willowwisp2 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Light blue car faded in sunlight and needs paint buffing to restore? Any recommendations? Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Light blue car faded in sunlight and needs paint buffing to restore? Any recommendations? Ta. I'd recommend buffing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowwisp2 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'd recommend buffing it. Thank God for people like you with invaluable advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deak Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) A (cheap) long shot!!, Have you tried 'T-Cut' on a small patch of the faded area?. It will need plenty of 'Elbow grease ' & hard work but it's worth a try before you go down the more expensive routes (ie Bodyshop's etc). Hope this helps/works. PS. I meant that if it works on a small patch then you need to do the rest of the faded area. and then the whole bodywork. Edited March 5, 2015 by Deak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexo Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Give it an extremely good clean, perhaps clay bar as well, paint correction to remove scratches, a good buff. Try searching for "faded" on the car detailing forums to see how others have answered the same question. I reckon you'll get better products from a specialist shop like http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 It should polish out ok, but could quite possibly need a machine polisher and an experienced hand to get the correct results. You don't want to end up with a different shade of blue on each panel, as you'd polished them differently. There's a really good local lad who is worth a call. http://jdetailing.co.uk/ He's mobile, so will be able to come to you, advise on what is best and do it at your place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferman Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Light blue car faded in sunlight and needs paint buffing to restore? Any recommendations? Ta. new paint or car,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobos Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The professional way is called mopping using cutting compound,but you can do a very good job just using ordinary T Cut it takes a bit of hard work but dull paint does come up,you need loads of clothes,after you have cut the paint use some good quality car polish like meguiar's car polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The professional way is called mopping using cutting compound,but you can do a very good job just using ordinary T Cut it takes a bit of hard work but dull paint does come up,you need loads of clothes,after you have cut the paint use some good quality car polish like meguiar's car polish. If you wear disposable coveralls like you do when in a spray booth, just the one set of casual workwear such as jeans and a T-shirt should suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobos Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 If you wear disposable coveralls like you do when in a spray booth, just the one set of casual workwear such as jeans and a T-shirt should suffice. Have you got nothing better to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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