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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20270  
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In other words if you go to mad with it you could cause big problems..?
I.e. Flat it |
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17th Dec 2013 4:21pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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You could cause big problems yes. Flatting uses wet and dry sand paper and cutting compound is a bit less aggressive but you need to go easy on either because if you go through the lacquer it's repainting time
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17th Dec 2013 4:29pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20270
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Indeed, I know how easy that is to do on other items.
And that is with a decent layer and thickness of clear coat. I've seen a scratch repairing pen thing in my local petrol station I think from WD40 if I'm not mistaken believe it of not. It is 12 quid though but I often wonder if the slightest smear of clear over the top would sort it out. It seems to met gag the velar coat has been rubbed just enough to go down to a matt scratch and take the gloss away. Ultimately they will happen what ever you do really and avoiding getting them at all is best. If there was decent pain in there in the first place it wouldn't happen.  |
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17th Dec 2013 5:56pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Compound is just another "technical" word for polish and is used the same way as T-cut. To get rid of the orange peel and scratches I wet flatted mine 1500 grit then 2-2500,I only had Farecla G10 (not the Halfords stuff) which is really for finishing off but I aint buying more compound so it took me a while,point I'm trying to make is even after wet flatting and machine polishing I still didn't burn thru* so polishing by hand is highly unlikely to cause problems.
*complete and utter lie,I did burn thru (a little bit of clear coat),but only coz I was (stupidly) rushing trying to finish on one of the hottest days (was in the shade of the house,but the panels were still to warm) of the year. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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17th Dec 2013 11:08pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Before attacking your vehicle - go and dig around some of the car detailing websites/forums. Some of the earlier posts are well intentioned nonsense ............ If the scratches/markings haven't gone through the top layer of lacquer - it is likely you can fully recover the previous appearance. You are now aware that maybe green laning with a pristine vehicle in that colour/finish has some downsides? Ex-MoD Defenders (brush painted) are a slightly more practical proposition for going through the overgrown countryside.
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17th Dec 2013 11:41pm |
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| jhnstap Member Since: 01 Apr 2013 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 73 
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This is a good site as it has step by step tutorials, also good products-takes you through all the process's
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/ I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine |
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18th Dec 2013 8:53am |
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| SteveS Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Devon & Berkshire Posts: 388 
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You can buy polish which has coloured dye in it - black for example - this will reduce the white appearance of the lines
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18th Dec 2013 11:21pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
This forum on detailing takes polishing and cleaning to a different level - not for them a bucket, an old sponge and a squirt of Fairy Liquid and then a coat of Turtle Wax that you found at the back of your Dad's garage and dated 1973 .
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php |
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19th Dec 2013 10:12pm |
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| cobs Member Since: 12 Jun 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 336 
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Take a look at this:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=66024 There are some very good diagrams about car paint systems which make it clear what type of scratches you can polish out and what you can't. I've tried various 'magic potions' and 'miracle cures' in the past but none have been satisfactory until I invested in a Kestrel dual action (DA) polisher. If you're interested in doing it yourself then take time, get the proper kit and have a go, it's not difficult but you do need to understand what you're doing to avoid damage. If you're just after a quick fix then don't waste money on T Cut (or anything else for that matter), take it into a professional car detailer or your local Land Rover bodyshop and get them to do it for you. |
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20th Dec 2013 9:27am |
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