Bringing Paintwork back to it's original shine.
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max452
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Bringing Paintwork back to it's original shine.
Hi, could anyone give advice about what product to use to the bring the paintwork of my 944 back to it's original black shine, i've heard T-Cut is to severe, Gaz.
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Sean Smallman
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Re: Bringing Paintwork back to it's original shine.
T/cut will do more harm than good.
It depends on the damage and how flat the paint has become.
Wash, clay bar, polish then wax is the general tried and tested process. Meguiars do a half decent 3 stage system to get you started and with the clay bar kit it will cost about £40.
You could use a machine polisher to give it a greater depth of shine and remove light scratches and swirl ,marks.
Where are you based?
It depends on the damage and how flat the paint has become.
Wash, clay bar, polish then wax is the general tried and tested process. Meguiars do a half decent 3 stage system to get you started and with the clay bar kit it will cost about £40.
You could use a machine polisher to give it a greater depth of shine and remove light scratches and swirl ,marks.
Where are you based?
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Re: Bringing Paintwork back to it's original shine.
Some say he slaughters virgin angorra rabbits for the perfect polishing cloth, other that his speedster sleeps on freshly prepared goose down every night........Sean Smallman wrote:T/cut will do more harm than good.
It depends on the damage and how flat the paint has become.
Wash, clay bar, polish then wax is the general tried and tested process. Meguiars do a half decent 3 stage system to get you started and with the clay bar kit it will cost about £40.
You could use a machine polisher to give it a greater depth of shine and remove light scratches and swirl ,marks.
Where are you based?
But rest assured the bufty force is strong with this man and wise men pay heed to his pearls of wisdom
In other words i agree - if the shine doesnt come up with a meguairs polish then something like Sonus that has a little cutting action (but not T cut horrific) and can be used by hand.
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max452
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Re: Bringing Paintwork back to it's original shine.
[quote="Sean Smallman"]T/cut will do more harm than good.
It depends on the damage and how flat the paint has become.
Wash, clay bar, polish then wax is the general tried and tested process. Meguiars do a half decent 3 stage system to get you started and with the clay bar kit it will cost about £40.
You could use a machine polisher to give it a greater depth of shine and remove light scratches and swirl ,marks.
Where are you based? middlesbrough, thanks for the advice
It depends on the damage and how flat the paint has become.
Wash, clay bar, polish then wax is the general tried and tested process. Meguiars do a half decent 3 stage system to get you started and with the clay bar kit it will cost about £40.
You could use a machine polisher to give it a greater depth of shine and remove light scratches and swirl ,marks.
Where are you based? middlesbrough, thanks for the advice
Cars: porsche 944lux black(sold)
porsche 944s2 (Red)
Track prepared lux (Red)
Citreon Relay
Chrysler Grand Voyager(kiddy Mobile)
Aprilia rsv mille
porsche 944s2 (Red)
Track prepared lux (Red)
Citreon Relay
Chrysler Grand Voyager(kiddy Mobile)
Aprilia rsv mille