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After 3 hours of buffing and Polishing...EXTREME MAKEOVER :) - 6G Celicas Forums

Topic #70319 34 posts Started by 2celicas2love
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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 31, 2009 - 1:14 AM) *
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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 30, 2009 - 11:08 PM) *
>It looks much better. However, please know it's all temporary. My paint job wasn't nearly as bad as yours, and while buffing really helped, after about 4-5 days it not only started to look dull, but attracted dirt like a magnet. I couldn't even wipe it off.

Now, your celica is different as the red models had base and clear while my white had single stage enamel, but it will act very similarly.

If you want my honest opinion, you might start considering reapraying the car. It doesn't have to be expensive, it just has to be prepped correctly and taken to a good (hard to find) Maaco.


You're right, but she plans to get the car painted a custom color soon, so this is just to hold her over for now. Sounds like she has got some good plans for it.

I'm also glad I got respond to this before we got people coming in and posting, "Can't you read?" laugh.gif


Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I can read. The question is, do I have time to read everything.. not really. Got my own Celica to work on wink.gif. Time is precious.

Best of luck with the paint job.
Meguiar's Deep Crystal system.

Not a bad setup, but for long-term protection I'd suggest the NXT wax, which is actually a polymer.
i love it that you have a 7th gen and a 6th gen.

2001 Celica GT-S Turbo1997 Supra TT 6speed1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap1990 Celica All-Trac
What a difference! When I bought my current Supra a few years ago it came from El Paso. The paint was horrible, dull and clear coat pealed off in many areas. After claying and waxing, it turned out much better, but obviously the areas with peeling clear coat still looked bad. It's amazing what a good wax job will do.

1998 Toyota Celica GT Liftback-Black on black/ivory-Bought new, sold in 2010, rebought in 20211999 Toyota Celica GT Liftback-Renaissance red on black