FFS :@ - will this T-cut?

Trifid · 30 May 2009 at 13:05

It's not ****ing hard to pull in/out of a parking space. If it looks close then give it another go. :mad:

When going to put something in my boot today I noticed this: It wasn't there on Thursday when I washed the car, so must have happened when parked on the street at work yesterday.

It also cracked the lower black bumper by the fog light.

No doubt this would put buyers off when I sell the car (only had it 6 weeks, but don't plan to keep it for more than the 10 months on insurance.)

Sukh · 30 May 2009 at 13:08

I cannot see anything awry?

Princey · 30 May 2009 at 13:11

Yes it will.

Trifid · 30 May 2009 at 13:12

circled damage.

Defcon5 · 30 May 2009 at 13:15

Yes that will polish out

Trifid · 30 May 2009 at 13:17

Defcon5 said:
Yes that will polish out

Car polish or T-cut? If polish, what would you recommend?

Defcon5 · 30 May 2009 at 13:19

Autoglym super resin polish, and a fair bit of elbow grease. T-Cut is a poor product IMO.

Type_R · 30 May 2009 at 14:58

Defcon5 said:
Autoglym super resin polish, and a fair bit of elbow grease. T-Cut is a poor product IMO.

+1 or even better with a Orbital/Rotary polisher

mrk · 30 May 2009 at 15:03

Peanut butter rubbed into it then wiped clean with a damp cloth will resolve that NICELY.

MofoKilla · 30 May 2009 at 16:03

Looks like dirt to me

loltim · 30 May 2009 at 16:58

In what way is T-cut a poor product? It's a cutter, it takes paint off, that's all it does and it does it well. But yea, use polish for that scuff.

Trifid · 30 May 2009 at 19:10

Polish hasn't worked. The area is completely smooth and the Autoglym super resin hasn't helped it. In fact I would say it has highlighted it...

paintguy · 30 May 2009 at 19:18

Much better pictures, I can actually see something now

Bad news though. I can see at least 3 areas where the damage is down to the (white) plastic underneath, and I'd say a lot of those scratches are through the clearcoat (lacquer) too.

A much more aggressive polish or rubbing compound might tidy it up a bit, but painting is the only real solution.

Trifid · 30 May 2009 at 19:25

Well painting isn't going to be worth it. Will be no return on investment as said I will be replacing it in early 2010 if all goes well.

How can I prevent this happening in future? Proximity alarm? Do they work when cars get near it as well as humans? I will be parking in a full CCTV car park at work now but that isn't always fool proof (colleagues S2000 had scrapes down the front and back of it.) I really want to install some sort of CCTV solution on my car to record 24/7 but can see the battery going flat very quickly and would prefer prevention.

paintguy · 30 May 2009 at 19:32

When you sell, give that area a spray over with a silicon spray (usually used for interiors, dashboards etc), or even something like Mr Sheen. You may well laugh, but it'll give a temporary shine to the dull scratches, and hopefully take the buyers eye away from it

Hxc · 30 May 2009 at 19:34

I got very similer things out of the Mini using T-cut...don't see what this forum has against it.

The Edge · 30 May 2009 at 19:40

Farecla G3 is much better than t cut but use carefully

Might help those scratches.

Edinho · 30 May 2009 at 19:45

Thats nothing. In the 5 years since I had mine i've had the whole wing scraped looks a lot worse than that. Had two instances of kids who think its funny to chuck mud bombs at passing cars, leaving deep scratches. Someone go in to the rear at a junction.

I've given up caring. And taking it to a paint specialist to spend £500 then for it to happen again, may as well get £500 and throw it down the toilet.

fornowagain · 30 May 2009 at 19:49

A glaze base should help fill those a bit. I use Poorboys (Blackhole) on mine to hide loads of marks.

mrk · 30 May 2009 at 19:51

Peanut butter should work.......... I had a similar mark on my old 3 and it went away fine using Peanut butter.