sheep911uk Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The guards red paintwork on my 86 911 was looking very tired and faded so I went to see my local detailer to see if he could help, after a long discussion he said he could get the colour back. I collected the car on saturday and the results are amazing, it has completely transformed the car from a dull flat red/pink colour to a rich vibrant red which you can see your reflection in with no swirls from dodgy eastern european car washes!!!! He spent 50 hours re hydrating the paint and machining it to get the colour back and mirror finish, It wasnt cheap but it was well worth it as the results are stunning. Pics to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gander Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 50 hours!?? My goodness I'd hate to anticipate the final bill. I suppose you'd need to compare with a paint respray to put it in perspective. Regards, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I was at the Maldon Car Show yesterday with my Guards Red Coupe parked with a red 944 one side and a red 3.2 Targa Super Sport the other. I thought my paint was quite good until you could compare directly. The other two were sparkling and mine looked Matt Pink by comparison! Really must get mine properly sorted. Would be very interested in where you went and how much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 dodgy eastern european car washes!!!! what is it with British people always undermining foreigners!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevvy Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 what is it with British people always undermining foreigners!!!??? I hope yr joking Fred Haway Sheepy - get the pics up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep911uk Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 The eastern european car washes are £5 for a reason!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I'd imagine the tables are easily turned in other countries Fred. We as British are known for our bad teeth, poor cooking and about 2 dozen more generalisations that I can't really think of at the moment, but you get the picture. Though I guess you could go to an all English only car wash, pay £2.50 and have the same service, it's probably more reflective of the price and a lazy car owner rather than origin of the hand holding the dirty sponge that's been dropped on the floor fifty times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestershire Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Don’t knock the Eastern Europeans. British manufacturing would have come to a complete standstill without them. My heart sinks when recruitment agencies send ‘local’ temps to my business. A couple of weeks back I had chap call in to ask if I could give his son a job – he was obviously a desperate man. It filled me with confidence when he came out with the quote ‘I don’t know what to do with him’ – just what any potential employer wants to hear. A week later he called back, again enquiring over the possibilities of employment. I pointed out my concerns about the ‘I don’t know what to do with him’ and the fact that it was dad visiting not son. He tried to quash my fears and stated that his wife had now prepared a CV for the son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Foreign cars - what a load of rubbish, they'll never catch on. Now, who's got the keys to my Morris Marina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rock Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Now, who's got the keys to my Morris Marina? Mmm, Morris Marina... [/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP72 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I've recently succumbed to the draw of detailingworld.co.uk and just received a box of microfibres, LSPs, cleanser,, etc etc. I do have 'previous' of this when I had the CS, and probably used the products 3 times max in 2 years of ownership. As I've just said to the Mrs ... "i'm just going outside and may be some time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 You've got a good excuse at the moment Shrish as yours is all shiny and new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep911uk Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) here are the pictures Bonnet 50 /50 Edited July 8, 2013 by sheep911uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep911uk Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Door handle before -note swirls in paint Door handle after 50/50 on 2 panels Finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 You can get good results with one of those rotary power mop things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep911uk Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 True but nowhere near as good as this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Looks lovely but 50hrs, thats bonkers money for a wash and wax, how relaxed will you feel about driving about in it now? I'll bet I've got swirls on my eyeballs so it would be a waste of money on my car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sladey Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 How are they with rust? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep911uk Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 I have no worries about driving it, it needed that amount of hours as the paint was really tired, Its 85% finished theres still a bit more to do later in the year. It was a fair bit of money but why have a nice mechanically sound car that is let down by dull paintwork. Professional paint correction is so much more involved than just a wash and wax !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richthomas Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Just think of the weight saving - paint must be slightly thinner now Looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyChap Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Red paint on 80s cars seems to be a nightmare. My old Scirocco needed polishing every other week if the sun was shining. I'm not sure how bad your car was, but in 50hrs I'd expect them to be down to bare metal, if not Australia. I just used hand-glaze (ooo-err) and half an hour of elbow grease (ooo-err) was usually enough with my old car. Bit of p1200 (wet) and some t-cut usually gets rid of swirls and minor scratches. This is the stuff... http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine/Home/Products/Catalog/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20S4K7000000_nid=GSXX2NQ3V5be9NQK7NZ8TZgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterJLampwick Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I got a red Mercedes back to red from pink after much elbow grease, and the wife's Sierra was matt pink by the time we scrapped it. It caused me to vow never to buy a red car again. You'd think that Merc would use a better UV resistant paint than Ford, but obviously Porker Guards Red is the same. Anyway, not to be the harbinger of doom, but once I'd got the Mercedes back to red, it gradually faded back to matt pink in the sun. I sold it at night to a Romanian guy who had driven up from London to pay cash. Relevant to the above, the Polish couple who drove my Merc back from Manchester at 1am had to be up for work at 7am!! Talk about a work ethic. Sadly he also got a speeding fine, as I had to send on the notice that Yorkshire plod sent me, 70 in a 50mph roadworks. The moral of the story is never trust a red car, and ALWAYS get the new keepers written info in the V5 before they drive off with your old car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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