Removing Scratches & Cleaning Carpets...
Discussion
Hi guys
First off, one of the previous owners managed to scratch the paint on my car. Now the paint is a pearlecant (not sure how you spell that one) so unsure how easy it would be to sort. Would appreciate your input.
There also seems to be patches of decolorisation in the carpats and door cards. Any idea of what products I could try to bring out the original colours again?
Thank you
Dave
First off, one of the previous owners managed to scratch the paint on my car. Now the paint is a pearlecant (not sure how you spell that one) so unsure how easy it would be to sort. Would appreciate your input.
There also seems to be patches of decolorisation in the carpats and door cards. Any idea of what products I could try to bring out the original colours again?
Thank you
Dave
If the scratch is through the clearcoat you will need to visit the bodyshop. If not then you need to borrow a random orbital polisher and get to work with a variety of polishes from people like Meguiars, 3M or Menzerna. Alays start with the least aggressive and work up. Afterwards its just a question of waxing.
From the photos it looks like a trip to the bodyshop.
For carpets etc Meguiars APC (All Purpose Cleaner) mixed 8 parts water to 2 parts APC. This will lift out most of the dirt when used with a brush or sponge. When dry hoover.
Leather....many use Gliptone Leather cleaner and then the conditioner. I also like the Croftgate range and LTT leather care products ( an industry secret ). Be gentle, don't rub and always keep your leather conditioned, feed it every few months.
From the photos it looks like a trip to the bodyshop.
For carpets etc Meguiars APC (All Purpose Cleaner) mixed 8 parts water to 2 parts APC. This will lift out most of the dirt when used with a brush or sponge. When dry hoover.
Leather....many use Gliptone Leather cleaner and then the conditioner. I also like the Croftgate range and LTT leather care products ( an industry secret ). Be gentle, don't rub and always keep your leather conditioned, feed it every few months.
For the carpets, can you borrow a *drum roll* carpet shampooing machine? Carpet is carpet really. A portable machine like a wet and dry vac with a detergent tank would be good, and make sure it has an appropriate selection of nozzle ends for cleaning awkward nooks and crannies of carpet.
Use low-foam shampoo designed for use in machines like that, at the correct dilution ratio, otherwise you might have a "help my car is FULL of foam" incident, and check for colour fastness on an inconspicuous area first.
I tend to agree with bellair's assessment of the photos - the scratches will need paint. TVR's can be notoriously tricky to colour match, mainly due to the idiosyncracies in their manufacture and subsequent paint coding.
Looks like the underlying composite is completely intact, so any skilled paintwork supplier should be able to help - given the damage is on a very small scale, a bodyshop with an 'express paint' line (in-house SMART repair) or a competent SMART repair specialist is probably your best bet for a solid repair without inflated pricing - get local recommendations as to who should be trusted with your P&J.
Tol
Use low-foam shampoo designed for use in machines like that, at the correct dilution ratio, otherwise you might have a "help my car is FULL of foam" incident, and check for colour fastness on an inconspicuous area first.
I tend to agree with bellair's assessment of the photos - the scratches will need paint. TVR's can be notoriously tricky to colour match, mainly due to the idiosyncracies in their manufacture and subsequent paint coding.
Looks like the underlying composite is completely intact, so any skilled paintwork supplier should be able to help - given the damage is on a very small scale, a bodyshop with an 'express paint' line (in-house SMART repair) or a competent SMART repair specialist is probably your best bet for a solid repair without inflated pricing - get local recommendations as to who should be trusted with your P&J.
Tol
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