CyprusScooby

Is T-Cut ok to use on metallic paint to remove scratches?

RON

Generally yes it is ok to use, but i wouldn't go anywhere near the subaru paint with it..... it'd rub through in no time!!!

FirebirdUK

They do a T-cut especially for metallic paint (I think it comes in a red bottle rather then the normal blue one)

DonnieDarko

i presume you have lacquer on top of the paint?

T-cut wil go through that and give you that nice peeling look you ocassionaly see on ****-heaps.

avoid at all costs unless you know your paint is not lacquered. and then still avoid

Dick Cheese

Avoid T-cut and get something from Meguiars (like scratch-X):
http://www.meguiars.co.uk/

T-cut is only to be used on twenty-year-old shopping carts and farm machinery.

CyprusScooby

I've just ordered some of the normal T-Cut for my Type-R to get rid of some scratches.

Is it ok to use?

Ray_li

I've used that and it works a treat

Nick98

Thats the stuff - I have a bottle in my garage and it works well for minor scratches on metallics. NEVER EVER use the blue T-cut on metallic paint - it is too abrasive and cuts through the laquer in a flash (in fact you would be better off with Flash !!!)

DANGEROUS DAVY

tried to t cut scratch on door, 5 minutes later sripped paint cost £150 to spray door, avoid all costs

RON

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!

GOT THE PICTURE YET...??

scoobie elf

Good advise. I was going to use T cut on mine until the lad in the shop asked what car it was for and how old. He said T cut is very harsh and should only be used on older cars. He also reccommended Meguiars (which was cheaper than T cut) and it worked well.

Midlife......

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I don't think I'd dare use T-Cut on my Bugeye WR blue mica !!

AFAIK Swissol do a scratch remover rather like their "cleanse" (which is also good for removing very light scratches from the laquer).

I forget the name but might be worth a try as their products are usually pretty good

Midlife......

FASTER MIKE!!

another for scratch x safe with all paint types, also used it on my type r

Silver Scooby Sport

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If you use it I would be very gentle or you may go through the paint.

ALi-B

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I have never seen T-cut strip paint on a car....the only exception is cars that have had crap repair jobs done on them or chips away etc. Or severely oxidised paint (unavoidable).

If anyone has "gone through" paint either their paintwork was crap to start with, or they did something seriously wrong...like polish it with 500grit sandpaper or T-cutting it every month.

Remember its a MILDLY abrasive polish and chemical cleaner. Good bodyshops use similar stuff all the time (just without the cleaner -3m pefect-it II is the usual choice) on the whole of your car when you have a new panel sprayed to get it to match.

Afterwhich application of a final step polish (autoglym, meguires etc) MUST be done to get the best results and to finalise the application, a good coat of wax to finish it.

FWIW I don't use T-cut, as it's not as good as it used to be, and if the car has suffered chemical fall out (diesel, tar, pollen, sap plus lot of other nasties) or has been car washed/neglected. T-cut just isn't strong enough to remove this and ends up smearing it and making it a nightmare to remove. So I use a automtive panel wipe or Isolproply alcohol (somtime use Celly thinner if I don't have anything else) to remove contaminents then rub down with 3m Pefect-it Fine-cut compound (if done by hand, helps to thin it down with 10-20% water - especially in hot weather, also a mister to pre-spray panels maybe handy). Then finalising the job with a normal polish and carnuba wax.

Silver Scooby Sport

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I should explian that more clearly..... If it is a small scratch for example you may be tempted just to use one finger in a cloth and rub back and fore trying to work it out put this together say with an edge in the panel and it is surpising how abrasive this can be.
I have watched the guy that does my spraying remove a nasty rub mark off my old car and when you see the different levels of professional compounds being used then you can respect how these guys earn their money.
I have used t-cut on this car I have now after a seagull deposit put a mark about the size of a 2p on the bonnet but would still recommend anyone that uses it be air on the gentle side and not press to hard etc and to use a decent cloth to apply it with and not an old rag.

Rasher

2000 grade wet and dry and finish with G3 job done mate

Cally007

G3 is old skool now mate, for removing light scratches I cant see past meguiars scratch X now, the stuff is fantastic.

CyprusScooby

I've been on Meguiars website
but they don't list the scratch X. I even tried the search engine on the site but there were no results.!!!

StickyMicky

i would say its fine, but only if you know what your doing.

StickyMicky

lol @ people saying one cutting compound is better then the other

Rasher

possibly but spot on if you know what you are doing, not used Mequires stuff though might have to give it a go

paulhsti

I could find no ref to scratch X on site either replaced by swirl remover?
http://www.performancemotorcare.com/..._Removers.html

Dick Cheese

Yeah, really funny. It's like saying one grade of sandpaper different from another.
That's sarcasm incase you didn't get it.

StickyMicky

one grade of sandpaper IS BETTER then the other for diffrent applications

these people above have not even seen the blokes car and there recomending everything under the sun

pnbond007

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NO NO don't use T-Cut for any new paintwork, its has a chemical in it's construction that will attack laquers, which are are most if not all vehicles, unless you have an old Morris Mini.

Try and get hold of G-3 cutting compound, it's a trade thing..

Caldo

scratch x breaks down the more you work it thus eliminating swirls too, where as g3 just stays the same grittyness throught using it. Might wanna read up on new detailing products before you comment.

Caldo

and if you wanna use something like g3 try hand glaze which is a lighter compound than g3, you will get it in the same sort of places spray stores etc.

Stevesbluewrx

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From a personal point , I have tried T-cut and I hated it. It done more harm than good.

I have used Zymol products and they seem to do the trick as well as smelling nice.
http://www.zdouk.com/

I have also used the Meguiars swirl remover and pads. Not cheap, but think of it in the long run.

Steve

pnbond007

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Caldo
And you might wanna accept that that was from my own experience, before you fire a round of sarcasm.