ollied
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Hi guys im pretty new here so i wonder if i could get some advice
i have just bought my first car a corsa (93) 1.4 Ls its a pretty nice car as i only paid £600 for it i would say its pretty mint, a few things i would like help with if possible. Firstly the pait is basically horrible, its some faded crappy purple colour i dont really mind the colour but its really dull and not at all shiny, rather than get a respray that could cost more that the cars worth i might try to polish it up or something. I have tried using T-cut but it didnt give the results on the back of the bottle. Is there a better polish or way of getting the colour back could a new coat of clear laqer do it (please no flaming as i am clueless when it comes to external painting)?
The second thing is would it be possible to fit a badgeless grille on the car as its pre facelift version so the grille is attatched to the bumper.....would this mean chopping up the front bumper?
Any help is much appreciated
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Planty02
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try getting some polish/wax rather than t-cut - get down to halfords or your local car shop and have a look at different waxes (auto glym etc)
also i think you would need to cut the original grille off the bumper
and lastly...you can delete your other thread - its one of the edit options
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ollied
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Oh rite i see. is t-cut more for taking scratches out of the paint?
and the post is now deleted
Cheers 
[Edited on 02-02-2006 by ollied]
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Planty02
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yeah its generally used for removing light scratches, matching paintwork (eg if one panel doesnt match the rest the of the car), etc
Wax/polish is better for getting a good shine
give it a good shampoo and polish and it will look
[Edited on 02-02-2006 by Planty02]
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ollied
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Cheers mate i will get down to halfords tomorrow as its payday  needed to go down there anyway to get some more air ducting for my air filter
i will let people know how it goes with some pictures of it
oh and do you think its a good idea to get one of those electric buffer things to polish it up with or are they just a waste of cash
Cheers
Ollie
[Edited on 02-02-2006 by ollied]
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LingardGSI
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You would be best to consider getting it machine polished that will bring back the shine you can get that done at local body shop or car valetar and not to pricie. and your better just to leave the bumper. or buy face lift bumpers
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Planty02
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The electric buffers are good but i find that using some elbow grease to buff it up by hand gives gr8 results too - my corsa (<<<<<< in my avatar) is always hand polished
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Planty02
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...just dont get the polish on any plasics or window seals etc
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ollied
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And a nice shiny car it is too  that nearside wing is like a mirror
LingardGSI I may get that done, would it be overly expensive? and also would the facelift bumpers fit srait onto the car or would they need modifying slightly
Cheers
ollie
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by ollied
And a nice shiny car it is too that nearside wing is like a mirror
LingardGSI I may get that done, would it be overly expensive? and also would the facelift bumpers fit srait onto the car or would they need modifying slightly
Cheers
ollie
cheers mate - old pic but still looks that shiny after a few hours cleaning - has some new bits n bobs now tho
facelift bumpers should fit str8 on - just make sure you get a grille 4 it too as the old one will still be attached to the old bumper - not sure on bodyshop prices mate
[Edited on 02-02-2006 by Planty02]
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ollied
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Hi you seem to be in the know about corsas in general, and i have the same engine i think
what mods have you done to the engine and whats the performance like
also could i be a cheekey fecker and ask for a pic of the engine bay. Just want to see what you have done to yours as i want to clean mine out at some point and decorate it with some nice chrome items
Much appreciated
Ollie
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Planty02
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just replied to your u2u mate - sorry for the delay - had to go fetch my laptop
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ollied
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woops didnt realise i posted here too
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Planty02
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no worries - im off now but ill try get those pics up 2moro at uni
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j0hn
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ur grille can be cut out with a stanley knife and sum warm temperatures-its so soft a plastic. Then all u need is buy one (ebay is cheap or try visionstyling, they match prices)
...failing that u cud mesh but from experience id say its wank!
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For the paint work i would try the meguires 3 stage process.
1: meguires stage one paint cleaner
2: meguies stage two crystal polish
3: meguies stage three carnuba Wax
Hopefully this should make the paint nice and shiney as this is the best stuff on the market imo.
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if the paint has faded u will be best using a buffing compound g3 ect and buffer then polish/ wax after u can buy buffing pads to go on ur drill for a couple of quid polish on its own wont really help if its faded its more just to clean it and give it a little shine u want to bring the colour back through
this is the method i use when dealing with faded red cars ive bought to sell only takes about an hour and u will be suprised how well it works
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ollied
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Cheers for all the useful advice guys
im going to give the car a clean tomorrow before work and see how i go
Thanks
Ollie
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mark_r_333
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quote:
Originally posted by Slammed_Corsa
For the paint work i would try the meguires 3 stage process.
1: meguires stage one paint cleaner
2: meguies stage two crystal polish
3: meguies stage three carnuba Wax
Hopefully this should make the paint nice and shiney as this is the best stuff on the market imo.
this guy is spot on, at first u wonder if the meguires stuff is havin an effect then you take a step back and you see how good it is, just make sure you give it a good buiff up after each step, i swear by it tho, its the only thing thats keeps flame red intact!!! start off using all three steps then as time goes by u will only need to use the polish n wax!
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ollied
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Is the meguires stuff very expensive? i would assume so with it being a top of the line product
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carnuts
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definately think about getting it polished by a body shop with the power polisher makes paint look wicked
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ollied
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Yeah then its just a case of maintaining it, may wait till nicer wether to get that done as all the shite on the roads would ruin it pretty fast
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Its £8 a bottle from one of my local shops so it aint that expensive for the quality.
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ollied
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Not to bad at £8 a bottle, still not had any time to wash the damn car but i plan to do it on wednesday when im home from college and shall hopefull get some pics so i can either be ribbed for a shoot looking motor or praised we shall see
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IvIarkgraham
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a respray would be best
i got a respray for 300
so it can be done
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