Summat to make the car paint shine?

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Nige

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• Mar 22, 2005

• #1

Got my eye on a very tidy car, it's metallic green, but the 'shine' has gone from the paintwork. Is there
a product that can take the dullness away? I reckon it's been through a bad carwash myself. Shame really,
but a good bargaining point if you know what I mean?

The rest of the car is like new!

--
Subaru WRX (The Bitch)

Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

"Christ's fat cock"

 

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Rabbits

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• Mar 22, 2005

• #2

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Got my eye on a very tidy car, it's metallic green, but the 'shine' has
> gone from the paintwork. Is there a product that can take the dullness
> away? I reckon it's been through a bad carwash myself. Shame really, but a
> good bargaining point if you know what I mean?
>
> The rest of the car is like new!
>
> --
> Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
>
> Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)
>
> "Christ's fat cock"
T-Cut metallic's pretty good stuff. I last used it on a Ford Scorpio that I
had a few years back on which the paint had bloomed after being un-garaged
for three years. Hard work, but really brought the colour bck and removed a
lot of the car-wash scratches as well. IIRC you can buy it shades to suit
the basic metallic colour - 'blue', 'green', 'red' etc

Dave

 

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Nige

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• Mar 22, 2005

• #3

Rabbits wrote:

> T-Cut metallic's pretty good stuff. I last used it on a Ford Scorpio
> that I had a few years back on which the paint had bloomed after
> being un-garaged for three years. Hard work, but really brought the
> colour bck and removed a lot of the car-wash scratches as well. IIRC
> you can buy it shades to suit the basic metallic colour - 'blue',
> 'green', 'red' etc
> Dave

It's not that bad, just duller than I would wish for.

After I t-cut it, is there any kind of 'sealer' that will keep it that way?

Nige


--
Subaru WRX (The Bitch)

Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

"Christ's fat cock"

 

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Buzby

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #4

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Rabbits wrote:
>
>> T-Cut metallic's pretty good stuff. I last used it on a Ford Scorpio
>> that I had a few years back on which the paint had bloomed after
>> being un-garaged for three years. Hard work, but really brought the
>> colour bck and removed a lot of the car-wash scratches as well. IIRC
>> you can buy it shades to suit the basic metallic colour - 'blue',
>> 'green', 'red' etc
>> Dave
>
> It's not that bad, just duller than I would wish for.
>
> After I t-cut it, is there any kind of 'sealer' that will keep it that
> way?
>
> Nige

There's some 3M pro bodyshop stuff that's very good 09374 fast Cut Compound
& 09639 Finishing Material. I had a red golf with very oxidised paintwork -
polishing the car in the street I could have sold a crate load of this
stuff.

 

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/\\/ / & E

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #5

"Buzby" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Rabbits wrote:
>>
>>> T-Cut metallic's pretty good stuff. I last used it on a Ford Scorpio
>>> that I had a few years back on which the paint had bloomed after
>>> being un-garaged for three years. Hard work, but really brought the
>>> colour bck and removed a lot of the car-wash scratches as well. IIRC
>>> you can buy it shades to suit the basic metallic colour - 'blue',
>>> 'green', 'red' etc
>>> Dave
>>
>> It's not that bad, just duller than I would wish for.
>>
>> After I t-cut it, is there any kind of 'sealer' that will keep it that
>> way?
>>
>> Nige
>
> There's some 3M pro bodyshop stuff that's very good 09374 fast Cut
> Compound & 09639 Finishing Material. I had a red golf with very oxidised
> paintwork - polishing the car in the street I could have sold a crate load
> of this stuff.
>
>

That wont work on metallic will it?

Nige

 

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Buzby

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #6

"/\/ / & E" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Buzby" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Rabbits wrote:
>>>
>>>> T-Cut metallic's pretty good stuff. I last used it on a Ford Scorpio
>>>> that I had a few years back on which the paint had bloomed after
>>>> being un-garaged for three years. Hard work, but really brought the
>>>> colour bck and removed a lot of the car-wash scratches as well. IIRC
>>>> you can buy it shades to suit the basic metallic colour - 'blue',
>>>> 'green', 'red' etc
>>>> Dave
>>>
>>> It's not that bad, just duller than I would wish for.
>>>
>>> After I t-cut it, is there any kind of 'sealer' that will keep it that
>>> way?
>>>
>>> Nige
>>
>> There's some 3M pro bodyshop stuff that's very good 09374 fast Cut
>> Compound & 09639 Finishing Material. I had a red golf with very oxidised
>> paintwork - polishing the car in the street I could have sold a crate
>> load of this stuff.
>>
>>
>
> That wont work on metallic will it?

yes - it's a fine cutter - more abrasive than t-cut. The other stuff puts a
rock hard sheen on it.

