Dull Paint - Saxperience

daivtr · 26th February 2008, 14:04

my paint has gone dull where i caught with some 1500 wet and dry is there any stuff i can use to bring the shine back cheers

MK2SLAG · 26th February 2008, 15:01

g3 compound from a garage!!!

daivtr · 26th February 2008, 16:22

where can i get that from

MK2SLAG · 26th February 2008, 16:24

walk into a bodyshop they will sell you some,or if they are nice enough just lend you the little amount you will need!!

daivtr · 26th February 2008, 16:26

and just put it on like polish

Mark51^p · 26th February 2008, 17:51

your better off with a machine polish to "bring it back to life". if you dont know anyone with one then a body shop will do it for you.
pics would help so we can see how bad it is.

cdsmith1990 · 26th February 2008, 19:19

It really depends on bad it is, if it's really minor (ie. you can gently drag a finger nail over it and it doesnt catch) then there's a good chance you can correct it with a abrasive cutting compound (T-Cut, G3 etc..), and machine buff it.

stevo67 · 26th February 2008, 21:32

Try this site www.consumablesexpress.co.uk theres a whole range of compounds on their.

Steve.

d4r3n · 26th February 2008, 22:09

as said before if your fingernail dont stick in the groove you should be fine so if you did only catch it yeah it will come out because at work we use 2000 1500 wet and dry to flatten larger scrathes out then machine polish mate.

daivtr · 26th February 2008, 23:32

no its not deep it hasent made a scratch just made look really dull

cdsmith1990 · 27th February 2008, 00:07

Should machine polish out then mate with a good abrasive compound.

daivtr · 27th February 2008, 00:21

how much would it cost for a bodyshop to do

Mark51^p · 27th February 2008, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdsmith1990

It really depends on bad it is, if it's really minor (ie. you can gently drag a finger nail over it and it doesnt catch) then there's a good chance you can correct it with a abrasive cutting compound (T-Cut, G3 etc..), and machine buff it.

dont use T-CUT!!!!!!

should only charge you £20 mate

Predator_R32^p · 27th February 2008, 15:45

go to

www.detailingworld.com

and ask on there about getting your car pc'd professionally, theres loads of people on there that will live near you

cdsmith1990 · 28th February 2008, 16:00

True, T-Cut isnt that good, but i mean it might take a quite abrasive polish, the type that cant be used by hand.

It would help if you could get a decent pic up of the mark, otherwise if you're polishing it out, start of with a light abrasive, Autoglym Paint Renovator is a good one from personnal experience. Start of soft with a couple of coats, then if needs be, move onto something like the Autoglym.

If that doesnt do it then use something more abrasive, which is gonna need machine buffing.

MK2SLAG · 1st March 2008, 09:18

G3!!!!!!!!