Awesome mate. I may be doing an a4 that has oxidised. ( red ) not as bad as this one. i have the menzerna range to choose from, also srp, lime prime, and meguiars 9 swirl remover ( light cut ) allied to a das-6 pro and lake country pads. would what i have be sufficient? Thanks in advance, Ross.

 

If its AS oxidised as this one then maybe with plenty of time, yes. I would hazzard a guess of 2-3 days using a DAS 6 pro maybe Mixing something along the lines of menzerna powerfinish with lime prime will push some much needed nourishment into the paint. Main key is to skim the top layer then feed the finish.

That's a great turn around!

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my brother has an identical astra to that. im keen to try and fix it but i only have a da and use the meguairs mf system. do you think that set up would be strong enough to remove oxidisation?

Potentially, yes. I would assume that the MF pads clog easily so you would need a good few pads on teh go and constantly cleaning them out regular would be essential to remove all teh dead paint that would end up on / in the pad.

These are the 'real deal' details Scott and a great turnaround..........:thumb:

Nice to see this in the Studio and thanks for sharing.......:wave:

My pleasure Simon. Not so much real deal but definitely something that goes overlooked so much.

Nice finish Scott

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Cracking dude.

Done a Corsa in Flame 2 weeks ago that was the same as that.

Love working on these kind of details..........:thumb:

Russ

Me to Russ. Sense of really achieving something and the whopping transition from chalky and lifeless to vibrant and shiny is very enjoyable. Get the cosa posted mate:thumb:

Amazing! Well done sir

Cheers.

doubled its value... great turnaround Scott

And thats something car owners should take into account. Money well spent imo. Cheers.

great transformation.

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Nice mate

A nice change to see a road goer getting some love. Just as good as a Veyron write up IMO

Ta Lee. But it isnt as good as an oxidised veyron. Now thats food for thought and a job that will never occur:lol:

nice turnaround Scott , bet it was a pleasure to work on although as you said time was against you it`s still a great turnaraound , yet another owner smiling from ear to ear no doubt :thumb:

Cheers. Always a pleasure to work on anyones vehicle but I do have a soft spot for oxidised paint. Certainly was an eye opening end for the client.

Awesome :thumb:

Cheers.

Good job Scott!

Cheers buddy.

To use a quote that I once nicked from one of the Uk's best detailers.... :thumb:

...It isnt all fluffy clouds, flash cars and big cash all the time...

lol, sterling work Scott - looks brilliant now, hope the biscuits were nice.

J

I wouldnt go that far J.
Cars a car. Paints paint. Its what you do with it and the end result that counts.
No biscuits mate:lol:

those heavily oxidised red finishes are so satisfying to polish. transformations don't get any more dramatic than this :thumb:

Thanks Rob. Always good fun restoring these types of finishes.

Fantastico. I bet the owners were pleased.

I prefer these sort of makeovers to the flash ones that most of us would never own anyway. It's nice to see what can be done with normal cars that we see every day

Thanks SarahAnn.
Ive alreayd said it but cars a car. Paints paint. Its what you do with it and the end result that counts.:thumb:

I never said that

I did

Awesome work Scott!

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Really good turn-around mate. Why do those red vauxhalls oxidise so badly?

It took GM until 2004 to finally realise the issue and thereafter they applied a clearcoat which has sorted the issue. Flame red was always a single stage paint and never clearcoated. Same as glacier white and kings blue for that matter.

Nice work there Bond....

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I have an overwhelming urge to say "Back of the net!"



Press 5.

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Fantastic turnaround. Amazing job; well done!

Thanks FiestaGirlie.

I have a astra mk4 also in flame red and mine looked alot like that one when i brought it great turn round buddie

Enjoyable to restore arent they? Thanks!:thumb:

Fantastic turnaround..what was his face when he look at the car?

Quietly content that the right choice had been made. Big grins and very happy.

Stunning work there mate.

Cheers.

 

That's a great turn around!

