Lacquer scratches

[Andy Wr]

Any suggestions for removing lacquer scratches to my wheels and body work please.

 

[anyweb]

on the body work try t-cut with WATER.

as for the wheels, dont use any of those wheel 'cleaner' products as they contain acid and acid will destroy the look of the alloys overtime,

someone here will give you a proper recommendation

cheers

anyweb

 

[Andy Wr]

on the body work try t-cut with WATER.anyweb

Not heard that one before, I presume it is the T cut for laquered paint work and not the original stuff in the red bottle.

 

[shooter]

I wouldn't recommend T-Cit its too aggresive and also being amonia based it will do more long term harm than good.

Depending on how many scratches and area covered by them I would suggest either going to halfords and getting some of the Meguiars Scratch X or if very bad find someone loclal who can machine polish the marks out or reduce them.

The same is true of the wheels unless you are talking about kerb marks.

 

[Andy Wr]

I wouldn't recommend T-Cit its too aggresive and also being amonia based it will do more long term harm than good.

Depending on how many scratches and area covered by them I would suggest either going to halfords and getting some of the Meguirs Scratch X or if very bad find someone loclal who can machine polish the marks out or reduce them.

The same is true of the wheels unless you are talking about kerb marks.

Not kerb marks, purely scratches in the lacquer only due to branch scratches etc. Will definately try Meguirs Scratch X.

 

[Bolide]

As shooter says, don't use T-Cut. If I were you I'd take it to your local bodyshop or proper valeters and ask them whether it will polish out. If they think it will, ask them to do it. It'll take them a few minutes with a mop and will look great

You're a bit stuck with wheels but here the manual approach will work best

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[jberks]

Some gentle tcut, possibly watered down a bit should be ok, provided that it is well cleaned off afterwards followed by a good coat of wax. Many decent car polishes are a littel abarzive to clean the paint first, so I always try normal polish first and if that doesn't work, bring out the tcut, clean off thoroughly and then apply polish again. In teh case of the alloys, a good thick coat of alloy wheel wax. Keeps them pristine.

 

[slg]

Personally, I wouldn't put T cut near a car - better to use the scratch X as mentioned earlier for deeper scratches or a slightly abrasive polish. Poorboys have a swirl remover range that can also be used.

For wheels, try Viro-sol, can be purchased in 5 litre bottles & diluted down depending on the state of your wheels. Very good product & highly recommended on the TT Forum - try Colver Chemicals to find your local stockist & don't be surprised if your partner steals some to use cleaning the kitchen!!

 

[television]

These comments about T cut are not true. OK saying that, its more to do with who is using it. It is agressive in the wrong or inexperianced hands.

I sprayed my RR in cellulose, thats much softer the the 2 pack top coat on our cars, it was only ever polished with T cut,yet it took best car in show in Sweden, that was 10 years after it was sprayed, so any talk of damage is rubbish. My last SL was cleaned with a water diluted mix of T cut, and so has my new SL.

people like shooter buy their products cheap from the supplier of the systems they are using,they have to use the franchise products. I have been there and done it.
My local re finisher uses T cut and so do many others,even with a polishing foam pad, using a foam pad you never go near edges or high spots, if you do you will be through the paint in seconds.

Malcolm

 

[CMR]

Interesting to read views on the T cut as I was considering using it. I've got very tiny 'kind of' in-grained black/orange rust like spots on the horizontal surfaces that wont budge through normal hand washing and wondered whether I should go for something more abrasive. Any suggestions? PS AutoGlym Paint restorer - How does that compare to T cut?

 

[shooter]

people like shooter buy their products cheap from the supplier of the systems they are using,they have to use the franchise products.

Sorry I'm not franchised or anything, I'm not tied to use any product other than by choice (and I'm in no way associated with Meguiars or any other normal over the counter product manufacturer). My comments on T Cut are based on experience, yes I do run a detailing business, a very good one, I also have almost 15 years experience as an automotive painter inc trained by BMW and insurance approved.

I agree T Cut can work, however its not the best out there by a long shot, and I not just talk of what I can get, rather I will recommend much better options available over the counter in your local auto supplies (halfords etc).

On the damage side of T Cut, I would be quite happy to do a paint thickness measurement on a panel then let you use t cut to remove defects and then remeasure the paint, doing the same with something like Megs Scratch X and compair the amount of paint removal, in 95% of cases T Cut will remove more paint.

 

[Ultymate]

T Cut is merely a cutting compound and as such you can get finer or coarser compound grades you can use jewellers rouge if you really want a fine cut or some of the metal polishes like Silvo and Brasso work well, also the amount of elbow grease applied has quite an effect, tread carefully.