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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: GTI_Mike on 01 July 2010, 09:54
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Hi :grin:,
Does anyone own a red mk2?
Has your paint faded at all?
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All red's fade
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Yeah eventually, but I'm wondering how long it takes :rolleyes:
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all depends on how its been looked after through its life!!!!! my old g plate i had about 4 yr's ago was pink lol but it had done 175k lol
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not noticeably....
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If you stay on top of it it'll take longer to fade.
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My Tornado red mk2 fades very easily, like noticably within a few days! Im lucky enought to have the use of a garage, so its not left out in the sun every day. Thus a polish every few months keeps it red. It used to live outside, and was quite pink, but through enough elbow grease (with auto glym super resin polish)- is back to red (tho probably not as bright if compared to something new).
Threre is a thread in the detailing section, which I think drew a conclusion on a good system of products for getting the best from tornado red, and keeping it red for longer. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=153294.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=153294.0)
I have, it seems, been ignorant of the full perverted level 'polishing' can be taken to. I thought clay was just something used to make big jugs, and settlement woes on old houses! This thread opened my eyes... I'll have a go at implementing it next time the pain-work needs attention....
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Must be a reeeeet pain in the arse
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Yup, tornado red is bastard :grin:
I only polish my mk2 once a year though but do a lot of layers of various products! (hence the thread I started which has already been posted above)
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Cheers for all the replies :grin:
I particularly enjoyed this one:
Must be a reeeeet pain in the arse
So final thoughts, should I get a red one?!
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Cheers for all the replies :grin:
I particularly enjoyed this one:
Must be a reeeeet pain in the arse
So final thoughts, should I get a red one?!
Well they look good when polished :laugh:
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Well they look good when polished :laugh:
true.....he wants £1000 with no tax and 5 months MOT. Last test had no advisories, red, 3dr, red stripe interior, Ronal LS deep dish alloys, loads of new bits, battery, centre section blah blah....only problem is a blow from time to time (resist temptation to insert joke :wink:)
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Can't be all bad though I'm sure T red is still available on new Veedubs.
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Well they look good when polished :laugh:
true.....he wants £1000 with no tax and 5 months MOT. Last test had no advisories, red, 3dr, red stripe interior, Ronal LS deep dish alloys, loads of new bits, battery, centre section blah blah....only problem is a blow from time to time (resist temptation to insert joke :wink:)
Buy some G9 Cutting compound and a BIG bottle of Auto Glymm Super resin polish and spen a few happy hours polishing her.... Well worth the effort...
My Lads Mk2 Driver was pink when we bought it and it now sparkles...
Just gotta keep on top of it!!
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Mine was Tornado Pink and used to fade pretty quick, I used colour magic, used to work pretty well.
Since the re-spray it doesn't seem to have faded at all and it lives outside baking in the sun.
When it has had a good going over with the polish and wax it looks sexual, one of the most satisfying colours to polish in my opoinion.
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loved my old tornado red mk2, but nothing worse than spending a day t-cutting and polishing it for the bugger to fade again within 3-4 months :grin:
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don't cut into it unless its proper faded, once you start cutting its game over tbh, turns into a regular job, then hello white car!
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ive got an uber rare coloured mk2. was a 1.3 originally, so not a gti colour, when i got it it looked like a cross between sh!t and blood, but after a t-cut, a g3, and loadsa super resin polish it looks the bee's knees and gets lots of attention. like everyone says if its had a bit of polish and wax in the past it wont be half as bad as the ones that havent...
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don't cut into it unless its proper faded, once you start cutting its game over tbh, turns into a regular job, then hello white car!
Know what you are saying but cutting compound is better that T cut and should only need doing once in a blue moon...
Test it first and dont use a machine polisher unless you know what you are doing...
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don't cut into it unless its proper faded, once you start cutting its game over tbh, turns into a regular job, then hello white car!
to be fair mine was on 248k miles so i wasnt too worried :grin:
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don't cut into it unless its proper faded, once you start cutting its game over tbh, turns into a regular job, then hello white car!
Know what you are saying but cutting compound is better that T cut and should only need doing once in a blue moon...
Test it first and dont use a machine polisher unless you know what you are doing...
what i'm saying is don't use it if your paint is ok and you just want it shinier, its far too aggressive and is the beginning of the end for your paint
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respray FTW - i had a big red shiney one all the time :laugh:
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Cheers for all the replies :grin:
So final thoughts, should I get a red one?!
Don't just buy it cos it's red or not Buy it cos its a sound car with sound Body work ie NO RUST... The rest can be sorted...
Have a search on here for tips on buying a MK2... Fadded paint is nothing if the Body is sound!!!