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[Sam Burton]

Hi guys,

Ive brought as a Summer Toy a 1992 Mazda MX-5 can anyone suggest to me the best way of resotring the red ive read acouple of Forum articles contain post about G3 Cutting paste and then G10 to restore the Gloss i have a Electric Polisher with a Foam Head to play with so if anyone has managed to restore a red to a decent finish with some product please input

Thanks!

[Del Boy]

Red T-Cut works wonders when ever I get anything that is old, faded and red.

[Lazydocker]

Agreed... Unless you're experienced with a polishing mop I wouldn't advise attacking it with anything abrasive (which G3 is ) without lots of practice... Very easy to take it down to the metal by accident

[albitz]

Or at least take the lacquer off which I did with a metallic blue MX 5.Having said that,will a non metallic colour be lacquered ? 
As said Sam,Tcut may well do a good job.If you need to resort to a mop & G3,practice on something else which doesnt matter first,then keep wetting the surface and dont do the job on a warm sunny day (unlikely for a while anyway) as the G3 will dry into an abrasive powder quickly and cut through the paint before your eyes.

[Sam Burton]

Is there any other compound that work well with a mop as I've tried tout but it doesn't seem man enough and regarding being clearcoated it's not its an early solid colour which was applied as single spray system

Sam

[Lazydocker]

Is there any other compound that work well with a mop as I've tried tout but it doesn't seem man enough and regarding being clearcoated it's not its an early solid colour which was applied as single spray system

Sam

TBH, you can't beat a bit of elbow grease for fixing faded reds

[mantahatch]

There is some great pictures here http://www.astraownersclub.com/vb/showthread.php?t=382554

[Sam Burton]

There is some great pictures here http://www.astraownersclub.com/vb/showthread.php?t=382554

Doesn't actually say what products he used 

[cem_devecioglu]

Agreed... Unless you're experienced with a polishing mop I wouldn't advise attacking it with anything abrasive (which G3 is ) without lots of practice... Very easy to take it down to the metal by accident

++1 Agreed.. if you dont have a long time experience, either you will end up burning paint or at least loosing too much paint or laquer that you will need later..  besides corners can easily open with higher rpm.. use your hands  and with longitudinal direction of the part..

[Sam Burton]

Is there any other compound that work well with a mop as I've tried tout but it doesn't seem man enough and regarding being clearcoated it's not its an early solid colour which was applied as single spray system

Sam

TBH, you can't beat a bit of elbow grease for fixing faded reds

Well even if its by hand what products are good for restoring other than tcut

[cem_devecioglu]

Or at least take the lacquer off which I did with a metallic blue MX 5.Having said that,will a non metallic colour be lacquered ? 
As said Sam,Tcut may well do a good job.If you need to resort to a mop & G3,practice on something else which doesnt matter first,then keep wetting the surface and dont do the job on a warm sunny day (unlikely for a while anyway) as the G3 will dry into an abrasive powder quickly and cut through the paint before your eyes.

non metallics are more safe to work on than metallics.. they have their laquer mixed with the paint..so scratches are easier to polish off..
 
but of course has a limited thickness.

[albitz]

I would definitely go with T cut first.Ive had brilliant results on red with it.other products such as G3 or any other rubbing compound can be used by hand rather than machine,but it will take a lot more time/effort.

[cem_devecioglu]

Is there any other compound that work well with a mop as I've tried tout but it doesn't seem man enough and regarding being clearcoated it's not its an early solid colour which was applied as single spray system

Sam

TBH, you can't beat a bit of elbow grease for fixing faded reds

Well even if its by hand what products are good for restoring other than tcut

farecla G3 by hand.. and very soft cotton without dirt and dust.. stop every 2-3 minutes and check your work and surface .. if you use excessive force you can easily scratch it..

[Lazydocker]

Is there any other compound that work well with a mop as I've tried tout but it doesn't seem man enough and regarding being clearcoated it's not its an early solid colour which was applied as single spray system

Sam

TBH, you can't beat a bit of elbow grease for fixing faded reds

Well even if its by hand what products are good for restoring other than tcut

I managed to revive an old Cavalier with Mer

Was a good 5 hours or so though

[albitz]

It would take a MERacle to restore the paint on my old Cavalier.