A qustion on T cut

[paul bristol uk]

My Soarer is quiet shiny but after 52 years of driving I still have problems in reversing into tight spaces so I scraped my rear bumper on my fence. Out with the T cut and I got rid of the scrape. The area I treated is much more shiny than the rest of the car so here are the questions.

1 the car is painted and lacquered is it OK to us it on the entire car?
2 I then intend to use Poor Boys black hole and polish with Natty wax?

With my hand problems I will manage one or two panels a day as I cant afford a DA or some one to do it at the moment.
Am I wasting my time or is T cut and the rest as stated worth while as the car is shiny at the moment but I know it can be better
PS I have a clay bar but as I have said my hands hold me back.

Any suggestion are welcome(unless it about my standard of driving)

[Donald]

I'm sure someone nearby would be willing to give you a hand. Especially if they had a DA, would make short work of it I imagine.

I was closer I would, if only to hear first hand accounts of what the Mesozoic era was like.

[wurlycorner]

T cut is fine to use on the rest of the car.

There used to be 2 types of T cut - one for metallic paint (that was less aggressive for the lacquer) and one for flat colours, not sure if they still do have now, since even flat colours are lacquered on cars these days).

[paul bristol uk]

Yes I remember the metallic one but it does not seem available any more.

[W1ggz]

Paul if you can wait a little while I'll do it free of charge and collect from you. Would be great to have another of the more rarer cars to add to the portfolio

[Samiya85]

T cut is excellent
It does exactly what it says on the tin
Restore colour !

Doing it by hand using them stockinette polishing clothes u can buy from halfords is the best
Rub it we'll in in circular motions working around the panel

Take most of it off using a clean stockinette cloth
Use auto glym resin polish with another stockinette cloth
Let the auto glym haze on And wipe it with a micro fibre cloth
Yummy see the result for your self

The key is effort using the right tools
So u need a
Bottle of t cut
Auto glym resin polish
Micro fibre cloth 1 but u can buy pack of 3 from
Asda tesco
And a piece or u can buy a roll of stockinette polishing clothes

[Shiny]

It all depends how far you want to take things. T-cut is an outdated product that has an aggressive cut. Using a stockinette was ok in the 60s on solid paint, but to a keen eye a modern clearcoat will look a mess after.

Poorboy's polish will do the same thing as T-cut in a less aggressive manner when used with the right cutting and polishing pads and da or rotary. The polishing should then be refined and then lastly finished off with a wax or sealant to protect.

Autoglym SRP is a heavy filling polish that again does a similar but less aggressive job as t-cut, but is also heavy with fillers to hide scratches, which eventually wear off. SRP needs to be viewed as a filling polish and not a last stage product, so still needs a wax or sealant on top.