Help! Best way to renovate my Mitsubishi paintwork?
Help! Best way to renovate my Mitsubishi paintwork?
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104 posts

232 months

Tuesday 25th February 2014
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I bought a new black Mitsubishi Grandis for our expanding family in 2005 & I've always thought that the paint finish appeared very soft & very easy to scratch. Even with a finger nail. Needless to say 9 years later the car has many light scratches all over it which really take that well looked after look away. I can T cut it & re-polish the panels with Autoglim Resin polish & it will look good for a couple of months then its back to the same old. It is as if the car was never finished correctly & I'm dealing with raw paintwork. My older M3 has received the same care & has a far superior finish with practically unblemished bodywork. I've just seen an American advert for 5 Star Shine (containing PTFE) & it looks like the cure I'm after. Does anyone have any experience of this problem or this product or any other solutions?

roboxm3

2,485 posts

224 months

Tuesday 25th February 2014
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You might want to head over to detailingworld and see if there's anything recommended there, or perhaps sign up and ask the question; those boys know their stuff when it comes to that sort of thing!

conkerman

3,513 posts

164 months

Tuesday 25th February 2014
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Resin polish is just that, it offers pretty much no protection.

Use extra gloss protection and/or aqua wax after polishing. Should stay nice for longer.