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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Cov golf on 23 November 2010, 20:11
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Hello all as you probly all know I'm new to the detailing from my post the other day just have a question for you all I have a red golf and the petrol flap is plastic and a different shade of red due to age how can I rejuvenate the red of the flap to match the body work or dose it need a respray
Cheers adam
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It would be worth trying an abrasive polish like Poorboy's Pro Polish 2 or Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. That should rejuvenate the paint, then make sure you protect it with a nice layer or two of wax.
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Cool cheers for the advice il try them out what about t cut would that not bring the colour back to
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id put 2 layers of sealant underneath the wax first as this will add extra uv protection which red needs, out of my gear id either go for fk1000p or jetseal 109.
as chris said make sure you seal it up after you have polished it as it will return back to what it is now very quickly if you dont. if left to long you will eventually loose all pigment in the paint.
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Cool cheers for the advice il try them out what about t cut would that not bring the colour back to
t cut?? whats t cut lol :huh: :laugh:
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what products have you got at the mo?
try polishing it, followed by wax.
depends on if you want to buy products and what you've got already really.
t-cut might do it, but its not so great really.
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Iv got some polish and wax but it's all cheap stuff though polish is mers and wax is turtle wax
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It ok mate I will be up in a couple of weeks
so we can spend the day sorting it weather permiting
Santa might have some product in his sleigh :grin:
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mer will do the job i guess, but its goes quite powery i found and is hard to buff off. and wax on top will stop it happening again so fast
better brands will give a better finish but cheap products give a better finish than no products if you see what i mean
if the mer does the job, why not use it? if it doesnt you do need some new products.
thats my 2p, probably wrong mind :grin:
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the main thing with reds is getting them sealed and protected from the sun, wax will give protection obviously but very limited unfortunatly, sealants will give better protection and will last longer than a standard wax.