Oxidation removal??

[Fully]

wats the best way to remove Oxidation of my paint!!!!!
and also wat can i do to prevent it from happening again?? could i get a new clear coat put on?

cheers!

jezza

[Fully]

:b:

[seabs]

is this happening under your bonnet and transferring onto your cai?

[Fully]

is this happening under your bonnet and transferring onto your cai?

nope, its mainly on the roof, boot and bonnet. its really annoying as it makes my car look really sh!t. if a cut and polish does the trick i will buy a car cover and put it on when ever i can

[Bax]

Well I wouldn't cut it, lots of wax to slow it down. But as far as I'm aware its just dodgy paint that was used. Can't really stop it.

[fabz]

is this happening under your bonnet and transferring onto your cai?

How is that relavant?? He said nothing about the cai or did i miss something?? ha ha ha

[anton1o]

Join the club mate, ive got it all over my roof and a few spots here and there...
What ive learnt altho its cheating.. is 'tyre-shine' it will seriously make that paint shine. Ive done it on my roof once or twice, but always leaving a 2,3month gap inbetween recoating so im not abusing the remaining paint..

It will last about 3-4months also


And try and keep the car out of the sun, i walk 1km to school just so my car can sit in the shade..

Ive heard of people buying certain chemicals cost about $100 and is a tedious task.

[samuels]

wats the best way to remove Oxidation of my paint!!!!!
and also wat can i do to prevent it from happening again?? could i get a new clear coat put on?

cheers!

jezza

you won't stop it but you can slow it down,(if it's not to bad)good cut and polish with a machine (buffer),then waxed,and kept waxed regularly...it's a fault with paint pigmentation...i can't think who the paint supplier was now.

[Bax]

I really don't know why people are recommending cutting.

I've been told by numerous painters not to use it on new cars, freshly painted cars, it literally does cut into your paint, its used on faded paint, but I think if its continually used on paint thats this far gone it will only make it worse.

[380]

I cut and polished my white VP commodore which been effected by oxidation really bad. It had never been polished or waxed in the 15 years prior to me owning it (was bought by a family member brand new in 1991 and kept in the family), and was washed once every 6 months so I cut and polished it, and it looks like brand new paint now. I sealed it with a wax too which helped. Couldn't be happier. If your car is 10+ years old with poor paint, definitely give it a go.

You should only not cut and polish a car if it's reletively new or if it has a clear coat. I wasn't sure if the VP Commodores had clear coats or not but I chose to do it anyway because it was THAT bad. I know a lot of people in my position who would have been prepared to pay $3000 for a respray even though it wasn't necessary. The paintwork has come out looking like new, and the beauty of it is it's the factory paintjob, so you know its been done properly, not like some of these dodgy resprays I've seen before.

Thing is I was able to get the car very cheap, a) because of it's condition, and b) because it was from a family member. You should have seen the looks of their faces after I had cut and polished, and then waxed it! I then detailed the whole interior and the car looks better than 95% of VPs out there. The body is straight, engine and trans is good and all, so it's amazing how a few things (dirty interior and dirty exterior - oxidised paint) can make a car appear really bad. When I first bought it off them, they thought I was crazy. "Why would you even want this for?" they told me. Now they know why. I could see it's potential. And it only cost me $15 all up for the materials I needed to do the whole interior and exterior.

[samuels]

I really don't know why people are recommending cutting.

I've been told by numerous painters not to use it on new cars, freshly painted cars, it literally does cut into your paint, its used on faded paint, but I think if its continually used on paint thats this far gone it will only make it worse.

cutting is for old paint as you say,but in this situation it is warranted if you want to slow down the pigmentation release before your paint job gets totally knackered.
as for new cars theres no need for any kind of cut and polish....unless a panel has been repaired and painted,then you use a rubbing compound... ,it gives you the shine without the cutting of the paint(well not as much of a cut out as cutting compound)

[Fully]

Yeah i think i will go get it cut and polished. if it turns out good i will get a car cover and wash and wax it weekly. how much should i pay for a cut and polish??

cheers

Jezza

[samuels]

Yeah i think i will go get it cut and polished. if it turns out good i will get a car cover and wash and wax it weekly. how much should i pay for a cut and polish??

cheers

Jezza

$15-$25 for cut and polish...read tin,as there are different ones available (advertising ploy i would say)you need the one for dull/faded surfaces in older vehicles I.E cars over ten years old.

[Fully]

oh i was asking how much to get some one else to do it?? as i have already tried it myself with "mothers: pre-wax" which is supposed to remove it, it kinda helped but i really needed a buffer if i wanted it done properly.

[anton1o]

If you start to notice your material, is turning blue.. Stop!
Ive seen others with oxidiation going for a cut&polish and only taking alot of blue with them..
Its a risky situation.