dmad Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Basically my black Supra is covered in little hairline scratches where the housewives and so on over the years have marked it with their rings/shoppingbags/dildos and so on, so i'd really love to T-cut it down a coat. I don't think its a metallic black - its the 'only' UK black i believe, so can someone confirm if there is a specific reason not to T-cut it. I can tell theres a lovely black paintjob under there waiting to come out, but unfortunately it has this oxidized, hairlined, filthy layer sitting on top of it. I've t-cut a car or two in the past and know what im doing, but also know how dangerous it can be on the wrong type of paint (fortunately not due to my own errors).... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin F Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I would try to avoid T-cut, it's a little too harsh really. Have a search on this forum for Handglaze. It's a product made by 3M and quite a few of us have used it with good results. It is especially effective on swirl marks and oxidised paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 You should get good results with Neilsens Blue great for tired and swirly paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 we only use 3M polishing products in the bodyshop i work at, 3M imperial handglaze (yellow top) is good stuff indeed but only puts wax coat on the paint, it will hide imperfections but only fills them in, to refinish oxidized and scratched paint you should use 3M finesse-it (white top) it has cutting agents handglaze has not got, this actually takes out light imperfections rarther than disguising them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad Posted March 9, 2003 Author Share Posted March 9, 2003 Lovatt - where would a non-trade guy like myself pickup these 3M products? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 good question as it is for professional use only but if you go into an auto paint supply shop near you (around here they are called brown brothers/granlin auto supplies/jawel paints) they should supply it, have a look in yellow pages for your local one or ask a local body shop for directions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Neilsens Blue is a similar product. It does not fill in sratches it removes them. Also a trade item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Originally posted by dmad where the housewives and so on over the years have marked it with their rings/shoppingbags/dildos and so on lmfao @ dildos Sorry, dont mind me Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra_Al Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I used T-cut on my black Supra, just use a cloth by hand.Never had a problem with it.Only if you go 'heavy' with it you can run into problems. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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