Paint Restoring advice pls

[Guest]

Hi,

The paint work on my guards red 964 is now starting to look a little orange particularly on the bonnet /roof and aero deck. As I cannot justify paying for a respray as xmas is approaching fast[] I was wondering if anyone could recommend a process that I can do to atleast restore the paint work to some of its former glory. Perhaps a decent cutting compound that I can apply with my electric polisher?? or will normal t-cut be ok?

Any help as usual would be great

Thanks

Pete[]
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91- 964 C2 Guards Red (Tip)

 

[Guest]

Try T cut first and than if you have it a heathly covering with Zymol titanium. It did the trick on my red c2. Otherwise yes you should go for a compound, however make sure you do the whole car in both processes.

Johannes

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice I have auto glyn polish will that be ok? or does the Zymol titanium do something else as well?

Regards

Pete

 

[Guest]

I use to use Auto Glyn in the old days, until I discovered Zymol. You get what you pay for. The Zymol starter pack ( which will last at least a year or more) costs £99. It is basically a much stronger polish and packs. Hence lasts a lot longer and gives the colour a higher resolution. Useful in our case , having non metallic red coupes which need all the help they can get!!
Still a cheaper option than compound or respray!

Johannes

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Pete,

Which ever way you decide to tackle your paintwork there is no solution which will avoid a lot of elbow grease other than the costly respray.

The main problem with Guards Red on the older cars specifically is that it has no clearcoat so you don't want to get TOO aggressive with it - otherwise you'll be through to the undercoat and a much bigger mess than you started with.

Where the colour has deteriorated it's because of oxidisation and that causes the pigment in the topmost layers to whiten. To remove the oxidised layers you'll need to use something abrasive. I'd be tempted to try a clay bar first to see what improvement it may make. Products such as T-Cut are fine (literally - fine abrasives) but you need to do it gently, in small areas at a time. This should bring the colour back but you'll then have to work on the shine.

The abrasiveness of the T-Cut product will leave the surface pretty good but you really need a finer abrasive to give the surface a deep lustre. I use Meguiars polish but any decent "polish" - note NOT wax - will do. Having got the surface finish how you want it you then need to preserve it with a decent wax. Again, I use Meguiars but Zymol is very popular here too.

The secret is getting the three steps right. Prepare it, finish it and preserve it. You have to do it in the right order.

I'm no expert at this and I'm sure there are others out there who are much more expert than I, but I'm sure a few hours spent with the elbow grease will give you something to be proud of - and not just a bad back!!!

Regards

Dave

 

[bones]

Unless you are an expert with your power mop take it to a recommended body shop and have the car polished professionaly. The paint needs to be cut with very fine wet and dry before it is polished with the mop, the cutting needs to be done with just the right amount of pressure following the curves and kinks of the body work otherwise you won't get a consistent result. Fading old paint can be made to look very good again using this technique, yellowed paint is often a step to far as the UV rays have ruined the paint down to the undercoat.

 

[Guest]

hi,

Thanks for all the advice I think I will try the t-cut on my polisher first in a small area, the polisher is only an RAC domestic type and does not rotate that fast after that perhaps a coat of auto glym followed by a decent wax. I will let you no how I get on

Thanks

Pete[]

 

[Melv]

For goodness sake don't T-Cut first -that's a last resort!!

Try a good quality polish such as Zymol, Meguirs, even Autoglym.

Some Porsche paints do not take kindly to T-Cut.....

 

[968er]

Throw the T Cut in the bin, dangerous stuff!!!

If you are going to use a polisher, try Autoglym Paint Restorer first, then one of the polishes and then a good wax on top.