Paint Rejuvenation (pic heavy)

[SuluR]

Well Ive been fairly annoyed with my paintwork recently with all the scratches and dullness. I have tried lots of products eg auto glym hd wax, color magic turtle wax etc etc list goes on.

I came across a user on youtube called m22wright, does some cool scratch removal and paint rejuvenation, However this process does thin the laquar so have to be really careful. so i gripped my balls tight and thought id have a go on the bonnet (as this was getting to me the most). Thought id post here what i did.

So heres the bonnet as it was (with dirty water marks)

Used wet and dry paper at 2000 grit and 2500 grit to remove scratches. Unfortunatley some chips were to big to save.
The moment of almost no return :O

Used G3 compound on a buffer machine and...:

Was so chuffed with the results, i thought id go ahead with the whole body, most of the body was like this (or worse)

and the result

Pretty chuffed with the results,

 

[karlj]

WOW that looks as good as new

 

[MicrAde]

Proper job

 

[SuluR]

WOW that looks as good as new

Proper job

Thanks!

Couldnt save the bumper though, needs a repaint i think

 

[karlj]

You got a link to the video? Mine could do with freshening up

 

[SuluR]

Theres lots of videos he has, you kinda have to watch them and pick out the bits youll need to do what you need to do.

http://www.youtube.com/user/m22wright/videos

If you look at the scratch repair videos those are the best IMO. i just applied that technique on the whole car



Also does by hand:

 

[micra 2000]

i have used the g3 rubbing compound and the g3 polish for a few years now and its brilliant stuff ,professionals use these products they aren't cheap but are really worth it the g3 rubbing compound will put the like of t cut and others to shame there not in the same league

 

[karlj]

Jesus that's indepth

 

[SuluR]

i have used the g3 rubbing compound and the g3 polish for a few years now and its brilliant stuff ,professionals use these products they aren't cheap but are really worth it the g3 rubbing compound will put the like of t cut and others to shame there not in the same league

You can also get g4 g6 g7and g10 (i think) which is finer to remove swirls. I used G3 then T-cut and i used Meguires swirl X as a last application which is the final few pics

 

[SuluR]

Jesus that's indepth

Yep he talks a lot.

 

[Skinner_87]

Brillant results mate you put the effort in there!!

 

[SuluR]

Brillant results mate you put the effort in there!!

Thanks buddy. I took my sweet time on it. Started on Monday n finished Thursday. Didn't wanna rush anything as ive never done anything like this before.

 

[MrMigs08]

Wow amazing when you wet and dried was it water for wet you were using?

And was that really just g3 on a buffer?
The results speak for themselves !

 

[SuluR]

Wow amazing when you wet and dried was it water for wet you were using?

And was that really just g3 on a buffer?
The results speak for themselves !

Yep just g3 for the main results.

I used 2500 grit wet and dry paper, very very wet and light movemtn and pressure. Checking every 5 strokes or so. Used 2000 grit on heavier scratches but very carefully.

Then buffed with g3 only a couple applications of it was enough really. Used tcut and swirl x for final touchs but g3 was really enough (first few pics of the buffed bonnet are just sanded and g3 buffed)

 

[roadstermatt]

might have a crack at this myself as my micras like a sequeal to those dirty books going about ...........50 shades of yellow

 

[nathan.warren69]

hmm so tempted by this, i have loads of little scratches and stuff on mine that i would love to get rid of, just not sure my balls are big enough to do it..

 

[SuluR]

hmm so tempted by this, i have loads of little scratches and stuff on mine that i would love to get rid of, just not sure my balls are big enough to do it..

Its pretty scary at first. I tried it on a small area on my wing which had massive scratches. I was intending to replace this wing with a better condition one but i though id try to repair it. doesnt need replacing now

best to do a small area first. once you feel confident do panel by panel. its hard work, was for me as i was a first timer, but well worth it.

 

[nathan.warren69]

hmm very tempting, i have lots of scratches on my car, how long would you say you rub the same place for? is it litterally just running the paper over it a few times?

 

[SuluR]

hmm very tempting, i have lots of scratches on my car, how long would you say you rub the same place for? is it litterally just running the paper over it a few times?

i used 2000 or 2500 grit sand paper and with almost no pressure just rubbed with plenty of water. 4 or 5 strokes. stop. wipe. wait till it dries off and youll see if the scratch is still visable. repeat maybe 2 or 3 times more before its too much for the laquar. you have to be very careful not to take too much off.

 

[nathan.warren69]

yeah can you actually see the laquar when youre doing it or?

 

[SuluR]

yeah can you actually see the laquar when youre doing it or?

As your wet and drying it you can see the water go a little milky, so kinda yeh

 

[nathan.warren69]

cool, well i might give this a go on some of the small scratches, do you do it just on the scratch area or the whole panel but focus on the scratch area..

 

[SuluR]

cool, well i might give this a go on some of the small scratches, do you do it just on the scratch area or the whole panel but focus on the scratch area..

I focussed on the scratch with 2000grit and done the panel with 2500. you can see on the bonne how its rougher in some areas and lighter on the top. however this just means more to buff. some areas wont need much at all

 

[nathan.warren69]

yeah okay, hmm i might go for it then

 

[SuluR]

Had anyone tried this? Keen to see results

 

[lee k0011]

I do this after i have painted mine with rattle cans. To get rid of orange peel.
But i start the process with 1500 and work down to 2500 to flat the paint.
Got a big box full off sand paper and cutting compounds. Always good to have that stuff in stock