Rat look
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Rat look
Im just looking for tips and ideas for rat looking the corsa.
First thing i need to know, is there any way of making red paint fade quickly as i dont get much sun lol. It has been tcuted and polished not too long ago and isnt showing any signs of fading. Thanks for reading.
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First thing i need to know, is there any way of making red paint fade quickly as i dont get much sun lol. It has been tcuted and polished not too long ago and isnt showing any signs of fading. Thanks for reading.
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Re: Rat look
You could get some 1500 wet and dry and lightly sand the clear coat to give it a frosty look
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Re: Rat look
Use scratch remover its more abrasive than tcut and it will take paint the more u rub it
If it ain't green and black send it back
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Re: Rat look
After a long look on the internet someone has said that white spirits made their paint fade. So i will try that as its easiest and then will try your ways guys cheers
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Re: Rat look
I dont want it to look scratched so much as faded pinkishDomwhitex wrote:You could get some 1500 wet and dry and lightly sand the clear coat to give it a frosty look
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Re: Rat look
Couldnr you t cut and not laquer or polish? Then the paint would be raw and fade fast
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Re: Rat look
Well i tcut it about 2months ago and it hasnt faded and all i done since then was wash it :/ it used to fade in a few days untill i actually wanted it to fade now it wont out of badness
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Re: Rat look
Haha just need to try keep it in the sun i guess :p
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Re: Rat look
Flame red wasn't lacquered so using tcut or scratch remover will only refresh the paint
It will faded to pink on its own, just give it time
It will faded to pink on its own, just give it time
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Rat look
Ill avoid tcut so. It used to fade every few days but its been about 2 months now and its only lost its shinejohnny wrote:Flame red wasn't lacquered so using tcut or scratch remover will only refresh the paint
It will faded to pink on its own, just give it time
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Re: Rat look
Just hope for sun, mine turns pink on the roof in the summer. It's already started!
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Re: Rat look
Ask johnny we dont get a summer haha. Im going to try white spirits and if it dosent work ill have to leave it thanks guys
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Re: Rat look
T-cut takes a thin layer of paint off, it's like wet sanding with 2000 grit, so it'll take longer for it to fade since it's fresh paintstanc3w0rks wrote:Ill avoid tcut so. It used to fade every few days but its been about 2 months now and its only lost its shinejohnny wrote:Flame red wasn't lacquered so using tcut or scratch remover will only refresh the paint
It will faded to pink on its own, just give it time
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So don't wax or polish it but still wash it, just don't use any shampoos with carabuna in it
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Rat look
I'll just take the dirt off with water and a brush or something. Its mostly just dust that covers my car from the gravel tbh
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Re: Rat look
I don't get the rat look tbh, but whatever floats your boat!