T-Cut

Yukon

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I bought an electric polisher from Halfords as I figured I'd T-Cut the car but I didn't want to go through the hassle of doing in manually.

I applied in no problem but then the rain came on, I had managed to do the front of the car up to the doors. I went inside during the rain and let the car dry off before doing anything. Tried using the electric polisher which just seemed to be useless, if I put any pressure on it it doesn't spin and if I put no pressure on it it just tickles the car. So I started doing it manually and had to work really hard, some bits won't come off properly and where I have tested rubbing hard some lines appear.

I'm wondering has the rain done something to it to make it so hard to come off and are these lines just likely to be lines in the T-Cut so the lines are actually places where is has rubbed off properly?

Thanks for any advice.
 
T-Cut can be an utter barsteward to take off from some paints. You need to keep turning the polishing cloth over very regularly. If all else fails, putting a mildy abrasive polish (e.g. MER) on top helps to remove it.
 
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Was it one of the two handed doughnut jobbies, or a proper polisher?

If it's the former, see if you can take it back under the trade description act ;)

Once it's gone off t-cut is a total biatch to remove, usually easy to reapply it, then wipe off both layers.
 
yeah you don't ever want to let the polish/wax get wet, total nightmare. On the other hand, you should apply with a moist cloth, applying with a dry cloth also results in it being similarly stubborn to buff off.
 
Its a Halfords 240-Volt Car Polisher, ~£30, rubbish! I think there was a little 12v one but I figured this one would be better.

Where do I find a proper polisher?
 
The Silverline ones on Ebay seem relatively well liked.

I have one of these which is just a pricier version of the same sort of thing.

Some people will now arrive and tell you that you simply must buy a Porter Cable imported from America but they are by no means "essential", just harder to mess up with.
 
Lopéz said:
Some people will now arrive and tell you that you simply must buy a Porter Cable imported from America but they are by no means "essential", just harder to mess up with.
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On this point you might notice that the high end "detailer" blokes, DON'T use a porter, but use a rotary instead ;)
 
Yukon said:
Its a Halfords 240-Volt Car Polisher, ~£30, rubbish! I think there was a little 12v one but I figured this one would be better.

Where do I find a proper polisher?
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Makita 110V or 240V sander/polisher, you can get one for about £150 from places like Machine Mart. Speed automatically adjusts with pressure and it makes light work of even the crappiest paint jobs. They say you can't polish a turd, well my Makita polisher can :)
 
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