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ChrisBoom

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22nd May 07 at 11:58

Hi,
Just in the process of cleaning the car, and unearthed a bottle of G3 Cutting compound in the shed. Whats the best way to use it? My bonnet is fucked paint wise, as is most of the car

, so what would be best for the whole car? Best technique, etc.

Cheers,

Chris

CorsAsh

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22nd May 07 at 11:59

Use it like you'd use T-Cut. Just don't go mad with it.

dan_almond

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22nd May 07 at 11:59

Rotary polisher mate. By hand will make things far worse IMO as the polish will not break down properly.

ChrisBoom

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22nd May 07 at 12:01

I see, we have a rotary polisher, but its an utter cheap shite of a thing from woolworths

.

Wasnt even too sure on using t-cut, just dry the car, rub on, leave it to dry to a haze, buff off?

Superlite Ltd.

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22nd May 07 at 12:02

quote:
Originally posted by dan_almond
Rotary polisher mate. By hand will make things far worse IMO as the polish will not break down properly.

read this site

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/

[Edited on 22-05-2007 by Superlite Ltd.]

ChrisBoom

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22nd May 07 at 12:09

quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.

quote:
Originally posted by dan_almond
Rotary polisher mate. By hand will make things far worse IMO as the polish will not break down properly.

read this site

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/

[Edited on 22-05-2007 by Superlite Ltd.]

Cheers mate

Going to have to do it by hand though, dont have the sort of polishing heads that they use. Anything will be better than it is now TBH

dan_almond

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22nd May 07 at 12:49

Best thing by hand mate is Autoglym Super Resin polish. Then apply a couple of coats of wax afterwards.

G3 by hand will be a bit of overkill mate. Will do more harm than good.

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22nd May 07 at 14:11

Wouldn't use G3 by hand, wouldn't use it for paint restoration either. It's far too coarse as it's meant for flatting back paint.

loo_goblin

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22nd May 07 at 19:04

i use G3 and use a machine

wilson_sri

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22nd May 07 at 19:08

Wouldnt use G3 if you havent got any buffing experiance, as ed says its very coarse!

STEvieXE

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22nd May 07 at 21:05

g3 is used for restoring paint

dont use it by hand as its very easy to rub thru the paint whilst doing it by hand if you concentrate on one spot too much

its not as corse as it used to be

loo_goblin

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22nd May 07 at 21:43

g3 is the least coarse one, g10 is the one to avoid.

i did g3 by hand once, but that was due to my machine getting wet and blowing up.

if done by hand be more gentle, but apply like a polish

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22nd May 07 at 23:44

Wouldn't it be better to use something like that 3M stuff that's made for paint restoration. I have completely forgotten the name though now so i'm useless...

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22nd May 07 at 23:47

3M Finesse-It is the stuff I was thinking about. It's what I used on my old car to get it looking better again

ChrisBoom

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22nd May 07 at 23:47

Well, I used some on the bonnet, then it started raining, so I left it. Made no difference to the bonnet, the paint is too fucked IMO, really needs resprayed.

dan_almond

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23rd May 07 at 09:45

Whats wrong with the paintwork mate. Have you got any pics of the damage?

Scotty_B

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23rd May 07 at 11:44

Make sure the surface is soaking wet before applying the compound and always use a rotary polisher with G3. You can use G10 by hand as it's much less coarse.

ChrisBoom

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23rd May 07 at 12:57

quote:
Originally posted by dan_almond
Whats wrong with the paintwork mate. Have you got any pics of the damage?

Ill get some, but at the top of the bonnet, its not so bad, but all around the bottom is fucked, no shine at all, cant really describe it, all faded and buggered really.

Richie

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23rd May 07 at 13:03

Guy at Vauxhall used this by hand and removed a big ass scratch on the roof of my astra within a minute

Was well chuffed

Scotty_B

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23rd May 07 at 15:54

Get a bodyshop to give the bonnet a mop, they'll do a better job and tell if it can be fixed.

I've used it to bring a pink Astra back to red and it works brilliantly.

I'll say again though, soak the panel before use.

[Edited on 23-05-2007 by CorSRi_BT]

ChrisBoom

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23rd May 07 at 18:25

The bonnet:

Fucked

Anyway, tried the G3 again on some other wee scrathes around the car and oh my fucking god, this shit is brilliant

Took out loads of little scratches on the passenger rear quarter, Im going to get a rotarty polisher head, can these be used on a grinder?

Im looking at this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORANGE-COMPOUNDING-MOP-HEAD-14mm_W0QQitemZ140118077795QQihZ004QQcategoryZ30923QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ChrisBoom

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29th May 07 at 17:13

ttt, anymore info on a rotary polishing head?

1_Litre_Porsche_Beater

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29th May 07 at 17:18

quote:
Originally posted by loo_goblin
g3 is the least coarse one, g10 is the one to avoid.

i did g3 by hand once, but that was due to my machine getting wet and blowing up.

if done by hand be more gentle, but apply like a polish

G10 is less abrasive than G3, 3M Finesse is just another manufacturers version of G3.

craig8

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29th May 07 at 18:33

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
ttt, anymore info on a rotary polishing head?

dont bother unless you can control the speed of the grinder

E36 328

ChrisBoom

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29th May 07 at 18:51

quote:
Originally posted by craig8

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
ttt, anymore info on a rotary polishing head?

dont bother unless you can control the speed of the grinder

Ahh, would a grinder be too quick?

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