Looks fab, roll that back into the showroom :thumb:

 

superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrb work, almost as tho its just come out the showroom!

 

Thanks guys.

There is a lot more that could be done to the vehicle imo. Well, the interior and engine bay need working still for a start.. but bodywork wise, I think rehittin some areas and actually working the likes of Menz FF would have refined the finish further.

Having posted this same report on my own personal website, one of my friends has come back to me with the following:

Also, did you notice...?

Quite hilarious I thought

 

Thanks guys.

There is a lot more that could be done to the vehicle imo. Well, the interior and engine bay need working still for a start.. but bodywork wise, I think rehittin some areas and actually working the likes of Menz FF would have refined the finish further.

Having posted this same report on my own personal website, one of my friends has come back to me with the following:

Quite hilarious I thought

Thats what i call attention to detail.... :lol:hehehe... great turnaround, :detailer: congrats.

 

LOL! the smiley face is excellent. Superb turnaround, a typical faded vauxhall red, now looks factory fresh again

 

looks more like Casper than a smilie, lol

 

That looks great - and nice face in the foam but how did you notice that :lol:

 

Looking back, it is a full on smiley! It wasn't me that noticed it, a friend on my own site. Eagle eyes!!

looks great.its strange that the bumpers and other plastics dont turn pink.anyone know why

I'd like to know this also.. probably a different laquear/clearcat/protection put on lower areas?! Meh.. saying that, the petrol filler cap had life in it still, yet the surrounding areas had faded quite badly. Something to do with plastics. :speechles

 

Very nice work, great pic's.........:thumb:

 

looks great.its strange that the bumpers and other plastics dont turn pink.anyone know why

 

I'll have a go but i'm preparing to be shot down in flames.

The metal panels will expand/contract more than the plastic with heat/cold. This will stress the paint probably resulting in micro-cracks. These would diffuse the light hitting the paint and turning it white (faded).

The paint plastic would not be subject to the same conditions.

Or......

Vauxhall used a diffrent formulation in the paint to get it to stick to plastic.

Probably the latter me thinks.

 

good turn around.

 

superb job there chum

 

Top work mate reminds me of my old pink nova.

 

The plastic panels may well be clear coated, they dont tend to fade.

 

WOW this has given me some confidence to tackle my sis's pink Polo..

Superb and not using the so called latest fad polishes

 

fantastic turnaround and an awsome write up as always jim :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

superb work as always Jim, love these pink to red transformations
how long did it take you?

 

It was a while ago now, but I recall it being a mid-morning (10ish..) start and finishing early evening.. oh wait:

"Take one faded Vauxhall Astra. Spend 8 hours on bringing the paint back to life."

There we are^^

Thanks for the comments!

 

Jim, how did you wash the pads afterwards? I am having trouble removing the paint from my pads.

Cracking transformation.

 

Jim, how did you wash the pads afterwards? I am having trouble removing the paint from my pads.

After this job Elliott a few of the pads had to be 'designated red/pink pads only'. They were pretty bad..

Most of them came up OK. I fill a bowl with warm/hot water with a wash detergent in.. leave them to soak for half hour. Then with a small stiff brush, I give them a scrub so to speak, kneading and rinsing as I go. Finally, change of water, run under running tap and rinse. Leave to dry.

I've never put mine in the washing machine.. I believe some people do.. but personally, I've not tried it yet.

Thanks for comments. :thumb:

 

The red 'was' dead

Great transformation :thumb: , now thats what I call CPR. This one you did breath some life back into the old girl.

 

Great transformation!

 

Nice work again Jimbo :thumb:

 

nice work, looks great

 

Nice one. Great turn around

 

Also, most motor manufacturers will paint the bumpers seperatley to the main bodyshell.
The painted bumpers (along with a few thousand other, seperate components!) get fitted to the painted 'shell during main assembly.

This could mean that the bumpers had a clear coat applied after painting - thus preventing the oxidisation which we see on the main bodyshell, which is obviously painted with single-stage or two-pack paint.

Some cars can show a slight colour variation between the bumpers and body, this is down to the fact that they are painted seperately - and will therefore never be a perfect match due to many factors during application.

 

i know vauxhall red paint is famous for this, but why does it happen ?

is the vauxhall red not clearcoated or something then ? as i cant think why else the paint pads would turn red unless you'd gone through the clearcoat and into the paint.

 

CTR Milano red

First of all a great job m8, but can i do this procedure with my honda type R ?A m8 of mine tried the bonnet first but paint was so thin he went right through to the undercoat!!!!! Hence a new carbon bonnet ,obviously i'm reluctant to continue with rest of car untill i can get some advice. thanks in advance :thumb:

 

:doublesho Top Work nice to see AG SRP getting some good press :thumb: