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I have not used T-Cut for years but read once that it should not be used on modern finishes without further treatment, since it cuts through the protective lacquer of modern cars (mine has non-metallic paintwork). What follow-up treatment is required please?
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T-cut is horrible stuff, I never use it. Farecla make a range of professional finishing compounds which are far better. If the underlying paint is in good nick then I use a clay bar, I am by no means a 'professional detailer', but even with my modest skills I can raise a good finish with a clay bar and then some quality finishing wax.
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Agree with WorkshopTech on T Cut. What you need to use depends on what "problems" you have with your paint finish. T Cut will remove swirl marks and very light scratches but it is more abrasive than other products so potentially you could end up removing quite a lot of the top coat lacquer and lose protection. I use Meguiars ScratchX which works really well and is non abrasive. If the paint is just dull, use a clay bar to remove all the surface muck - you'll be amazed at what comes off and a gentle clay bar won't damage the top coat. Then polish it to restore the shine and finish it off with a wax or a couple of coats of glaze to protect it all.
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We used to use T-Cut in the days before 'two-part' - base coat and lacquer - paints.
It could have limited use today in removing very stubborn marks or overspray.
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every vehicle is different
im a die hard farecla man
but i also use t-cut
in fact they were nearly giving it away in a diy place a few months ago and so i bought some more seeing as a gallon of the stuff is 30 notes these days from the specialists
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The problem appears to be resin stains, probably from leaves on the car roof. I raised this here before under a different heading but the remedies suggested - polish, or Autogylim Intensive Tar Remover - don't work. Autoglym thought, in addition, that their Engine and Machine Cleaner might work but I can't find it locally. I had earlier tried white spirit and paraffin, without success. I get a little, very slow success with Turtle Bug and Tar Remover but a carwash proprietor suggested T-Cut (hence my query), then polish.
The only safe place to park at home is in my driveway, under trees, hence, no doubt, the problem. Pecuiarities of light and angle meant I only spotted the problem recently, from above. Oddly, five or six earlier cars, including two soft-tops, were not affected.
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The problem appears to be resin stains, probably from leaves
Fallout from trees is more likely to be hydrophilic than -phobic, so I would try something like meths or screenwash (which is mostly IPA), rather than a grease solvent. Acetone?
Of course if the lacquer coat is already attacked you will have to resurface it by polishing.
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every vehicle is different im a die hard farecla man but i also use t-cut
I'm with BB on this, I use Farecla..G4 I think, as well as T cut...when I need to cut back paint, which isn't very often now.
I once bought a Samara to re-sell......owner had sprayed patches of orange all over the car..it was a red one. Devil to remove, ended up using brake fluid on the worst bits after a small test area in the boot.....Looked infinately better with the scratches he was trying to cover than with the orange paint !
Ted
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I have some T-cut, several years old, green stuff in a purple bottle, intended for metallic finishes. Is this (a) no longer available or (b) also horrible stuff as described above?
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Many thanks for all of the above
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P.S. Thanks, Andrew-T. Meths does work, but not easily.
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