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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343  |
oh yes. dark colours seem to be worse.
Just factor in an insurance claim for a full respray before you sell it for someone keying it and dont worry about laning  |
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15th Oct 2011 3:56pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Yep
Mine is Galway Green, just looking at it and the paint scratches 
Good thing  is that because the paint is soft the scratches tend to polish out unless they are deep.
I have done two years of green lanes and offroad and I must admit that the paintwork is not that bad. It does help having a DA polisher to give it a good sorting out once a year. Bob |
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15th Oct 2011 5:47pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Nick
you could consider wrapping it ? or buying a "basher" for greenlaning ? Bob - what's a DA polisher ? is it something to do with Zag ? bp |
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15th Oct 2011 6:03pm |
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| Nick T Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: Bolton Posts: 203  
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I really can't believe how easy it is to mark a purpose made off road vehicle. I've got a black 90 53 plate and a 110 2001 plate-both work horses, never get washed but don't mark like this new one
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15th Oct 2011 8:43pm |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266  
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it's the water based paints 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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16th Oct 2011 6:43am |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459 
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Yes your right, mine chips and scratches with ease not like the old paint did. |
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16th Oct 2011 8:50am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266
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Hi Justin, how's it going havn't senn you for awhile 2.4 90 XS 1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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16th Oct 2011 9:53am |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459
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Been lerking
Work has been pretty mad so less time to spend on line. Always pop in once a day though |
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16th Oct 2011 10:28am |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2411  
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The cost of fashion colours to be seen. Before they where just African white, light green and khaki
Puma 110" SW
............................................................. Earth first. Other planets later |
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16th Oct 2011 10:41am |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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I’m told that wrapping it in cling film, stops the bushes scratching it, but I’ve never tried it.
Merlin |
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16th Oct 2011 11:43am |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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Steve It is a dual action polisher, similar thing to a dual action sander - in fact some are converted sanders. Not as dangerous to the paintwork as a full rotary polisher when used by an amateur
This is the sort of thing http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/meguiar...4QodwEUXIw Bob |
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16th Oct 2011 2:29pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580
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Bob, how would one of those DA polishers cope with logos on sides of the vehicle?
Or should the question be how would the logo cope with a DA polisher? Brendan |
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16th Oct 2011 3:00pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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Brendan
I used mine on a van that had logos, vinyl stick on I think, and there was no problem at all. I did lower the speed when working around the logos just in case. The good thing with a DA is that it does not spin up as fast as a full rotary so the chance of burning the paint is virtually nil and this is probably why I got away with polishing over logos. Bob |
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16th Oct 2011 3:16pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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cheers Bob
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16th Oct 2011 4:35pm |
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