What is the best stuff to use to remove / \'lessen\' scratches in paintwork?
Also- what is the best stuff to use to remove lacquer from alloy wheels?
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Scratches
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David Withers
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For removing scratches where these haven\'t penetrated the \'finish\' coat of paint I\'ve always got on well with Tetrosyl\'s \'T-Cut\' on a perfectly clean and fairly soft cloth. I try not to let it dry as that makes it much harder to polish off. If the scratch is deep but the paint is a good thickness it is sometimes even possible, with great care, to get the adjacent paint to flow into the scratch. This all applies only to the relatively soft cellulose paint that our cars were finished in, not modern two-pack paints.
It\'s so many years since I removed lacquer from alloy wheels that I can\'t remember how I did it so won\'t guess at the answer. The alloy wheels on my car were polished by hand before fitting about 20 years ago but I decided not to lacquer them. I give them a rub over with Solvisol chromium cleaner every spring and that brings them up well for the rest of the year.
It\'s so many years since I removed lacquer from alloy wheels that I can\'t remember how I did it so won\'t guess at the answer. The alloy wheels on my car were polished by hand before fitting about 20 years ago but I decided not to lacquer them. I give them a rub over with Solvisol chromium cleaner every spring and that brings them up well for the rest of the year.
Thanks for your reply- I use T-cut too normally- I wondered if there was anything \'stronger\' for deeper scratches. The lacquer on my alloy wheels is starting to go and looks pretty poor, although the wheels underneath are fine. I want to strip the lacquer off and do without it as I think that\'s probably better as long as you are careful about looking after your wheels.
Coarser cutting compound is available, but may not be appropriate for your usage.
You need thick paintwork if you intend to use the coarse stuff ! I would advise then cutting with normal TCut, then polishing.
Depending on the colour, there is also a polish available with like a \"lipstick\", which you can rub over the scratch prior to polishing.
You need thick paintwork if you intend to use the coarse stuff ! I would advise then cutting with normal TCut, then polishing.
Depending on the colour, there is also a polish available with like a \"lipstick\", which you can rub over the scratch prior to polishing.