T-cutting Query - Saxperience

AirVTS · 10th June 2013, 13:51

I once tried top T-cut my old SRi Astra and made a complete meal of it so I have refrained from ever doing this again.

Where would be the best place to get this done, to a good standard for my Saxo. It has some deep scratches which probably warrant being completely resprayed thus presenting a problem of 'should I just respray the whole car'

You have to appreciate I know very little about cars so excuse my ignorance.

Is there somewhere that specialises in this kind of thing?

Thank you forum members!

Ross^p · 10th June 2013, 13:55

Post a photo or two of the poor paintwork. You'll be surprised what can be recovered. Saxo's are a coloured basecoat with lacquer over, so most scratches are in the lacquer and can be recovered from if not too bad. If the scratches are down to the basecoat/bare metal, then it'll need spraying.

AirVTS · 10th June 2013, 13:59

Ok will do mate, she's in the garage at the moment for a number of reasons but once she's out, hopefully tonight, i'll post some up.

i know there's a very deep scratch on the bonnet which glimmers a nice silverish colour but apart from that the others are just your usual scratches and slight chips.

Ill post later

AirVTS · 13th June 2013, 10:24

*Update*

Now I have my car back I thought I'd post a few pictures of the scratches that I wanna be rid of as they really bug me when ever I look at my shiny car and see this massive silver line!!

Are these t-cuttable as it were?? The first pic looks like a proper deep scratch so I doubt it...

Bonnet
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Closer look
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by offside rear wheel arch. Keyed? (and my poor unused pug in the reflection) Excuse the dirt, this is before I washed the car.
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Where can I get these professionally taken out?

Prickle^p · 13th June 2013, 11:15

I dont think either will come out im afraid. esp the top one. Its went through the clear coat and paint

Brettles1986 · 13th June 2013, 11:25

They do look very deep, generally they say if you can feel a groove when using your nail to test it then at the most you will make it less noticeable but it will need the panel resprayed ideally.

MartinObviously · 13th June 2013, 11:26

Run your nail across the scratch, if it feels very raggy, then you'll never get it out.

Bret ninja'd me

Brettles1986 · 13th June 2013, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinObviously

Run your nail across the scratch, if it feels very raggy, then you'll never get it out.

Bret ninja'd me

*Brett (2 fucking T's)

AirVTS · 13th June 2013, 11:32

I was going to try on of then paint touch up magic sticks from halfords?

Anyone got any experience with them?

Short of that I might just fork out for a new bonnet. That's the most obvious scratch out of them all.

Brettles1986 · 13th June 2013, 11:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirVTS

I was going to try on of then paint touch up magic sticks from halfords?

Anyone got any experience with them?

Short of that I might just fork out for a new bonnet. That's the most obvious scratch out of them all.

Yeah the colour match is usually pretty shite tbh. Getting a new bonnet would probably be easier and in the long run cheaper.

Prickle^p · 13th June 2013, 11:36

Someone has done that on a detailing forum for stone chips and has worked (with wet sanding and da ofc). I'll try and find the thread

AirVTS · 13th June 2013, 11:40

That'd be great thanks. The only other option is a bonnet bra.
Last resort!!

axsaxoman · 13th June 2013, 15:28

the easy way to tell if it will come out with t-cut is to wet the scratch and if it dissapppears then its only in the lacquer so it will buff out .
if it stays same then-- no its through the lacquer and needs painting

AirVTS · 13th June 2013, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by axsaxoman

the easy way to tell if it will come out with t-cut is to wet the scratch and if it dissapppears then its only in the lacquer so it will buff out .
if it stays same then-- no its through the lacquer and needs painting

Nice idea. Seems I'm destined for a new bonnet then.