 

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Alan Mudd

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #7

http://www.autoglym.co.uk/frame2.html

Click on link, anything I've ever used by Autoglym has done exactly what it
says on the bottle, usually bloody expensive, butit works so I figure it's
worth the money.

Alan M


"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Got my eye on a very tidy car, it's metallic green, but the 'shine' has
> gone from the paintwork. Is there a product that can take the dullness
> away? I reckon it's been through a bad carwash myself. Shame really, but a
> good bargaining point if you know what I mean?
>
> The rest of the car is like new!
>
> --
> Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
>
> Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)
>
> "Christ's fat cock"
>

 

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StaffBull

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #8

I can second that - bloody good gear!! and easy to work with unlike the
original t-cut !!!


"Alan Mudd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://www.autoglym.co.uk/frame2.html
>
> Click on link, anything I've ever used by Autoglym has done exactly what
> it says on the bottle, usually bloody expensive, butit works so I figure
> it's worth the money.
>
> Alan M
>
>
> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Got my eye on a very tidy car, it's metallic green, but the 'shine' has
>> gone from the paintwork. Is there a product that can take the dullness
>> away? I reckon it's been through a bad carwash myself. Shame really, but
>> a good bargaining point if you know what I mean?
>>
>> The rest of the car is like new!
>>
>> --
>> Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
>>
>> Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)
>>
>> "Christ's fat cock"
>>
>
>

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #9

On or around Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:03:35 -0000, "StaffBull"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>I can second that - bloody good gear!! and easy to work with unlike the
>original t-cut !!!

thirded. Autoglym is about the best of the bunch. If ouy've got the time,
patience and energy they do a wax polish in a tin, like furniture polish -
reckoned to need mucho elbow-grease but produces a shine like nowt else.


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Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then
something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk." Pink Floyd (1994)

 

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StaffBull

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #10

they also do a cutting polish which is good, if it's followed by their
silicone glaze sealer thingy it looks absolutely amazing and lasts for ages!



"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:03:35 -0000, "StaffBull"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>I can second that - bloody good gear!! and easy to work with unlike the
>>original t-cut !!!
>
> thirded. Autoglym is about the best of the bunch. If ouy've got the
> time,
> patience and energy they do a wax polish in a tin, like furniture polish -
> reckoned to need mucho elbow-grease but produces a shine like nowt else.
>
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> "For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then
> something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination -
> we learned to talk." Pink Floyd (1994)

 

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Rabbits

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• Mar 23, 2005

• #11

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:03:35 -0000, "StaffBull"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>I can second that - bloody good gear!! and easy to work with unlike the
>>original t-cut !!!
>
> thirded. Autoglym is about the best of the bunch. If ouy've got the
> time,
> patience and energy they do a wax polish in a tin, like furniture polish -
> reckoned to need mucho elbow-grease but produces a shine like nowt else.
>
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> "For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then
> something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination -
> we learned to talk." Pink Floyd (1994)

Looks like I'll be changing to Autoglym then!!

Dave

 

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Richard

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• Mar 24, 2005

• #12

The plastic bottles go brittle after a while. One fell off the rear seat
onto the carpet and it shattered like thin glass, huge mess everywhere!
Richard


"Rabbits" <Dave@spam_me_not.charnia.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:03:35 -0000, "StaffBull"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>I can second that - bloody good gear!! and easy to work with unlike the
>>>original t-cut !!!
>>
>> thirded. Autoglym is about the best of the bunch. If ouy've got the
>> time,
>> patience and energy they do a wax polish in a tin, like furniture
>> polish -
>> reckoned to need mucho elbow-grease but produces a shine like nowt else.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
>> "For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then
>> something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination -
>> we learned to talk." Pink Floyd (1994)
>
> Looks like I'll be changing to Autoglym then!!
>
> Dave
>