Faded Car Paint Caused By Magnetic L Plates

[wednesdayboy]

My daughter has had L plates on here car for some time when she passed her test, she took them off but there are square faded patches where the L plates used to be. I have tried polish and T-cut but they haven't changed. Have you any ideas what I could try to do to get rid of the patches?

[Mamyalynne]

You've tried the right things, it's a common problem and there's no quick fix really.

[Buenchico]

Are you sure that you're going about it the right way? If an area of paintwork has been covered by an L-plate then it will be the rest of the paintwork which has been sun-bleached, with the protected area being unaffected.

So you should be T-cutting the main part of the paintwork, to try to get it to match the protected area, rather than the other way round.

[ummmm]

Agree with Buen...

[Mamyalynne]

This is USA but shows you what I mean.

[ToraToraTora]

yes chris is correct, the bits that need treating are the rest. Use a MOP with G3 then G10 all over, should be the trick.

[ToraToraTora]

oh and it's not caused by "magnetic L plates"

[wednesdayboy]

I am sure its the area covered by the L plates that are lighter, I can see why you would think the rest of the car had been sun bleach, but for some reason the exact area the L plates covered are several shades lighter. It would be some job to fade the rest of the whole car and match it with the rest.

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps you need a large decal to cover it.

[New Judge]

Best thing she can do is commit a couple of offences, get six points and have her licence revoked. That way she will have to put the 'L' plates back on. She's only got two years from the date of her test to do it though!! :-) :-)

Yes, I know - if I can't say anything sensible I should keep quiet :-)

[douglas9401]

Some odd stories on here especially the last:

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/257621-car-magnet-paint-damage-vista-print/

[yogi-bear]

lol ...Brilliant....that really made me chuckle, New Judge.☺

Oh and... Yes, I know - if I can't say anything sensible too, I should keep quiet, as well :-)

[Hopkirk]

You need to park the car with strong sunlight directly on the area concerned for a significant amount of time.

There may be a short delay until you can do this.