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Restoring faided red paint on a car?
28th April 2008
Contagious asked:
What would be the best way to do this? i have heared brasso works well can any one seconed this?
Jesse
What would be the best way to do this? i have heared brasso works well can any one seconed this?
Jesse
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Use a rubbing compound. I assume you are not talking about a base coat, clear coat paint job.
Comment by Fordman — April 30, 2008 @ 8:55 am
I cannot tell without looking–dead red is not going to shine–go to a professional detail shop—let them do it with the special waxes and tools to make it look good…if tyhey say NO–then it is in need of paint–paint does not last forever
Comment by fire_inur_eyes — April 30, 2008 @ 9:51 am
I got a product for you its new..Clay Bar from turtle wax gets the scratches and faded paint to new again,…$19.99 last for 12 cars or more.I used it yesterday and my red paint is awsum all over again.
Comment by who — April 30, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
Use rubbing compound. I would try a mildly abrasive one first and see how that works. They make different levels of compound from mild to very abrasive. I would not use a polishing wheel unless you know what you are doing because you can damage the paint with the wheel if you stay in one spot too long.
Comment by Computers_luv_me — May 3, 2008 @ 11:14 am
polishing with a rubbing compound or what they call cut and polish will help. But it will fade again in a short time. RED paint most of the time fades .
Comment by tanod_2 — May 5, 2008 @ 9:51 am
faded red is usually caused by oxidation, which can be removed without using abrasive products like rubbing compound.
Start with a bottle of Meguiar’s Step 1 Paint Cleaner and some microfibre clothes.
I actually like Klasse AIO paint cleaner better, but Meguiar’s Step 1 is more commonly available in stores.
After that, put a coat of Meguiar’s Gold Class wax on and you’re done.
If your paint has been neglected for a long time, you’ll see even better result by polishing all the micro scratch out before using the paint cleaner. But still, you don’t need anything as aggressive as rubbing compound.
Comment by Kenneth Kwan — May 6, 2008 @ 6:54 pm