Red paint...

[Stava]

I have just bought a Clio dci65 from a very good friend of mine, and I need a little advice.

Now, my friend was never one for cleaning the car very often, let alone spending time with any polish or wax. And as such, the paint is, well a little past it's best. It hs started to go a little pinky/purple in places.

I was wondering if you could recommend me some products that might bring the paint back to being somewhere near its former glory, or just red again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[Gally]

The problem you have mate is if it's Capsicum Red it's Clear Overbase. Therefore you'll only be correcting the lacquer and not the colour.

See here...

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...apsicum-Red-Non-sport-and-Trophy-owners!-****

 

[Stava]

Oh dear, pink paint for me then.

Cheers for that though Gally, you have probably saved me a lot of swearing and money on polish.

 

[Gally]

Yeah one thing I would suggest is some polish on a cloth and test the paint. If the red paint goes on the cloth you're onto a winner as it's solid colour and may have been painted by some cowboy.

Worth a check mate.

 

[Stava]

Cheers, I'll have a go when I get back and pick it up.

I had the same issue with the Rallye when we bought that. Obviously the Rallye is a lot older and has a solid paint, so it was easy to sort.

 

[Gally]

Great working on solid paint apart from staining the pads! :O