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Offline sundaydriver

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Pink to red 50/50 shot
« on: 06 January 2013, 15:18 »
Thought a give my 18 year old MK3 a tidyup while i've a few days off.
A quick 50/50 shot, this is after 1 pass with the DA.

Will post some more pics when i'm finished.  :smiley:

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Offline Murrayedition35

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2013, 15:31 »
Quite a difference, I wonder why red cars always go pink..

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Offline shepgti

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2013, 18:18 »
Quote from: Murrayedition35 on 06 January 2013, 15:31
Quite a difference, I wonder why red cars always go pink..

The red pigment is affected by uv from the sun
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Offline Jimble

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2013, 18:56 »
Quote from: shepgti on 06 January 2013, 18:18
Quote from: Murrayedition35 on 06 January 2013, 15:31
Quite a difference, I wonder why red cars always go pink..

The red pigment is affected by uv from the sun


And a lot of them have no clearcoat, vauxhalls mainly. :sick:
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2013, 19:45 »
Seal that up as the red can fade again  :smiley:
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Offline SI74

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2013, 19:49 »
Class. I love doing red cars as I feel you can see the biggest difference in them. Like above make sure you slap on some EXP or the likes to keep it from going back to pink.
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Offline tintin63

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2013, 21:30 »
Quote from: Jimble on 06 January 2013, 18:56
Quote from: shepgti on 06 January 2013, 18:18
Quote from: Murrayedition35 on 06 January 2013, 15:31
Quite a difference, I wonder why red cars always go pink..

The red pigment is affected by uv from the sun


And a lot of them have no clearcoat, vauxhalls mainly. :sick:
Vauxhalls flame pink..... i mean red is aweful. Once it starts to fade its a never ending fight to get it red and keep it that way :(
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #7 on: 13 January 2013, 11:01 »
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Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #8 on: 13 January 2013, 13:12 »
Damn thats bad, lol
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Offline Jimble

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Re: Pink to red 50/50 shot
« Reply #9 on: 13 January 2013, 18:56 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 13 January 2013, 11:01


Seen this before, i'd love to see if it could be saved? :huh:
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