Cut and Polishing by faded 94 Civic help?

**Lukezen27** · 28-11-2004 11:03 AM

Hi guys,
whats the best cutting compound to bring back my poor red Civic?

Thx guys

**CivicCoupe** · 28-11-2004 12:06 PM

Hey man. I used to have a red corolla twincam and the paint was fairly faded. I used a cut and polish on it, spent about 2 hours carefully applying and polishing it and the finish product was definitely worth it. It is a noticable difference and it was still shiny when I ended up selling it about a year and half later.

The brand was 'T-Cut Colour Fast' but that is the only brand I have used. I don't know how well other products work.

**Lukezen27** · 28-11-2004 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by CivicCoupe

Hey man. I used to have a red corolla twincam and the paint was fairly faded. I used a cut and polish on it, spent about 2 hours carefully applying and polishing it and the finish product was definitely worth it. It is a noticable difference and it was still shiny when I ended up selling it about a year and half later.

The brand was 'T-Cut Colour Fast' but that is the only brand I have used. I don't know how well other products work.

Yeah they come up good

My last car was also a faded red car and I used to polish it and it came up wicked

Tho I never bothered Cutting it back coze is was a pece of crap heheh

thx for the info

**pillow** · 28-11-2004 04:35 PM

Autoglym, takes a bit of time but is well worth the effort

**Lukezen27** · 28-11-2004 05:32 PM

Nan

I just did a bit if testing and when through to the undercoat f@@k

Lucky it did it in place that won’t matter

Anyone no a cheap re-spryer?

So one that dose just to outside and the stock colour for say 1k

**bumography** · 28-11-2004 06:51 PM

hi
I have a 16 year old crx which has been HALF painted.. kit and stuff
but yea i've used anything from macguires polish, t cut and polish, all sorts of brands. The other day i used a SPRAY (yes spray and wipe) turtle wax and was VERY pleased with the result.
it made my red more red then ever before.

**karbonphyber** · 28-11-2004 06:58 PM

yeah it seems like turtle wax does wonders.

i've used Autoglym on my car in singapore, we have to park in the sun all the time, it kept the paintwork great.

was told T-Cut wasn't good because all it does is thin the paint by removing the dead layer, just like any skin product.

i just started using turtle wax here and it's doing well for my white gloss paint!

**bumography** · 28-11-2004 07:27 PM

t cut is ok to use once or twice a year depending on how bad ur paint is

**jords** · 28-11-2004 07:46 PM

T-cut is a good product, especially on faded paint...I use it and would recommend it

**Lukezen27** · 28-11-2004 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by jords

T-cut is a good product, especially on faded paint...I use it and would recommend it

Cool

tho I would not turn my back bro or you will be one wicked chromed rocket cover short

**FR33K** · 28-11-2004 08:05 PM

ive used kitten once before which turned out really good
but u have to be careful which one as there is a few different ones eg light polish ---> heavy cut back... depending on the condition of your paint.
and if ur gonna use the heavy cut back stuff be careful coz last time i did it left swirl all over my paint job

i gave up on polish coz my paint is too old so im goin to get it buffed tomorrow hehehe

**Lukezen27** · 28-11-2004 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by FR33K

ive used kitten once before which turned out really good
but u have to be careful which one as there is a few different ones eg light polish ---> heavy cut back... depending on the condition of your paint.
and if ur gonna use the heavy cut back stuff be careful coz last time i did it left swirl all over my paint job

i gave up on polish coz my paint is too old so im goin to get it buffed tomorrow hehehe

How much is the buffed going to cost?