what should i use to wash & polish flip paint

[babers]

what should i use to wash & polish flip paint. does if have to be any different then the stuff you use on normal paint

[YM03]

I'd go for meguiars gold class, and get a buffer for taking wax off and buffing it up

[AdamW]

Id advise paint thinner.........lol......


Nah deffo Meguairs....

[kcsaxo]

flip paint is no different to any other metallic paint, it has a primer, basecoat (the flip paint) and then lacquer (clear coat) is on top. so you will only be polishing the lacquer and not the paint to bring the shine up. just be careful if you are using aggressive paint cutting compounds.

[djjoney]

i've used this shampoo

http://images17.fotki.com/v312/photos/9/94668/3594677/IMG_0017-vi.jpg

and this wax

http://images16.fotki.com/v299/photos/9/94668/3594677/IMG_0002-vi.jpg

on a mates flip painted saxo and it brings it out nicely :thumbup:

[PolishedBliss]

I'd have a look at the JEFFS Werkstatt Acrylic range. This car care system comprises a good quality shampoo, a basecoat cleaner/sealant, a pure spray sealant and a quick detailer that also adds sealant. What I like most about this range is what it does to metallic and pearlescent flakes - it makes them explode out of the paint when the sun hits it. It will have the same effect on flip paint, in terms of enhancing the colour transition and effect. The range is easy to use by hand or machine, and also gives tremendous durability (up to six months protection from a single application of the basecoat and two coats of the spray sealant). Below is an example of what it does to the flake on my Leon. Seat's Arctic Grey is a very flat silver, with almost no flake. I have tried many, many products on it, but none have enhanced the flake to the same extent as Werkstatt prime and Acrylic Jett Trigger.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/wxdetail/dscf2534.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/wxdetail/dscf2528.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/wxdetail/dscf2535.jpg

[Connor_scotland]

thats a good finish