Can I polish this out?
- Thread starter matt100
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Yeah as far as I can tell there's no scratch, I've looked at it from various angles and the bumper seems to be the same shape it always was just a different colour, running my hand over it its flat enough that it's either not scratched or the scratch has become miraculously perfectly filled with the other guys paint.
You'd be better off trying to rub your fingernail over the scratch very lightly, you can feel if there is a groove in the paintwork then. If it feels all smooth, then i'd say you've got off lucky and some fairly light cutting agent might do the trick.
How have you not done this yet?
Pretty much everywhere including supermarkets sell T-cut, and you just need a couple of rags lol.
Because I assumed that if you got tcut wrong you could make the problem worse?
it'll take you a decent amount of effort to go through clear coat, can't see how you'd make it worse tbh..
wash the area so there's no dirt first and then t-cut it..
I went one step further and rubbing alcohol on the paint transfer and it was 80% gone.
Na. You would probably have to go for an hour in the same spot to go through the clear coat by hand.
Just wash the area first, put rag over bottle, turn bottle, work the product in the problem area applying decent presure, keep working it until it looks like its off. then wait for it to dry and buff it off with other rag
Keep away from any black trim
You might aswell do the whole car if it comes out well
Keep away from any black trim
You might aswell do the whole car if it comes out well
If you are really worried about making a mess of it, pop to halfords and buy a bottle of "White T-Cut Colour Fast".
It's even milder than normal T-Cut, so you will probably need to apply 2 or 3 times to actually "cut" anything.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/pa...paint-restorers/t-cut-colour-fast-white-500ml
It's even milder than normal T-Cut, so you will probably need to apply 2 or 3 times to actually "cut" anything.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/pa...paint-restorers/t-cut-colour-fast-white-500ml
Why don't you try and see if it just plastic that has bonded on from the other use a decent cutting polish and try get rid. if your struggling its time to take it to a bodyshop. don't listen to these numptys that say "get a touch up kit" etc as it will never be the same and just look a mess. get it done properly
Another Cif user/abuser here
Use it once a year to get rid of any black marks/lines from the wifes door mirror housings. Cif can be pretty abrasive so make sure you use a small amount and make sure both the cloth and the area being Cif-ed are wet 
You're all convincing me to give it a shot lol
You could have done it by now!
It's hard to be certain from a picture, but it does look like it's just transfer from the other car. You (and Chips Away) seem to think so too.
I've been painting cars for over 20 years but I'd certainly have a go at "polishing" it out first. Anything slightly abrasive should do it, from a decent all in one polish to T cut, polishing compound, even a decent toothpaste! I'd stick with something designed for the job though, just to be safe. A bottle of something and a few cloths will be much cheaper than that quote you've had, and elbow grease costs nothing
I've been painting cars for over 20 years but I'd certainly have a go at "polishing" it out first. Anything slightly abrasive should do it, from a decent all in one polish to T cut, polishing compound, even a decent toothpaste! I'd stick with something designed for the job though, just to be safe. A bottle of something and a few cloths will be much cheaper than that quote you've had, and elbow grease costs nothing