Sun fade solutions

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ianeire
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:28 am

What are the solutions to a bit of sunfade on a brilliantred sport? Not too keen on an electric buffer route though. Will a good compound bring back the shine or is a respray the only solution?

Whats involved with compounding, never had to do it before........ :?
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:19 am

I've tried the cutting compound route, looked fantastic for about 2 months then it started to go pinky again.

Respray it then a clear coat on top , that will last! :D
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:12 pm

ianeire wrote:What are the solutions to a bit of sunfade on a brilliantred sport? Not too keen on an electric buffer route though. Will a good compound bring back the shine or is a respray the only solution?

Whats involved with compounding, never had to do it before........ :?
the reson you are getting sun fade is the product you are using ie polish/wax etc has got crap uv protection and hence oxidisation is taking place.this is the white you see

compounding is nearly always carried out professionally using a mop
very very dangerous act if you have no experience
very easy to burn thru
using a porter cable dual action rotary is idiot proof and will not burn thru due to its offcentre spinning action which allows brilliant heat dispensation

there is totally no need to respray

and there is totally no need to clear coat as long as a very good product is used to proect the paint once prepped and oxidisation removed

there are very few products that give good uv protection
if an inferior product is used it can mean having to top off with more wax/poilsh every other week or so

heres what porter cable with zaino zpc can do
this red paint was mullered

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Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:46 pm

Holy shit, cheers jon. I'll just have to look into getting some place to do it for me.
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Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:09 pm

Out of curiosity what's the cost in this process?
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Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:51 pm

not too sure about price, but my old man respayed his harley and he used a compound solution with a buffer. fook me the finish is amazing!!!! no lye, its like glass! if you can then do. trying to get my old man to spray my car, no luck at the mo
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