Comments on: Car Paint Care Tips

By: Buy & Sell Number Plates

Buy & Sell Number Plates — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:07:22 +0000

Re: the red paint turning pink. This is oxidisation, I had the same thing on my first car, an old Ford Fiesta. You will waste lots of time and effort if you try to use t cut, or any other polish, by hand. You need to either wetsand the paint back and repolish it, or get it porter cable polished. Worked for me

By: unparalled60

unparalled60 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:02:51 +0000

These are really nice car paint tips. Sometimes, i mean most of the time, i get too busy to think about my car’s paint and all that.

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:26:08 +0000

Hi Kriska,

Make sure that you’ve applied a good amount of primer – maybe 5 coats – before going on to apply the actual colour.

Try sanding every coat that you apply to even it out.

When you’re satisfied with the look, apply your lacquer layer evenly.

By: kriska

kriska — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:48:54 +0000

hi i was just wondering if u need more coats of white paint then any other colour when ur painting a car? wev applied 3 coats of white on the prima and it came out rough so we sanded it back a little with fine as paper and u can see the grey come through from the prima…? frustrating

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:34:15 +0000

Hi,

I have white area forming on the roof of my medium blue 15-year-old Corolla. How can I tell whether this is the primer or whether it is oxidation?

Thanks!

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:24:08 +0000

Hi Lynn,

Given modern production methods, you shouldn’t really see any difference in oxidation of your car whichever colour you pick. I will say though that scratches appear far more noticeable on a black car than they do others – I know this from experience as my car is black!

Dark colours apparently used to oxidise quicker due to not having a clear layer added. No doubt though you’re not getting a matt colour but something extremely modern, either a metallic or ‘deep’ red that’ll be made of multiple layers. Just keep it out of the sun and clear of bird droppings and you should have a great looking car for years.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:22:08 +0000

I’m going to buy a 2009 Prius and was going to get black or silver, but I just saw a red one and loved it. Will I be more in trouble with the red paint oxidizing more than the other colors? Thanks for your advice!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:40:58 +0000

im wondering if its just the lacqeur that has reacted….i’ll post some pics asap if possible.

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:17:12 +0000

I’d love to try it but I think I’d better get the scuffs and paintwork sorted before I apply the Diamondbrite…

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:44:53 +0000

I can endorse Danny’s info. I have a black Freelander which I had treated with the Diamondbrite over 2 years ago when the car was already 18 months old. The car still looks so good that somebody was practically begging me to sell it to him a few months ago! All I do is wash it (manually) and rinse it with the Diamondbrite Conserver stuff once a month. Bloody good product….