freeman(sting)
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is mopping any good
what is it
does it makes much difference to a red car,
how much does it cost,
[Edited on 15-11-2006 by Ian]
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Planty02
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will make a lot of difference on a red car 
Think it basically cuts a thin layer of lacquer off the top (ie dirty lacquer) and leaves clean lacquer on the surface
EDIT:It will make a red car look like new 
[Edited on 14-11-2006 by Planty02]
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freeman(sting)
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how much will it cost
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Planty02
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Not sure tbh - think some will do it for bout 70-80 but i could be wrong
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big eck
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It wont make a difference unless the lacquer is really thin on the car mate, had mine done a while ago and it made no difference
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mav
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Costs from £60-£100 as far as I am aware...IMHO will make a difference on anycar..It's and intense polish that will make it shine...Uses cutting compound and reveals new paint/laquer (i think) 
Eck it must have made a difference on the car just not to the slight different colour on the panels??
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big eck
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Nope was told by 2 different body shops that the lacquer must be very thin to make a difference but bexause mine is in very good condition it made no difference 
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mav
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p4uls corsa
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do it urself get some cutting compound g3 ect go over all car with it buff it off and polish should see big change to red paint ive done loads a few cars that paint was nearly white and got it back to red with a few hours buffing
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City
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whats a good g3 compound mate
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p4uls corsa
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its a rubbing compound used for smoothing buffing paint
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Farecla-G3-Regular-Grade-Rubbing-Compound-Paste-tube_W0QQitemZ200047168797QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72201QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Graeme
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We charge around £80 - £120 depending how bad the car is to mop and any car can look great with a mop (full body polish).
Basically what i use is a compound head on a machine polisher and some Farecla G3 or G4 compound and basically work it into the body work, then we use a Compound that is a finer polish and a 100% lambs wool head and polish that over and finished off with a wax to make the car all look lovely and shiny!
you can do it your self but with a machine polisher and a compound head you need to know what ur doing or you can burn through the paint and down to the bare plastic/metal!
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City
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thats stuff any good mate?
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p4uls corsa
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most garages/bodyshops use it mate
its about 10 quid from car paint shops
[Edited on 14-11-2006 by p4uls corsa]
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ed
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I used some 3M Finesse on my car the other week. Did the job nicely. Strange about the laquer, if it's thin you can't compound polish it because you will take it off and be left with exposed colour which is a bad thing...
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City
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anywere do it in west yorks??
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ed
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Was told to only use G3 in scratches because it's not really meant for tidying things up all over. Did a good job on the scrape on my door though 
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p4uls corsa
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look in phone book for local piant supplier should sell it just ask for some g3 cutting/rubbing compound
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freeman(sting)
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
We charge around £80 - £120 depending how bad the car is to mop and any car can look great with a mop (full body polish).
Basically what i use is a compound head on a machine polisher and some Farecla G3 or G4 compound and basically work it into the body work, then we use a Compound that is a finer polish and a 100% lambs wool head and polish that over and finished off with a wax to make the car all look lovely and shiny!
you can do it your self but with a machine polisher and a compound head you need to know what ur doing or you can burn through the paint and down to the bare plastic/metal!
is that an expensive shop that you work for or is that the normal price
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Graeme
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about average for that kinda thing but genrally in spraying were quite high as we do alot of expensive cars eg, Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche and limo`s and specialise in BMW
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freeman(sting)
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kk does anyone no if a firm called spraytech would do that
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ed
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Phone them and ask?
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freeman(sting)
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might just do that
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