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Feb 19, 2013 12:36:49 GMT
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I think your issue here (other than people who have better things to worry about getting offended) is that you will struggle to get a flat red rather flat Mars Pink. You've said you don't want to do a paint job, but with a bit of organisation, you can rattle can to a really good satin finish in whatever shade you want, especially if you use something like the Montana Black graffiti paints. That said, if you hit the whole car with a light scuffing up to fade the paint a bit, it'll be pretty much ready for paint anyway
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2013 12:37:45 GMT by ben711200
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MattE
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Feb 19, 2013 15:00:44 GMT
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Feb 19, 2013 18:17:33 GMT
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It might not fade it exactly as the rest, but spraying concentrated Traffic Film Remover on it neat and leaving it in the sun will make it haze over more and "dry it out".
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Kieran
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Feb 19, 2013 18:31:44 GMT
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Flat it with scotch bright.
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The Ashby Jackson fleet:-
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Feb 19, 2013 19:10:45 GMT
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. you can rattle can to a really good satin finish in whatever shade you want, especially if you use something like the Montana Black graffiti paints. +1 for the Montana Black. Perfect if you're doing it outside and in the cold, both of which normally make watching paint drying like watching paint dry but this stuff dries much more quickly than others I've used. By the time you go over the whole body to try and rescue the original paint or flatten it all down, you'd have basically prepped the car for a respray. Do a bit of masking afterwards (okay, massively understated the effort in masking) and spray it a nice even satin colour.
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Feb 20, 2013 12:55:51 GMT
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scotch pad and leave some tfr on it should make it look aged
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VIP
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Feb 20, 2013 13:12:47 GMT
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Your Mk2 is Tornado Red. This is what I did to my Mars Red Mk1 Jetta when I 'patina'd' it. Used 120grit paper on a long block, and rubbed through to primer on panel edges. The centre of the panels were done by hand, altering pressure to get high and low spots.
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Feb 20, 2013 15:01:26 GMT
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If you think you will ever sell it on again, just polish it
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xrmike
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Feb 20, 2013 15:56:05 GMT
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Not if he goes through to the primer! The paint wont have any clear coat as its old HS style paint so I will suggest it will be very thin due to the age of the car.
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bortaf
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Feb 21, 2013 12:17:36 GMT
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TFR or truckwash is what they use in car washes as the degreaser, leave it on paint and it melts the top surface it's about all that will get a matt or satin finish clean after a year or 2 without washing it That VW just looks prepped for paint not aged at all sorry, that's the main reason I don't like fake aging, it nearlay allways looks fake You should be proud you have a decent RED paintjob there wern't many about back in the day Leave it under a UV lamp and let that do what normaly takes a year and fade to pink, salmon pink was allways the excuse back in the day, "yeah mate it's salman pink, a special order"
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Last Edit: Feb 21, 2013 12:22:52 GMT by bortaf
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Feb 21, 2013 12:35:03 GMT
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Neat TFR to strip off any polish/wax/etc. and get a start on the paint. Then park it under a Lime tree all summer - to give it a nice coating of sticky, corrosive sap - and never wash anything other than the windows. Fully 'aged' in about 6 months.
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Feb 23, 2013 16:04:37 GMT
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Wash with an abrasive in the water, like talc or maybe even grinding dust from ya angle grinder.
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.
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Feb 23, 2013 18:22:45 GMT
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Don't do what has been done to the Jetta, that looks like its been prepped to paint and left.....Paint goes first on the corner edges of panels like the wing tops where it gets polished too much, then flat surfaces exposed to sunlight the most, it doesn't go on the bottom of the doors. If you're going for that look it needs treating with something or it will rapidly dissolve over the winter.....
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