What can I do improve the paintwork on a sun damaged car?

[joanne65]

I know this is a long shot but is there any product that you can buy to smarten up sun damaged cars , and not respraying

[Redips]

Boots factor 30

[joanne65]

Thought this site was suppose to help people , OBVIOUSLY NOT !!!!!!!!!!

[marbro8]

I know this is a long shot but is there any product that you can buy to smarten up sun damaged cars , and not resprayingi know here in the uk you can have the car mopped, they buff the paintwork up with a polisher and i think it takes a couple of layers of paint off, but it has to be done by a professional because if you go to deep you will end up having it resprayed:lol:, other than that you can use Tcut and polish it yourself but it is a bit laborious :(

[joanne65]

thank you , i will look into that over here :wave:

[Fivepence]

I know this is a long shot but is there any product that you can buy to smarten up sun damaged cars , and not respraying

Have a look at this Joanne. (http://www.ehow.com/how_5035246_fix-sun-damage-car.html)

and I'm sure Redips was only joking............some times we do give lighthearted replies. :ashamed:

[marbro8]

[QUOTE=Fivepence;261968]Have a look at this Joanne. (http://www.ehow.com/how_5035246_fix-sun-damage-car.html)it looks very much like the mopping i was on about 5p, but it isn't something you should do without training, even the guys at the place i get my car valeted won't do it for me until they have been on the training course:wink:

[Fivepence]

I once did an old red VW Polo that the wife had.
It had gone very dull and I used polish with a red colour in it. Like this (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_21 9145_categoryId_165527_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1)
I used a damp cloth to rub the polish in by hand and then used an electric buffer to polish.
It came up grand.

[Redips]

My comment was meant to be lighthearted, sorry for any offence it may have caused.

[sundownersvince]

If its a metallic colour the sun can bleach the lacquer off and looks like its peeling skin after sunburn. Needs respray and new lacquer dear. I once saw a car go through an auction covered in baby oil, nice and shiny it was.:laugh:

[Fivepence]

If its a metallic colour the sun can bleach the lacquer off and looks like its peeling skin after sunburn. Needs respray and new lacquer dear. I once saw a car go through an auction covered in baby oil, nice and shiny it was.:laugh:

:agree: SDV, if the paint is so damaged that it's peeling...............it's had it.

[doingok]

Its not the paint as its been said its the lacquer that has peeled so its needs painting again nothing else can be gone.

The hard part is finding a good painter here.

[obs]

Its not the paint as its been said its the lacquer that has peeled so its needs painting again nothing else can be gone.

The hard part is finding a good painter here.

No - Chano in Valle San Lorenzo is a wizard with paint jobs, not the cheapest, but good, really good!
You get what you pay for. :)

[marbro8]

No - Chano in Valle San Lorenzo is a wizard with paint jobs, not the cheapest, but good, really good!
You get what you pay for. :)it all depends on what the cars worth:wink:

[doingok]

it all depends on what the cars worth:wink:

Totally agree with this but we have great time painter in san isidro good and well priced.

[Suej]

:agree: SDV, if the paint is so damaged that it's peeling...............it's had it.

Sounds like there may be salt damage too!?