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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Del Boy on 21 October 2010, 18:05:39

Title: Been given a little project
Post by: Del Boy on 21 October 2010, 18:05:39

A 1992 'K' Mazda MX-3 1.8 V6 in red, good bits are that it has no rust, a rare front bumper (apparently), new exhaust, full Mazda Service history and 50 something thousand miles  :y :y

Problems are though, sometimes it develops a misfire when it's warm (plugs I suspect), CV joint needed, it's been sitting since November and hasn't been cleaned since then either  :o

The major problem is though, when it was last cleaned in November, someone (my sons mate) used lorry wash without diluting it so it now has streaky paintwork in places, even a long hard polishing with T-Cut got some out, but left a lot of streaks in there any ideas what to use, I'm thinking Farcela G3 or 3M cutting compund?

Couple of pictures of the streaks on route  :y

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: spud1990 on 21 October 2010, 19:04:33

a good mop and polish will bring the paint work back. then just polish it regular to stop it from faiding :y :y

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 October 2010, 19:15:03

must see the pictures.. but generally g3 with a good mop and a polisher will solve..

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: bluey on 21 October 2010, 20:10:23

Don't want to be alarmist but does the MX-3 use the infamous V6 unit that gums up big stylee?

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: Omegatoy on 21 October 2010, 20:19:18

if you have an electric mop/polisher i would go for G6 G3 is really only for fine polishing, but if thre paint has faded badly behind the truck wash it will always be streaky!!

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: Del Boy on 21 October 2010, 21:13:38

The paint has only faded where it's been sat, it wasn't like that before, but I hope it doesn't stay like that, it's a cracking little car, pictures anyway, sorry for poor quality they were taken in low light:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_0245.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_0243.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_0242.jpg)

One to show how well it does come up, we only went over this side once too:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_0244.jpg)

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: spud1990 on 21 October 2010, 21:16:20

that will polish up like new with a mop. :y :y

Title: Re: Been given a little project
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 October 2010, 21:30:21

cant understand the conditions of paint exactly from the pictures but if there are bad areas that resist to polish you can use 2000 grid with soapy water..

but first age those papers by rubbing few times on a hard surface..