T-Cut or not T-Cut?

[jimso]

I'm thinking that I should like to give my car a bit of extra shine. It's been regularly waxed "" probably far too regularly for its own good. Perhaps once a month? []

I use MER as did the previous owner. As I say, it looks good but I'm thinking it's just a bit short of gleaming.

So, would it benefit from me removing the half inch thick coating of wax (well, perhaps not quite that much) that it carries at the moment?

I know about the show finishes that can be achieved with some of the high end products but frankly, I don't have the time or finances to commit to them.

So, should I get to work with a can of T-Cut or is there something a little more specialist that won't break the bank?

I have Seal Grey metallic paintwork. It's been generally very well looked after with no evidence of swirling from inept polishing. I just want to raise that shine! [8D]

 

[Chris_911]

Suggest you use a clay bar - Meguiars do a 'kit' which works well and isn't expensive.
Follow this with 3M Hand Glaze.
Finish off with your wax of choice.

And if you are feeling really keen a sealant over the top - I find Turtle Wax 'Gloss Guard' cheap and very effective.

DON'T use T-cut - if you feel the need for something more agrressive than the hand glaze use 3M Finesse-It.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

I think you'll find you've not been waxing it - you've been polishing...
Mer is pretty abrasive... Nearly T-Cutting each time you use it.

Chris's advice would be a good place to start - but it' might be best to stop using the Mer...[&o]

 

[jimso]

Ok Mark. I'll keep the MER for the Mondeo! []

I've been checking out the stuff Chris has suggested. Looks sound - I'll give it a go. Are we expecting a sunny weekend? Can anyone help out with there I wonder? [8|]

 

[Chris_911]

Can anyone help out with there I wonder?

Hang on I'll just check........

.........no, you're on your own there

 

[JCB..]

ORIGINAL: jimso

Ok Mark. I'll keep the MER for the Mondeo! []

I've been checking out the stuff Chris has suggested. Looks sound - I'll give it a go. Are we expecting a sunny weekend? Can anyone help out with there I wonder? [8|]

Yes I've arranged half a weekend of sun on Sunday. []

 

[jimso]

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Yes I've arranged half a weekend of sun on Sunday. []
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My God... (hope you don't mind being on first name terms ) thats fantastic!

 

[sailor]

You're talking to the wrong deity.

JC
993turbo

 

[Guest]

Meguiars Scratch X is good for removing swirls. I had a small faint scratch on my Basalt black and it removed it a treat

 

[Guest]

If you have lots of wax then you might want to use "Panel Wipe" to remove the (old) wax build up, before you start.( Depends how keen you've been with the wax!)
This will prep the paintwork for the next step.

Q. Does the paintwork have "swirl" marks or "hazing"?
If so then 3M Finesse-it has a small cutting action so this will help remove these marks when used with a rotary polisher.
After this step then you can apply a glaze or sealant.
Then use you can polish as Chris_911 mentions.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

I don't think there's any wax on it - he's been using Mer

 

[jac in a box]

Forget the Mer and don't bother with T-Cut.

For something that's cheap, easy to use and effective, trot off to Halfords and buy a bottle of Zymol Cleaner Wax (it's not Zymol) It will clean and polish your paint and leave a nice clear and bright finish. Costs around £12.00

Spend a little more and try a product known as Klasse All-in-One.
An exteremely effective paint cleaner/polish and acrylic sealant it's very gentle on the paint. Non-abrasive it employs chemical cleaners that really shift dirt and wax without any tedious arm work. Pretty much wipe on and wipe off, it leaves a nice slick tough finish - £20.00

http://www.motorgeek.co.uk/klasse-polish-sizes-p-208.html

Both the above should fit the bill ...easy and inexpensive!

Some useful info might be found here:

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=225356

Dave

 

[jimso]

ORIGINAL: passion

Q. Does the paintwork have "swirl" marks or "hazing"?
If so then 3M Finesse-it has a small cutting action so this will help remove these marks when used with a rotary polisher.
After this step then you can apply a glaze or sealant.
Then use you can polish as Chris_911 mentions.

No swirling on the paintwork I'm happy to say. As Mark observes, its going to be wax free as a consequence of using Mer.

I'm going to go for the Meguiars Clay bar kit for starters. Out of stock at the moment at my local Halfords so i'll have to defer that part of the process for another weekend.
However, I've bought some Meguiars Gold Class Wax and some Turtle Wax 'Gloss Guard' as suggested by Chris. The nice weather is already on order so I'm looking forward to seeing a transformation after a mornings hard work!

 

[jimso]

Dave, just a word of thanks for your post. Just been looking at your comments re the use of clay bars. Really helpful and informative.

 

[jimso]

Half a days work later and the jobs done. It's made a world of difference. I've attached an "˜arty' pic taken by my son on our post wax, top down drive. Hope you can see the shine!
Thanks for your input guys "" particularly to the club deity. Couldn't have done it without the spring like sunshine!

 

[cococola]

Use Meguiers clay bar followed by Meguiers 1,2 and 3 treatments.I did and I think my car has come up fantastic certainly the best that I have ever used.I bought off ebay all for about 35.00

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: jimso


Half a days work later and the jobs done. It's made a world of difference. I've attached an "˜arty' pic taken by my son on our post wax, top down drive. Hope you can see the shine!
Thanks for your input guys "" particularly to the club deity. Couldn't have done it without the spring like sunshine!

Looks great. You can see the gleam off the rear "flanks"!