thought it was a DA job to get it back to colour?

[TheRaven]

Well Im gonna T-cut it this weekend, that was my first port of call, but a friend of mine, her brother can 'mop' it for me.

This any good?

[Len]

Its a start!

I remember The Count had great trouble with his!

[tobz.]

Yep a mop is a more professional version of my aformentioned wet t-cut. Get that done then keep it polished AT LEAST once a month and you might keep the pink at bay. It's a well known fact that there was a problem with a certain pigment in red paints of that era, a lot of bmw's of similar age suffer aswell.

[TheRaven]

What is the best thing to polish it with?

[Dan J]

your paint has oxydized due to lack of protection if your going to do it by hand i would suggest not using t-cut as it will make shed loads of mess and is a mission to work with.chemical guys/poor boys/sonus do much better polishing compounds which are well worth the dosh, get yourself some sealant and some good wax to protect your car and stop this happening again

[Conker]

Buy the best/toughest wax you can afford to limit the problem, but you will never cure it unless you get a re-spray with modern paint.

[JC]

mines nice and RED