 

my brother has an identical astra to that. im keen to try and fix it but i only have a da and use the meguairs mf system. do you think that set up would be strong enough to remove oxidisation?

 

I did work on a similar red ( pink ) astra last year with my Megs DA, polishing pad with ultimate compound and it was sufficient to remove the oxidation :thumb:

 

These are the 'real deal' details Scott and a great turnaround..........:thumb:

Nice to see this in the Studio and thanks for sharing.......:wave:

 

Nice finish Scott

 

Cracking dude.

Done a Corsa in Flame 2 weeks ago that was the same as that.

Love working on these kind of details..........:thumb:




Russ

 

Amazing! Well done sir

 

doubled its value... great turnaround Scott

 

great transformation.

 

Nice mate

A nice change to see a road goer getting some love. Just as good as a Veyron write up IMO

 

nice turnaround Scott , bet it was a pleasure to work on although as you said time was against you it`s still a great turnaraound , yet another owner smiling from ear to ear no doubt :thumb:

 

Awesome :thumb:

 

Good job Scott!

 

To use a quote that I once nicked from one of the Uk's best detailers.... :thumb:

...It isnt all fluffy clouds, flash cars and big cash all the time...

lol, sterling work Scott - looks brilliant now, hope the biscuits were nice.

J

 

To use a quote that I once nicked from one of the Uk's best detailers.... :thumb:

...It isnt all fluffy clouds, flash cars and big cash all the time...

lol, sterling work Scott - looks brilliant now, hope the biscuits were nice.

J

I never said that

 

those heavily oxidised red finishes are so satisfying to polish. transformations don't get any more dramatic than this :thumb:

 

Fantastico. I bet the owners were pleased.

I prefer these sort of makeovers to the flash ones that most of us would never own anyway. It's nice to see what can be done with normal cars that we see every day

 

Awesome work Scott!

 

Really good turn-around mate. Why do those red vauxhalls oxidise so badly?

 

Nice work there Bond....

 

I have an overwhelming urge to say "Back of the net!"



Press 5.

:thumb:

 

Fantastic turnaround. Amazing job; well done!

 

I have a astra mk4 also in flame red and mine looked alot like that one when i brought it great turn round buddie

 

Fantastic turnaround..what was his face when he look at the car?

 

Stunning work there mate.

 

top work there :argie:

 

Ta mate.

Looks like a completely different car!

Look closer..... Its still an astra mate. Im a detailer not a panel beater:lol:
Seriously though, thanks.:thumb:

Stunning work as always mate, but how great it is to see a regular motor being shown some real love and........WOW what a shine :doublesho love details like this :thumb:

Excellent

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Superb work with a great finish!:thumb:

Always enjoy these pink to red details.

Think its the most prominent view of a correction to paintwork when its like this imo. Cheers.

Wow,that's a turnaround top work! :thumb:

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That there, looks the puppys plums mate.

Superb!

Cheers Dave. I assume you mean poodles plums

love these real world details.
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Cant get more realistic than this eh? Cheers.

Great work, I was asked to sell my brothers 2000 (W) astra 1.6 estate - it was like that!

He said he wanted £350 for it, low miles 2 owner full history.... I spent a week sorting a few bits out that were picked up on the service and changing it from white to red.....

The insides were black I had to pressure wash the seats and carpet!

I then sold it for £1000

Brother was made up

And thats such a true thing that car owners dont understand. There is always true potential lying deep within the finish and sometimes it can take nothing more than a couple of days with the correct procedures and tools and the actual value can be boosetd substantially.

Brilliant Detail!!!

Red is my favourite colour to detail!!!

well done on this!!

Thanks:thumb:

Absolutely stunning turn around! Could not help having a little chuckle at using the 2BM on that car! Surely the 1BM would not of made any difference! Ha ha :thumb:

Still got to do a little pamperage regardless of the condition. Paint was quite contaminated so better with the 2BM to ensure my sponges didnt get buggered up

Awesome!!

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