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Tips for getting that Show Car shine.
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By Cal3
#3807122
So i have a Milano red Fn2 and ive been thinking to myself recently it looks very dull compared to a few other red fn2's around.
Does anyone had any idea the best way to get the brightness back? Bearing in mind i do polish it every so often, but i dont know if there is something else out there on the market that would help?
Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated :D
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By J@mes
#3807131
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Take it for a professional detail if you have the money would be my suggestion, if it bothers you that much.
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By thorno_58
#3808203
Cal3 wrote:So i have a Milano red Fn2 and ive been thinking to myself recently it looks very dull compared to a few other red fn2's around.
Does anyone had any idea the best way to get the brightness back? Bearing in mind i do polish it every so often, but i dont know if there is something else out there on the market that would help?
Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated :D
This is what I would do :
1, wash
2, clay / de tar.
3, polish (something like auto glym super resin)
4, seal (poor boys paint sealant or auto glym extra gloss etc)
5, coat it up with some wax of your choice.

Should bring it back to life :-)
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By billster
#3808208
thorno_58 wrote:
Cal3 wrote:So i have a Milano red Fn2 and ive been thinking to myself recently it looks very dull compared to a few other red fn2's around.
Does anyone had any idea the best way to get the brightness back? Bearing in mind i do polish it every so often, but i dont know if there is something else out there on the market that would help?
Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated :D
This is what I would do :
1, wash
2, clay / de tar.
3, polish (something like auto glym super resin)
4, seal (poor boys paint sealant or auto glym extra gloss etc)
5, coat it up with some wax of your choice.

Should bring it back to life :-)
This will do it. About a day's work to do it properly and a few quid on materials that you haven't already got- I guess around a hundred for everything you would need.

Or take it to a detailer and get them to do it.
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By Cal3
#3810792
Ive got the full auto glym set that i use on it every second week plus the megiaurs clay bar and tar remover. Even with these i still think it looks pretty dull. Maybe my best bet is just getting a respray.....
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By jtc
#3810794
Autoglym, apart from SRP, is pretty generic and not that great.

What you really need is a decent wax/sealant that'll make the colour more vibrant.

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