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    Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Yet again the sun has bleached my red paint again.. I use my 5 as a daily drive and this is now the second time the rain has come and then the sun and when Iv come out from work it's bleached white marks into my paint... There must be a way of proventing this.. I only TCUT the car a couple of weeks ago then auto glymed it back up twice after that.. Any ideas? I will have no paint left if I keep TCUTing it.. Cheers

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Try a harder wearing wax mate, I use Harley's autowax on mine, I only need to wax it 5 or 6 times a year, it cleans up really easy once you've got a good coating on there

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    When you say you autoglymed it, what? And please bin the t'cut that will kill the finish of your paintwork.

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Bin the t cut its terrible stuff there is much better compounds on the market. I take it you have only used the super resin or ultra deep shine these are both only polishes and dont last long at all on there own. If you like the auto glym brand then there hd wax is very good and very durable. Another good one is dodo juice supernaturnal hybrid whixh as the title suggests is a mix of a wax and a sealant. If u want any tips etc give me a shout im pretty much into the whole detailing scene.

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Iv been using autoglym as that's what my mrs bought me for xmas.. How else other than TCUT would I get rid of the white marks? Mur? I'm not a polish kind of guy and have always had silver cars and never had this prob with red paint before

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    The glym was just a prezzie I will buy anything that stops this happening again

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    mine doesnt last long i use g3 super resin stuff.

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Here's what u need bud, nice and cheap off the bay

    230355857043

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Walker View Post
    mine doesnt last long i use g3 super resin stuff.
    As said. You really need something over the top of that.

    Red can look pretty good [IMG][/IMG]

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    if you know someone in the motor trade, try and get some autosmart, most garages use this stuff after doing paintwork etc, theres loads of different types too some cut some dont, the autosmart last time cost us £20 for a gallon and its the b@llox nice and easy to wax on and get off too and lasts a long time protecting paint too, comes up to a very high gloss finish as well, i could get the name off the can later if ya interested
    Last edited by R5MJH; 08-08-2012 at 20:40.

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by R5MJH View Post
    if you know someone in the motor trade, try and get some autosmart, most garges use this stuff after doing paintwork etc, theres loads of different types too some cut some dont, the autosmart last time cost us £20 for a gallon and its the b@llox nice and easy to wax on and get off too and lasts a long time protecting paint too, comes up to a very high gloss finish as well, i could get the name off the can later if ya interested
    Yes please.. I have a pal in the business that could get it..

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    just checked its on ebay but not sure if id trust it get it off ya mate and ill check name in abit for ya

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by R5MJH View Post
    if you know someone in the motor trade, try and get some autosmart, most garges use this stuff after doing paintwork etc, theres loads of different types too some cut some dont, the autosmart last time cost us £20 for a gallon and its the b@llox nice and easy to wax on and get off too and lasts a long time protecting paint too, comes up to a very high gloss finish as well, i could get the name off the can later if ya interested
    http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=400309264119

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    thats not the one i use, ive tried the mirror image before this is excellent with a tiny cut in it the one im using at mo dont cut only polishes

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    its Autosmart durogloss protective polish mate, also anti dust window polish for windows

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by R5MJH View Post
    its Autosmart durogloss protective polish mate, also anti dust window polish for windows
    mind you theres none on ebay or google but this is how its spelt ive just checked i know its very new on market thou ill get a pic and post

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by R5MJH View Post
    its Autosmart durogloss protective polish mate, also anti dust window polish for windows
    Um, Autosmart and Duragloss are two different manufacturers

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    I use autoglym polish to clean the paint work up every so often and then put autoglym extra gloss protection on top to keep in nice lasts well too
    http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product...6VQ=FH&Range=1
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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoolio View Post
    Um, Autosmart and Duragloss are two different manufacturers
    sorry hoolio my fault my mate got it off autosmart van still heres pic



    made by star brite sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lol

    heres link http://www.starbrite.co.uk/ProductDe...ount=0&Total=0

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by JP Racing View Post
    I use autoglym polish to clean the paint work up every so often and then put autoglym extra gloss protection on top to keep in nice lasts well too
    http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product...6VQ=FH&Range=1
    think hes tried that one mate

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by R5MJH View Post
    sorry hoolio my fault my mate got it off autosmart van still heres pic



    made by star brite sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lol

    heres link http://www.starbrite.co.uk/ProductDe...ount=0&Total=0
    i got mine for £20 thou lol

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by JP Racing View Post
    I use autoglym polish to clean the paint work up every so often and then put autoglym extra gloss protection on top to keep in nice lasts well too
    http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product...6VQ=FH&Range=1
    Yep this is what I have at the min and it only lasted two weeks or so.

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Thanks for the links I will get onto it

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    New poster! (less than 10 posts)

    Best thing to do is go over it with a machine polisher and use g3 compound then just keep on top of it with wax's like poorboys or dodo juice,

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    In an honest opinion mate with red you can do what ever you want to it and it may last 2-4 weeks but if you want it looking smart everytime unfortunately it needs painting

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    rubbish boy /dodo juice awsum stuff! some stuff is expensive but well worth it. iv read what people have writen on the thread and i think g3 is great for cutting then a good wash then a polish. then buy the best wax you can get hold of! and when your looking into shampoo make sure its not abrasive and is wax friendly as most shampoos will take wax off.

    check out this website. i recomend them

    www.carnaubawaxshop.co.uk

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    when people mention G3 do they mean this

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FARECLA-G3...0323%26ps%3D54

    ??

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    Re: Bloody red paint and the sun!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Coops View Post
    when people mention G3 do they mean this

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FARECLA-G3...0323%26ps%3D54

    ??
    I have never personally rated any of the frecla products, 3m fast cut is a better product and easy to use.

    http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...id=31290143865

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