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T-Cut on scratches

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Got some minor hairline scratches on my silver car. Does T Cut work well to remove them ?

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    There are lots of different types of compound available now, I would say T-Cut is a bit of an older product and there are better on the market. I've used Farecla products with some good results. There are also different grades of compound - coarse to fine - designed to be used in different circumstances - start with coarser, then go finer and finer, basically.

    How deep are the scratches - are they just in the lacquer / clear coat, or do they go down to the base or even primer?

    If you're not experienced, it's easy to make things worse. It might be better to find a local detailer, one who specialises in "paint correction" as a decent one can provide amazing results.
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    T-Cut removes the paint around the area it does not fill in the scratches.  Silver probably has a clear coat also.

    If its deep enough to affect the paint it probably needs a touchup pen.

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    edited 30 May 2022 at 1:27PM
    If the scratch is down to the paint then no end of cutting via T-cut or any other compound is going to help. There are polishes and there are cutting compounds. If you just want a filler and some gentle cut then get some Autoglym SRP, if you need some more "cut" to it then get a compound such as Farecia G3 or Meguiars Ultimate Compound. These are just products you can easily get from Halfords which I'd use rather than T-cut but there are even better, pro products out there but then you start getting into the machine polishing side of things.

    Also, get yourself a good polishing pad, a microfibre one would be better for hand polishing out light scratches.
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    If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, then it’s too deep for scratch remover, I’ve used autoglym scratch remover with some success, McGuires do one that comes with a pad to attach to your drill, as others said, it might be better getting a professional opinion 
  • This is a very complex question? As there are many other questions such as the paint thickness.....

     But you can give it a go. Many compounds are very similar and also very different at the same time. 

    If it does not work u may need to use wet sanding, which will cause micro scratches. 
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  • Posts: 5,202 Forumite
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    Alanp said:
    If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, then it’s too deep for scratch remover, I’ve used autoglym scratch remover with some success, McGuires do one that comes with a pad to attach to your drill, as others said, it might be better getting a professional opinion 
    Did you manage to "improve" a nail feeling deep type scratch with autoglum?
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    Yes and no, it did remove the lighter scratch, but I had to use some touch up paint on the deeper one, it can still be seen if you look closely but I’m happy with it..

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