Why the F*ck has Tcut just...
 

damaged my fricking paintwork. I was using it to try get a mark off, came to polishing it off and it had faded the area i applied it to, i'm so angry!

Thanks

How long did you leave it on the car for ??

Did you use a colour version or just a standard T-Cut polish for all colours ??

Leaving it on the car for too long or using a colour that's not similar to the car can cause problems such as this.........

try going over it with a damp cloth and some g3 compound from your local car paint shop.follow the instuctions and itl work wonders.

I left it on for a while but not excessive amounts of time.
I didn't check to be honest, i thought Tcut was Tcut, i used it on a black car and it was fine, just assumed it would be okay on my DBM. Lesson learnt, read labels lol.
I'll try the G3 compound.

Thanks

Tcut isnt great on newer paints

Tcut is fine on newer paints you just need to be careful with what you buy. There's straight up Tcut, but you can also get it in different colours which is suposed to blend with the paint easier.

It is a fine abrasive paste use with care,it will remove anything if you keep rubbing laquer paint etc .

Sorry to hear that you have damaged the paint :(

However, the answer is in the question.

T-Cut is utter crap, I wouldn't use it on scrap panel. Unfortunately, you may have compromised your clear coat. I hope not, best of luck getting it sorted.

A bit late, but next time try using a 'proper' cutting polish like a Menzerna compound or even Poorboys SSR.

The dulling may just be very fine scratches caused by the abrasives in the Tcut, a good quality finishing polish like menzerna RD3.02 (to name but one) may remove it.

Dave

Thanks a lot everyone.

i know exactly what u mean mate , it looks like damaged lacquer but it is in fact tcut but just really hard and really dry what to do is get an egg white and rub it in for about 5 to 10 mins in both clock wise and anti clockwise motion pushing with 2 fingers clean it of with glass cleaner only as it leaves no streaks then rub some autoglym super resin polish ( available from tesco , halfords etc ) and it should be gone :) the egg white btw add generously as it is to stop u burning the lacquer by rubbing a dryed out compound into ur car which causes a lot of heat when ur rubbing hard ( friction ) and will wear the lacquer

Thanks a lot man, i'll give that a go, i hope it works i'm so annoyed at what happened.

IT WORKED! Thanks dude, YOU THE MAN!

g3 is a very good cut made by farecla,if used correctly,as with t cut it has been on the scene for ages and is a bit old for modern 2k clearcoats but can still be usefull,try it on headlights especially plastic ones gets them up a treat !

that is some of the worst advice ive seen for paintwork!:nono:

eggs and the enzymes contained in them will actually strip paint and break down the layers!!! you should NEVER put egg near your paint!

as some have said above, TCUT in all its forms is a very poor polish indeed. ever noticed its nearly identical to brasso!?

In your case, all you have done is dull the paintwork with the abrasive tcut and the finish needed REFINED by using a finer polish (again as mentioned something such as menzerna 106FF/FA por 85 rd or even 3m ultrafina with a polishing pad.

using the correct polish in conjunctiion with the right application will get you the best results.

steer clear of tcut should you ever need to remove a mark. try a very light polish such as autoglym super resin polish. it is cheap, easy to get hold and leaves a half decent finish for a cheapie polish/wax

if you havent damaged your paint with that egg trick you have been very lucky!

that area will also be completely stripped of all protection so you should apply some (good quality) wax to reprotect the paint.

if you need anymore help or advice please pm me

Pete.

t cut is not a polish mate its a compound ???

and as he said it worked so stop moaning its not as if hes gonna wash his car with egg everyday lol get a grip m8

not true at all. and it is a polish/compound. you do use polishing compounds dont you. i think youre mixing up waxes and polishes. a polish is a form of compound.
or are you under the impression, waxes, polishes and compounds are three seperate things instead of two?

unlike you john id prefer to give out factual advice that i have first hand experience with.

no some compounds have abrassives eg t-cut farecla etc polish eg auto glym does not :)

as all sprayers will tell you T CUT IS NOT A POLISH ITS A COLOUR RESTORER AS IS FARECLA

at the end of the day mate my advice worked for him and i recomended autoglym to bring the shine back ??? dus it really matter ? the boy got his problem sorted and thats the main point is it not ?

rubbing your car down with farecla everyuweek would also cause paint problems eventually its not as if an egg white would cause any more and also theres a reason why i said egg WHITE and not the whole egg lol this was advised to me by an old man whos currently a retired spray / panel beater , i have tried this and it worked and now he has solved his problems also ???

srp is abrasive and not a true wax as you seem to think it is.

yes and how does it restore colour, by polishing a layer of the top coat to reveal fresh underneath which works with two stage paint, ie old red cars. polish and a compound are the same thing. they have abrasive properties to a greater or lesser degree depending on whats required.

im glad he got it sorted but dont be a **** which is exactly what you're being.

and define what is a colour restorer? im intrigued because now you have four different terms!?
wax? polish? compound? colour restorer? since you're such an expert who can tell me whats what, then tell me the difference between these four categories??

oh and you have an edit button for a reason, rather than just multiposting.

LOL at the utter spackness of this thread :D

lol dus it really matter anymore , the boys problems fixed i would say END OF THREAD lmao

:hjtwofing

its common sense to polish after youve t-cutted

damaged paintwork lol

and yes, polishes are abrasive, just very very light ones

:lol::idea::hjtwofing lol u prob do no more than me bout paint etc :luxhello:

I agree 100% with not using eggs!
What you need is a nice bit of bacon.
Oh and a thread that doesn't turn into a slanging match on this site would be nice as well.

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