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D8VYR
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T-cut or polish
« on: Jun 29th, 2006, 9:46pm » |
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can anyone tell of a descent (and easy applied) polish i can use on my scorp to try and hide the scratches that seem to be taking over my car, trying to get it nice and shiney for the weekend ahead cheers davy
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Jonnycab
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #1 on: Jun 29th, 2006, 10:55pm » |
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You could try 'Colour magic' it comes in an array of colours & has a coloured lipstick which you cover deep scratches with. It buffs off pretty easy as well in all temperatures.
I use it 
Mer is also a brilliant polish but won't cover scratches.
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Dave
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #3 on: Jun 30th, 2006, 9:11am » |
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I have used Halford coloured polish of the black and red varieties.
The black one brought up a 15 year old Polo with lots of swirls and light scratches very well.
The red one was used on a 6 year old car that had faded and, to be honest, wasn't much better than a "normal" polish from memory.
They also seemed to be a little but thicker than my usual polish (Autoglym) so were a bit more difficult to get off but not much in it.
Good value though
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scorpio_man
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #5 on: Jun 30th, 2006, 11:06am » |
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hi there
use mer to give the paintwork a slight 'lift'. it won't remove the marks but will make the body smoother (clay bar is much better, though). then use a good polish. i use both the wash 'n' wax and the wax from JOFS WAXES
great stuff and great service.
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #6 on: Jun 30th, 2006, 12:55pm » |
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I've found coloured T-cut works alright for very light scratches only.
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Spannerdemon
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Basically you won't get deep scratches out without re-spraying. There are all sorts of paint products out which CLAIM to do it. but I've yet to find one that does.
For out of the way areas (sills for example), you could use some very fine filler paste which most accessory shops sell, and mix it with some of your car paint and apply it with a smooth edged plastic scraper (old pop bottles cut up well for this job), then polish when dry with Colour Magic, but if you're talking doors, bonnets, boot lids etc, then forget the scratches, and just polish with colour magic.
Problem with scratches on main areas is that unless you get it exactly right, and start spraying odd bits here and there, the whole car ends up looking like a dogs breakfast.
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derekne
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #8 on: Jul 2nd, 2006, 11:24pm » |
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Hang on a moment.
I have just remembered what I used and works great for me.
Its called G3 paste.
I first discovered it when I went to my local spray garage for a quote.
He honestly said keep your hand in your pocket. Watch this.
He went into a draw got out this compound. He rubbed it with a cloth onto the worst bit of my car.
The car scratches almost disappeared he spent 2 mins on it. G3 he said I never use anything but.
Save your money on resprays he said use this stuff.
Very honest I thought.
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Derek
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mach1rob
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #11 on: Jul 3rd, 2006, 10:30pm » |
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I tried some Meguires stuff the other day, and I'm converted from Autoglym for life! Same kind of cost as Autoglym, but doesn't appear as freely available as AG at the moment. The clay bar and paint cleaner gets rid of small scratches and smooths paint off a treat, and the polish brings it up superb. If you get chance to try some then do it, I don't think you'll regret it 
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howiedintheplace
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #12 on: Jul 3rd, 2006, 10:40pm » |
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G3 is just rubbing compound.
Like T-cut but works faster.
You have to be careful with it.
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fordcos
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #13 on: Jul 5th, 2006, 10:18am » |
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this apears to be a cutting compound and should not be used as a polish as it will remove the paint from the car. use once then use a good quality polish
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where are all the good spares
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DJWerkz
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Meguires California clay bar with liquid spray polish works superb. I tried it on my bonne t first after the car had been standing a year outside. It got all the imperfections out so that the bonnet is very very smooth again. Does not hide scratches though. I have yet to find anything that does hide scratches properly. One decent wash and they always reappear again.
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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #15 on: Jul 8th, 2006, 12:45pm » |
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once you've sorted the scrathes with t cut or rubbing compound try halfords own polish sealant, costs bout a fiver, is excellent stuff, leaves a good protective coating that water beads off, but there is no getting away from having to use good old elbow grease with it. once your car has had a coating of it use mer for future polishing; wipe on wipe off, can use it it sunlight, rain etc, very versatile, the more you use it the better and easier the car is to wash, it also works out a fair bit cheaper than autoglym etc.
if you go to any car/bike shows they normally have a stand selling complete packs on offer with glass cleaner etc, their external bumper and trim gel is excellent too....
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fordcos
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #16 on: Jul 8th, 2006, 2:46pm » |
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ive tried all sorts of polishes over the years but allways end up back with mer. tried autoglym must say not impressed. leaves shadows and streaks cant be used in hot weather or damp weather. the rest seem to be sub standard. so i'll stick with mer.
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scorpio_man
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #17 on: Jul 8th, 2006, 3:12pm » |
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hi there
see my earlier reply about JOFS WAXES. it's the best stuff i've ever used. miles better shine than mer, imo. amazing results from 2 coats onwards. you get beads of water like hail stones!
doesn't remove roughness from the paintwork, though.
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #18 on: Jul 8th, 2006, 4:38pm » |
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on Jul 3rd, 2006, 10:40pm, howiedintheplace wrote:G3 is just rubbing compound.
Like T-cut but works faster.
You have to be careful with it. |
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Hello,
When ive used this G3 stuff with a white soft cloth. I look on the cloth. There isnt any polish or paint or anything taken off. The cloth is still brilliant white.(unless I hit an unwashed dirty spot.)
So if it strips or rubs paint off like turps. How come my cloth is always emaculate. Also the cars scratches are very very minimal? 
Regards.
Derek
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howiedintheplace
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Re: T-cut or polish
« Reply #19 on: Jul 8th, 2006, 11:15pm » |
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Derek it's because your car must have a clear coat on top.
What your doing is slowly rubbing the clear coat off eventually you will go through to the base coats & if it's metalic it will look awful.
I use G3 to level the paint after spraying (gets all the imperfections out) with a electric polisher.
If your not careful you can go through the paint in seconds, done it many a time. 
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