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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: paynts on 06 October 2004, 16:22
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>:( Anybody know the cure for milky paint,
as you have probably guessed its a red car. When i bought the car a couple of weeks ago it was lovely and shiney and now after all the rain it has gone milky. I use auto glym polish and am hoping that that does the trick or is there something else i could be putting elbow grease into (no funnys). Im sure most people have come across this before or do we have a bodyshop pro online that can give some advice. Many thanks Paynts.
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I would recommend that you have a bodyshop run a mop over the car to cut all the dead paint, and then start building up layers of quality wax/polish. Autoglym is great stuff, but it doesn't have a particularly strong cutting agent, so won't remove lots of dead paint.
A bodyshop will use a mop (a powered buffing machine) and some proper cutting compound to rid the car of its dead paint. This will stop the milkiness returning any time soon.
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Saw the guy across the road doing it to his red Sierra. Came up really well.
So if ya feel brave enuff have a go yerself.
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Yeah, definitely have a go yourself if you can get hold of the machine.
My advice would be is to go slow, don't use too much pressure (you can always go over it again), always keep the buffer flat.
Also,go very lightly over swage lines (tops of wings, round wheel arches etc) as this is where its very easy to take the paint off, as the buffer won't be flat to the surface.
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This guy just used an ordinary electric drill with a buffer head on. Dont know where he got the compound, but he did a good job and he aint an expert.
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When you say a cutting compound are you talking about something along the lines of T cut. What is this M3 i have heard people talking about is it what the pros use. I was told meguas (something like that ) was a good range of products has anyone tried them.