Gez G
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Registered: 12th May 04
Location: Glasgow
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Good choice!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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lovely car mate, i've been looking at black and red ones and i'm tempted. seem to have very different prices though, some are about 5k some are 7k+
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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Nice car kyle, mate had one of these for a couple of years, spot on motors 
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DaNnY_LaD
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Registered: 30th Nov 05
Location: Walkden,Manchester
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A mapped Leon with the supporting mod would eat a 106gti from a 2nd + gear run..
Of the line ud just have to catch it...
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BluKoo
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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My brother had an LCR. It was remapped and had a full miltek system. Rolling roaded @ 266 bhp.
It was pretty quick. Such a nice feel to it too. Can't beat German quality.
Do you know if yours was 210 or 225 standard?
[Edited on 19-02-2009 by BluKoo]
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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That looks awesome in red with those wheels
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Just to annoy you, paint fade can only be sorted by a re-spray. The fade is the paint itself, something to do with Seat not putting enough UV protection in the lacquer  Sucks I know
Joined up on SeatCupra.net yet?
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
Just to annoy you, paint fade can only be sorted by a re-spray. The fade is the paint itself, something to do with Seat not putting enough UV protection in the lacquer Sucks I know
Whoever told you that was either speaking a load of shit, winding you up, or maybe he owned a bodyshop and was hoping to get a full respray job out of it. 
I just asked my bro who knows what hes talking about when it comes to paint and restoring it.
[Edited on 19-02-2009 by BluKoo]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Nice cars.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Well thats what Ive been told on SCN and cutting compound doesn't do a thing to the paint!
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BluKoo
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I wish i could remember exactly what my brother told me, but he said something like there being UV reflectors (i think) in the clear coat, and the shine would only be compromised if 50-60% of that was removed.
Don't quote me on that though, I may have mixed up what my brother said
[Edited on 19-02-2009 by BluKoo]
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antnee
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It happens on all Onvi yellow Seat. A machine polish may help a little but won't cure the fade. If it hasn't been resprayed with a single stage (you will get pigment on cloth/pad when polishing), a respray is the only answer  My Ibiza is really bad for fading, I took the Cupra badge of mine today, after a T-cut and wax it still shows (the badge had been on for about 3-4 years)
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antnee
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Just found this, written by Prestige Polish (some detailer guy)
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IF you have not had any paintwork carried out on the area in question of fading then you have a clear coat. If it's ever been resprayed then there is a possibility that it is a single stage paint but you won't know for sure untill you tackle it with a polish of some sort. If you get colour pigment on your pad when polishing then it is single stage and will have been resprayed at some point as these are clearcoat as standard.
If you get colour pigment on your pad then the problem can be resolved with a machine polish.
If you don't get colour pigment on your pad then you have a clear coat and might still be factory standard clear coat. If this is the case then it might still be able to be fixed without a respray if it's the clear coat that has oxidised.
BUT...
It could be the paint that has oxidised and if this turns out to be the case then a respray will be needed to fix this problem as no ammount of machine polishing will fix this without burning through the clear coat but that is something you really want to avoid doing.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
A machine polish may help a little but won't cure the fade.
You can't exactly cure fade. You just really have to protect it and look after it to slow down the process.
I hear Dodo Banana Amour is very highly recommended for yellow cars.
One of my brothers mates who's also a detailer has a yellow Ibiza, and last time I saw that it didn't look faded at all, and I very much doubt it had been resprayed.
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antnee
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I think its one of those things though, if you keep on top of it before its a problem, its ok
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DaNnY_LaD
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
quote:
Originally posted by antnee
A machine polish may help a little but won't cure the fade.
You can't exactly cure fade. You just really have to protect it and look after it to slow down the process.
I hear Dodo Banana Amour is very highly recommended for yellow cars.
One of my brothers mates who's also a detailer has a yellow Ibiza, and last time I saw that it didn't look faded at all, and I very much doubt it had been resprayed.
all onvis through out the vag range using yellow Fade...Dosnt matter how much polish you use...
It todo when the fucked up on the base coat...
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BluKoo
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hmmm, i guess i stand corrected then.
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
Nice car kyle, mate had one of these for a couple of years, spot on motors
Cheers buddy. I still owe you 20 quid. Give me your bank account details and next friday i will wire you the monies. Lol. Hope alls good mate
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Dione J
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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
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Lovely choice, I have the 180bhp version in black, welcome to the 1.8T club!
Make sure you get signed on SCN
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K2 GTi
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Yeah im onthere buddy. And this weekend im going to see if I can bring the yellow out.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Want to see some pics! Even better if I see it in the flesh next week 
The Derby meet should be a good one, got about 15names down on the list already, plus we going to be doing some videos as a few people have had new exhausts or changes to their exhausts and want some sound clips
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K2 GTi
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im cleaning it saturday morning, sorting the fading out (hopefully , fingers crossed) and ill put pics on mate 
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Good choice
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Dione J
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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
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Any pics yet? 
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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its not saturday yet
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