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faded paint and trim !!!

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Hi all,

Got a 1.2 1999 corsa Red, And the paint work and trim have really faded quite bad just woundering if any one has any ideas on to geeting it bk to looking in a good condition? And what should i use.??

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cheap problem to solve . buy a bottle of t-cut ''paint restorer'' and follow instruction , then after t-cut give it a really good wax , make sure you wash your car beforehand using proper car shampoo. with the bumpers ther is also a bumper ''restorer'' then after that finish it of with a back-to-black. keep in mind the more elbow grease the better the final result . :)
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Thanks for the fast reply...
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Someone told me tht T-cut is really aggrressive and i should try Mer polish

Had anybody used Mer and would they surgest it for bringing back the colour to a now pink Corsa which should b Red??

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get some pics up of it mate. loads of people on here have used T-cut mate and i dont think any ones had any problems.
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Thomas wrote:Someone told me tht T-cut is really aggrressive and i should try Mer polish

Had anybody used Mer and would they surgest it for bringing back the colour to a now pink Corsa which should b Red??

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Its the stuff i use and id say its good cause the car doesnt need to be fully dry [altho polishin with puddles over the car is a bit stupid]

getting a car from pink to red all depends on the time taken on it .. it will take a few coats and some muscle into it but its good 'industrial' stuff.
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gettin pink to red is easy i cba to type out wat to do though as its already been asked numours times
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Hi thanks for the replys

Will get some pics up 2 moz..
roperstun wrote:gettin pink to red is easy i cba to type out wat to do though as its already been asked numours times
Could you possible send me the links to these please.?

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t-cut then colour restorer once the reds come back polish it and wax it then regulary polish it to keep the red
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Gotta electric polisher will get that out with the T-Cut and give it ago..

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Heres the pics..
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As you can see the Paint and Trim are not in the best condition... Gotta do a bit of work to it the main job is the Paint, Trim and wheels... Looking for a set of alloys...

Any other ideas of what i could do to it??

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yeah i reckon a good t-cut, if u polish it u'll probly just end up with a shiny pink car. and maybe a spoiler.
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Great thanks for the help..

Any tips for using an electric polisher?

And what t-cut should i use (so many varites out there)? Also what should i use on the trim..

Thanks Again..
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i use vegtable oil
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use t-cut colour restorer (red bottle) and id say dnt use electric buffer, use rag and a lot of elbow grease make sure you usealot of water. however you could always get it poffesionally dne for around £40.
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