Faded paint

A couple of months ago a bus whacked the side of my Astra.

It was repaired, but just one problem. The repaired areas have nice new
shiney paintwork and the original areas are a sort of dull pink. The
difference in colour is quite noticeable.

The original area can be polished and is shiney - but the colour is still
faded.

Any tips on how to get back to the origninal colour? T-cut or some such
similar?

Ta

 

yep that will do it
and extend the area outside of the repair so blending goes on.

mike

 

Yep, plus lots and lots of elbow grease. or if that doesnt float your boat
have a tripto B&Q and see if they have any of those hand held buffing
machines for @ 20 notes.

Mike

 

luverly - I'm afraid elbow grease doesn't bake my cake so a quick trip to
B&Q is on the cards. I've a lot of faith in Autoglym products and they do a
'paint renovator', I'll have a go with that.

I could also use the buffing machine to do the normal waxing - God I'm a
lazy git.

 

It's much the same as T-Cut. However, if the pain is red and has faded
(oxidised) you may be out of luck - it may not come back.

Secondly, I would STRONGLY recommend that you do NOT use a buffing machine
with cutting polish or T-Cut products unless you are highly expert - it's
very easy to ruin the paintwork. Elbow grease is slower, but much safer.
Working on your car out of direct hot sunlight will help too.

 

I've a lot of faith in Autoglym products and they do a

It's much the same as T-Cut. However, if the paint is red and has faded
(oxidised) you may be out of luck - it may not come back.

Secondly, I would STRONGLY recommend that you do NOT use a buffing machine
with cutting polish or T-Cut products unless you are highly expert - it's
very easy to ruin the paintwork. Elbow grease is slower, but much safer.
Working on your car out of direct hot sunlight will help make it easier too.