Milky Milky! Not lovely...

[Stef]

As most of you will know, that despite a full respray a few years back, poor Blipi is pinking, and badly!

What are your top tips and top products to rectify this dull unpleasent milky formation?

I'd rather take the option of doing it well once and on occasion than frequent polishing. My arms aren't strong and I have little patience.

Cheers all!

[dapinky]

If it was given a coat (or 2) of clearcoat laquer when it was resprayed, you may have a problem, as any milky appearance is usually to do with laquer coming away from the basecoat (caused by leaving the base coat too long before applying clearcoat).....

....however, if they just went for the good old-fashioned way of a solid colour and no clearcoat, then you wont beat an afternoon with the T-cut. (again, as it was only a couple of years ago, I'm making a basic assumption that they sprayed it with 2-pack paint, so it is 'hard' not 'soft' like cellulose.)

I have to do the red one once a year (as Angie doesn't polish it inbetween times!!!), it doesn't take that much effort, and the whole lot can be done in a couple of hours.

Wash it first, but don't use a shampoo with wax in it - i know the purists will scream in agony (due to the salt/chemicals in it) but a drop of washing-up liquid in warm water is good (a drop, mind - not a squirt or a splash - if you get it foaming, then it's too much - just something to break the surface tension of the droplets).

Dont need to leave it to dry/chamois it or anything posh - do the T-cut thing - one cloth to apply it, one to rub it off, and a soft one to polish it up.

Once done, apply a good quality (beeswax!) polish - paste/solid is usually better than liquid.

I know that there are lots of other opinions out there, some will no doubt tell you that you get a better shine with a different product etc etc etc, and i fully accept that this method will NOT give you a glass-like concouse finish, but it will do the job in half a day, not cost much, and is more than good enough for a car used regularly, not kept under cover in a garage.

[theelanman]

Pay a detailer about £60 to mop n polish.......

[Stef]

Great advice there. From both!

Must admit, I have been lazy and been using the 'ol Fairy on her. Maybe a magic wand would have been better! Will note to use proper car poo in the future (slap wrist)

Don't think I had lacquer finish, will be really peeved if I have and this is the paing coming away then.

Who knows, for Donington she may shine!

[rip]

You could try clay. Seems to take dirt away without being aggressive, leaving a smooth finish.

Why have you used washing-up liquid when car shampoo is easily available & inexpensive?
I noticed chunks out of the front & rear wing panels while we were at Snetterton. You won't polish those out.

[Doug]

Stef,
where have your priorities been? Surely you should have some boy toy you can make polish your car now and then!!
-D

[Stef]

Hey Doug!

Chaps can be great, but sometimes restrictive, hence my lack of LEC involvement over the past few years

Hope to do better next time.

If you are offering a rub down, you're welcome to Sunny Northants anytime

[Doug]

you know it, baby!

[Stef]

If everyone believes in fairies enough, Blipi could be cured...