Alright guys,

My rear p/s wing was painted a while ago but it looks pretty flat. I've been told it's the way the laquer has been applied, with it not being polished enough afterwards.

Any ideas on which products to use? I can get hold of a porter cable polisher from my friend so hoping that should be able to bring the shine back! Thanks.

 

The lacquer was probably applied in a far too hot environment.

I remember seeing that episode of Wheeler Dealers when this happened to poor old Edd - when he replaced/resprayed the Capri Laser's lol front wing. I think he couldn't "polish it out", either.

 

If the laquer hasnt milked - then your best bet is to cut the paint first then build up with a good wax - if the laquer is really not good then it could well be time to take it back and respray it but - go in positive with some good product and see what happens. Use a gentle cutting paste and then maybe a wax like dodo or a maguires one. I would go at it by hand as you can cause more probs for yourself with a power polisher.

 

You might be able to do it by hand with an applicator pad, and some polish, maybe Autoglym SRP, + some elbow grease, otherwise see if anyone you know has experience with a rotary polisher, should come up a treat.

Dave

 

mate if clearcoat is propper flat then wax aint gonna do it,you need to tickle top layer with some 2000 or 2500 grit wet and dry paper,do this very carefully wet,then with rotary polisher use some farecla g3 cutting compound and buff(spraying water on it to keep damp)untill a good shine is had on panel,then whatever sealant/polish/wax you want.i know this sounds like its hard to do but if you are handy with cars you can pick it up sharpish,just keep mop moving and dont pass over the edges too much (swage lines)hope this helps.

this may be job for bodyshop as lots of stuff needed to do it,two panels at our shop would probably cost you 25 -30 pounds so may be cheaper that way,if you bought the stuff tho you would have it for future things similar to this.

 

Thanks very much for the replys my friends, will be having a more detailed look next week so will let you know what happens