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Andy GSi
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9th May 05 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i was thinking of t-cutting the whole car tomorrow, but i dont know if its worth it, as i put so much polish on it, the colour is ok, but i though if i t-cut it, the colour will look alot better?

should i do it? or will it do more harm than good??
ed_jones
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9th May 05 at 12:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i hate using t cut, car allways looks worse than before as it drys so quickly and is then a nightmare to get off
p4uls corsa
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9th May 05 at 12:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ed_jones
i hate using t cut, car allways looks worse than before as it drys so quickly and is then a nightmare to get off


agreed
Rus
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9th May 05 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
more harm than good if yours is a post 97 model. due to laquar. post 97 black models used water something something paint. Get the car mopped by a bodyshop. £50 - 60. Had it done to mine. highly recommend it
jaffa
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9th May 05 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mequirs three stage worked wonders with my old corsa
John_C
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9th May 05 at 12:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
body repair guy recomended using g3 (less aggressive than t cut) , then something called faralite and finally a polish like autoglym to hold in the shiney ness.

[Edited on 09-05-2005 by John_C]
Fad
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9th May 05 at 12:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as Sig said get it mopped as you'll forever be crying about swirl marks if you use T cut on black
stubbsy
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9th May 05 at 12:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i tried it on my old black corsa dont do it mate, i thought i may aswell not botherd afterwards, as jaffa said (how u doin mate) use meguires 3 stage. its good stuff
Andy GSi
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9th May 05 at 13:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers lads, good job i never went ahead to do it. what exactly is mopped? as i never heard that before! il have a look in halfords for that meguires 3 stage.
stubbsy
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9th May 05 at 13:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mopped is where they use a cutting compound and go over your car with a mop, takes the top layer off i believe but looks good when done.
N90ATH
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9th May 05 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gotta be careful though as u can only have it mopped so many times and if the paints in bad condition can leave large marks which look crap as we found out on my mates corsa
VegasPhil
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9th May 05 at 15:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd try AutoGlym's new polish. Ultra Deep Shine. It's designed for dark colours/blacks and reduces swirl marks and light scratches.

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Skipz
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9th May 05 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ultra Deep Shine Is Immense

Use G3 before hand aswell and should bring up a class shine
stubbsy05
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9th May 05 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by h18_oab
Ultra Deep Shine Is Immense

Use G3 before hand aswell and should bring up a class shine


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bradfincham
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9th May 05 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
unless you know what your doing with g3 or a compound leave it to the pros as you can soon go through the lacquer and get to the paint!!
Joe
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9th May 05 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i agree with brad, mate of mine used it to try getting rid of a scratch, managed to get rid of the scratch but also got rid of all the paint around it

 
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