lex2005
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: bristol
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aight ive got a red corsa 1.4 sri 8v, the paintwork is really starting to look bad now around the bonnet especially due to the previous owner not showing it any love
im due a facelift front end and a standard rear that will be sprayed an baked red so i dont want it to look out of place on a faded corsa
i was just wondering if anyone who has had similiar probs can recommend a product or method of restoring some kind of shine or just colour to it as its fading badly, im aware of the T-CUT stuff but a few ppl have said i should avoid this as it does ur car colour more harm than good
any advice or help would be gratefull
cheers guys 
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hopper
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i used g3 cutting compound and a buffer on both of my red sri's. went over um with maguieres after.
be careful if using a buffer and compound not to go through the paint.
be prepared to be waxing lots though to stop it goin pink again
there hard work but look awesome
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PK1
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hopper's got the idea
the best cutting compound with one of the best polishes/waxes
should do the trick mate
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lex2005
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cheers guys i'll get onto it an probly post up pics of the results when its all done
cheers
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the_antz
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Registered: 20th Oct 05
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i took mine to the body shop and they charged 80 quid to restore the paint. looked mint afterwards!
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corsacalvin
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Registered: 18th Nov 05
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did the mop the car did they?
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lex2005
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quote:
Originally posted by the_antz
i took mine to the body shop and they charged 80 quid to restore the paint. looked mint afterwards!
yer im considering that, i mean i could do it myself but id probly make a right mess of it, and it does have to have the standard bits sprayed ne way so could do it all in 1 sitting
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the_antz
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Registered: 20th Oct 05
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would highly recomend it well worth the money. took them about 4 hours to do the whole car and all i need to do now is wax it quickly every few weeks to keep the colour from fading again!
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