Horizontalste Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Topic says it all really. I'm about to flat sand a Jazz body ready for buffing and wondered if anyone here has used T Cut before? The body is finished with Nitro paint so i don't think it'l cause a reaction but this is new territory for me. Any other suggestions or advice gratefully received. Cheers steve [attachment=91130:IMAG0088.jpg] ^its this one^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It should work, although it might be a little too abrasive. Test it on an area that will be under the p/g first. Use lots of water for lubrication. I use a product which is designed to be used in the auto industry too but it is a particularly fine version (in fact I have 2 different grades of the stuff) and was given to me by a professional auto painter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Its not Meguiars you use is it? I've heard its good on Nitro but I've never used it. I thought about T Cut because i use it on our cars (both red) and have plenty in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It's Farecla G10 (fine) and G3 (coarse) that I have. I get very good scratch free results with it. Here's a deep polish I did for one of the guys on here... I've just found some on [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Farecla-G10-500-ml-Fine-Liquid-Compound-Polish-/360395905178?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item53e945189a"]ebay[/url]. Be careful with it though, it seeps into your skin and (with me anyway) can be sort of painful for a day or two... also if you play guitar after using it your fingers go black as it reacts with the metal in the strings... some sort of gloves are probably in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 That's a nice finish, did you use a dedicated buffer with wool buff's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1318370394' post='1401398'] That's a nice finish, did you use a dedicated buffer with wool buff's? [/quote] Cheers. Yes. Although the hard to get to bits were all done by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Cheer's I'l give it a whirl, no pun intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 T cut works ok but you can take off too much if you're not careful IME. Unless you're used to spraying nitro and have got it thin enough then you need to leave it a long while to dry before polishing (weeks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 It's three weeks nearly since the last coat of clear went on and there's no rush to get it finished. I just wan't to make sure I don't mess it up now by using the wrong product / technique. Think I'l drop the T Cut idea and start the search for a couple of nice wool buff's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I polished an oil-stained Warwick recently (using red T-cut, as it's a red bass) and the result was rather unlooked-for. I was actually trying to get some scratches out of the back, but it didn't really happen. I tried a small area first, and it turned the dull, matte 14-year old surface into something resembling a high-gloss finish. I reckon I got away with it because the stains soak into the timber a bit rather than coat it (also, there's no primer/undercoats as it's technically a translucent finish) I'd hesitate to use it on paint, as I fear it'd wear through if you were too zealous. I did it by hand with several old T-shirts in about 4 hours! (Sorry, no pics, though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 T cut will eventually polish out the flatted paint but it'll take a long time to do it, especially by hand. Either hand or buffing wheel polishing methods use specialist compounds that will polish out scratch marks in paint. T-cut is really to restore old, uv damaged paintwork, not deep scratches. The right compounds aren't expensive and will do a much better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jondeeman Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1318423784' post='1401933'] T cut will eventually polish out the flatted paint but it'll take a long time to do it, especially by hand. Either hand or buffing wheel polishing methods use specialist compounds that will polish out scratch marks in paint. T-cut is really to restore old, uv damaged paintwork, not deep scratches. The right compounds aren't expensive and will do a much better job. [/quote] I'd fully support this. Farecla are a well known supplier into the motor trade. 3M also have product lines; Finesse-It and Perfect-It. These are usually worked with foams (rather than lambs wool mops, which can burn through a finish quickly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 i'm going to ask this question as i always think that if you want to know the answer to a question, then someone else will. what's t cut ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1318425099' post='1401966'] i'm going to ask this question as i always think that if you want to know the answer to a question, then someone else will. what's t cut ? [/quote] It's a liquid you can buy from places like Halfords that restores the shine and colour to faded car paintwork. If you were into cars (and car cleaning) in a big way, you'd probably already know about it. If you're not, you probably won't ever need to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1318428007' post='1402012'] It's a liquid you can buy from places like Halfords that restores the shine and colour to faded car paintwork. If you were into cars (and car cleaning) in a big way, you'd probably already know about it. If you're not, you probably won't ever need to [/quote] thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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