Solid paint

**thestaffy** · 17th April 2007, 18:02

Ok guys my car is red as most of u will know and the paint is solid instead of matlic.What is the best way for me to treat my paint as every time i polish it my cloths are pure red so i must be taking the paint of.Is there any special stuff i can buy out there so i can keep her red as i dont want to be driving about in a Pink car

**dazzer t** · 17th April 2007, 18:10

what are you using to polish it?.

**MysteryElite** · 17th April 2007, 18:32

Originally Posted by dazzer t

what are you using to polish it?.

Sounds like paint stripper!

**Gsi3.2** · 17th April 2007, 18:55

Just use a good quality polish.. it sounds like you're still removing the oxided paint layers ( the pink)... we had this on an old Mk2 cav..

i just gave it a good coat of Autoglym polish so try and seal the surface..but if it's badly oxided it will turn the cloths red....

I'm sure once Bryan returns to the land of the living he'll be along with some BETTER advice....

I even got a detailing 'how2' from the man himself at irmschers..

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**thestaffy** · 17th April 2007, 21:19

I am using autoglym super resin polish and then autoglym extra gloss protection.What is the oxided paint layers?

**Little John** · 18th April 2007, 01:42

the top layer of paint comes in to contact with the air and reacts with it (oxidisation) normally dulling the paint turning it pink in the case of a red car. to restore the shine you need to remove the oxidised layer and expose "fresh" paint.

Metalic and perlescent paint usually has a clear coat layer but solid colours dont.

Best thing would be to use a good wax to protect the paint and keep it protected, That is what we used to do with my dads old astra that had a solid green colour, it still looked good after 140000 miles and 15 years after it came out of the factory. when we polished it we ended up with green cloths but after getting it to shine it was wax all the way.