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Offline JC

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OLD un detailed paint
« on: 16 April 2009, 20:01 »
reet then OCDetailers - whats the best plan of attack

original 1990 paint,  was maroon ish, now a nice cloudy white  :grin:

Want to get this right first time, so whats my best plan of attack

oh and this will be done by hand,

kit i already got

clay kit

megs 3 stage

and a tin of collinite

would prefer NOT to have to buy owt else  :lipsrsealed:

Offline dan_apps

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #1 on: 16 April 2009, 20:08 »
borrow a disc polisher?!?

Offline Organisys

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #2 on: 16 April 2009, 20:10 »
Autoglym SRP and alot of elbow grease !

... it's turned into a fashion show for poofters.

Offline Mew

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #3 on: 16 April 2009, 20:13 »
Fairy liquid and a 39p sponge from asda. sorted

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #4 on: 16 April 2009, 20:16 »
 :grin:

reet so thats the

Old Crusty Detailers out of the way

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #5 on: 16 April 2009, 20:44 »
Leave it just change the V5 to white  :laugh:













As said SRP and lots of hard work  :wink:

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #6 on: 16 April 2009, 20:47 »
well i think i got some SRP kicking about,

HArd work :afro: its getting stripped  down a lot so i can do the lot easier,  :cool:

doors bonnet and boot in the lounge maybe  :grin:

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #7 on: 16 April 2009, 20:52 »
well i think i got some SRP kicking about,

HArd work :afro: its getting stripped  down a lot so i can do the lot easier,  :cool:

doors bonnet and boot in the lounge maybe  :grin:

lol just dont tell the mrs  :grin:

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #8 on: 16 April 2009, 20:53 »
well i think i got some SRP kicking about,

HArd work :afro: its getting stripped  down a lot so i can do the lot easier,  :cool:

doors bonnet and boot in the lounge maybe  :grin:

lol just dont tell the mrs  :grin:

erm, she might have guessed, shes doing the Polishing  :grin: :laugh:

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Re: OLD un detailed paint
« Reply #9 on: 16 April 2009, 21:10 »
If its got to be by hand, I would move up a gear to this:



Its supposed to be like a hardcore SRP, but not as nasty as T-Cut. It'll be cheap and available in Halfords too.