Author Topic: Mini Project Eldo - With Cleaning Questions !!! (Read 770 times)

Roadkill · « **on:** February 26, 2008, 12:41:07 pm »

O.K.

I may well be selling the Eldo soon but she's looking a bit sorry for herself.

The (bad) paint job is dull and a bit rough.

I test T-cutted a patch on the bonnet and it came out shiny-ish, albeit it still looked crap.

The theory is simple. Clean, shiny crap paint is better then Dirty, dull crap paint.

So, question one, Aside from a good T-Cut and Polish is there anything (which is cheap/free) that I can do to improve the poor/rough paint ?

Also, the "carriage" roof is dull and old looking.

I know a good clean will improve it but also want to give it a bit of a treat to bring back some gloss to it.

I'll only be doing this once so don't want to spend a fortune on buying some one-off treatment. So.

Question two. What's best for this ?

Thanks in advance.

55starchief · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2008, 12:42:27 pm »

I have some wax that they use in dealerships, gives a mirror shine for a day or 2. Also have some claner that will work on the top before some black shoe polish

F Body · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2008, 12:47:55 pm »

Just T cut and a reasonable polish, I still rate Autoglym in the shine per £ rating

The other age old trick is to throw a bucket of water over it before you take the photo's and just before somebody views it

Sounds like a job for PhilO

EDGE · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2008, 02:17:49 pm »

i t-cut and polished the boot of the chavscort one... it came up a treat.... id suggest a good few goes of a mild cutting agent, like t cut metallic or g3 extra fine and then a polish with autoglm super resin polish... should bring it up shinny for a while...

Roadkill · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2008, 03:07:55 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

I have some wax that they use in dealerships, gives a mirror shine for a day or 2. Also have some claner that will work on the top before some black shoe polish

Cool. Can you bring it with you next time your over ?

I ask as the Guv'nor's on hols (again) next week so I plan to do it then.

Quoting: F Body

The other age old trick is to throw a bucket of water over it before you take the photo's and just before somebody views it

Agreed, but I don't wanna sell the car as something it's not.

Being evasive (sp) on some matters is one thing, hinting it's something that it's not is another.

Quoting: F Body

Sounds like a job for PhilO

See above, I'm gonna do it during work time !

Quoting: EDGE

g3 extra fine

I did think of using something like this . . . will see how the T-Cut goes, first.

Hold the G3 in reserve.

55starchief · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2008, 03:22:59 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Cool. Can you bring it with you next time your over ?

its at my folks place and i cant drive after tomorrow

if you can get your brother to collect the transam i could pick it up then

Roadkill · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2008, 03:27:58 pm »

I'll have a word with my Bro . . . I've got speccy appointment on saturday so I'll try for sunday (early, obviously).

Gator · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2008, 05:49:10 pm »

hows about that coloured wax dont know if its any good mind

Incursus · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:03:10 am »

Quoting: Gator

hows about that coloured wax dont know if its any good mind

Worked quite well on my old Pug 405 bonnet and the Fiero only lasts a short time though and obviously the paint wasn't as bad as on the caddy

art b · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:03:48 am »

Quoting: Gator

hows about that coloured wax dont know if its any good mind

do they do a dirt coloured one ............??