Cutting In Compound

[harryskid 193]

Can any one recommend a good compound for getting faded paint back to its former glory. I would prefer to use it by hand.

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Use Farecla G3 or 3M fast cut plus

 

Then move on to T-Cut

 

Then Polish with Auto Glym Super Resin Polish

 

 

 

 

Much quicker if you can lay your hands on an Orbital Polisher

Edited August 15, 2011 by ORB

[Cameron 16]

I used some 1200 wet&dry then G3 to remove a fairly nasty little scrape from the side of my car, worked really nicely!

[harryskid 193]

Use Farecla G3 or 3M fast cut plus

 

Then move on to T-Cut

 

Then Polish with Auto Glym Super Resin Polish

 

 

 

 

Much quicker if you can lay your hands on an Orbital Polisher

 

 

 

Cheers mate will give it a try, its on a large panel van and i already have that polish.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Doing a large panel van BY HAND!!

 

You will end up with arms like Popeye, it really is hard work even with a rotary polisher let alone by hand!

 

If I were you I would find a local valeters and let them loose on it. They don't usually charge a lot and will do the business on it for you.

[harryskid 193]

Doing a large panel van BY HAND!!

 

You will end up with arms like Popeye, it really is hard work even with a rotary polisher let alone by hand!

 

If I were you I would find a local valeters and let them loose on it. They don't usually charge a lot and will do the business on it for you.

 

I work on it when i have a spare hour or two, local blokes wanted £200 plus and as its red and gone pink they give you Well i can't really promise we can get it back type of thing. Doing it by hand is hard but there is not so much risk of over doing it and going righ back to metal. I 've got the bonnet and the front wings back to a fairly good standard and was just looking for a better compound.

[harryskid 193]

Did one side this evening using t cut. Looks strange as one side red and the other pink. Using it for work still so i don't know what my customers will think.

Bloody hard work, my arms are killing but still its my own fault for letting it get so bad. When this is done i'll keep it polished.

[dee205 3]

Fair play to ya. If I didn't already have a buffer I'd pay someone before I went at a van with a hand polish especially when it's taking pink back to red!

[harryskid 193]

Still at it, resorting to 1200 wet & dry in places. Bloody van seems to be getting bigger!

[harryskid 193]

Did a bit on the roof this afternoon, hard going but i'll get it all done eventualy

 

 

 

 

[shalmaneser 26]

I used some 1200 wet&dry then G3 to remove a fairly nasty little scrape from the side of my car, worked really nicely!

 

Any chance of some pics of this? some c**t has keys my car and I want to get it looking good again!

[harryskid 193]

Any chance of some pics of this? some c**t has keys my car and I want to get it looking good again!

 

If its gone right through the top coat it won't work!

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Yup, if the base coat is scratched, you won't get it out.

 

There are some nice tricks that'll help get rid of the worst of a key scratch though.

[harryskid 193]

At last its finished and my fingers have aches like i have never had. Its not like new but its come up to a fairly good finish. Never again i'll keep it polished from now on!

[welshpug 1,657]

its not so much polished you want to keep it, but waxed

 

keep polishing and you'll rub all the paint off

[harryskid 193]

its not so much polished you want to keep it, but waxed

 

keep polishing and you'll rub all the paint off

 

 

 

Yes thats what i meant ! Bloody English langauge!