Restoring the paintwork

[reeksy86]

Hi folks,

Need to do some paint renovation on my MK1 toledo, as it is very faded, was planning on buffing the car and using a cutting compound (used previously on another car) and wondered if anyone had any cheap tips or tricks to bring the paintwork back to life.

One issue i will have however, is on the front of the car (pics) the lacquer is coming off, so obviously i need to be careful not too buff this area, any ideas to repair the lacquer at home, or shall i get it done professionally?

Thanks

 

[reeksy86]

Sorry, site wont let me use any links to show you the pics of the car in its current state. I can put a link on twitter if you would like to see though (they are on imageshack)

 

[mathewh09]

I see I good guide on youtube before, it was quiet effective although in the ideal world your best of sticking with the pro's

 

[reeksy86]

You don't know by chance what it was called? Unfortunatly at the moment getting it done professionally is out of the question because of the costs involved, I have done a couple of resprays in the past, wheels etc, but not anything like this.

I assume that if I use my buffer, that would make the front end look a damn sight worse!?

 

[Lord Bungle]

if the lacquer is lifting there is only 1 way to sort it I am afraid, get the wet and dry out and rub it down, and repaint. Given a warm day (does anyone remember them?) you can do a ok job with Rattle cans. Use a 400 paper to get the old lacquer smoothed down, use a primer to seal the area, then leave to dry for a few days, use an 800 paper to flat the primer colour, leave for 30 minutes, then Lacquer. If you want to be really brave leave it for a month to dry hard and then use a 2000 paper to gently flat it then polish it up. As long as you put plenty of paint on buy using lots of light coats you will be ok.

 

[Estrioltdi]

3m is what I use when buffing cars. Wet and dry p2000. Just take your time and don't go over the edges too much.