Has anyone used T-cut before. My Grand Prix White is looking a bit pinkish and I wanted to know if it was a good thing to t-cut and then Zymol or Autoglym (still undecided about those 2, but do not want to start another debate).

Is it a bit too harsh or will it do the trick? I am talking about the original stuff, not the colour-matched bottles.

 

I was told that T-Cut is far too harsh for the type of paint that Porsche use. Get the Zymol kit and it comes with some stuff called HD Cleanse (spelling?) which is similar to T-Cut but no where near as harsh. The HD stuff will clean off the paint work and have it looking like new again, I should know I have a red C2 and it is the worst colour for oxidisation. If you do not keep on top of it you get a rather nice shade of pink

 

DONT DO IT !!!!!!!!
I made the mistake of taking T. Cut to a scratch on the rear wheel arch.....In other cars I have owned this is a good way of "rubbing out" light scratches.

It "rubs them out" all right <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[nono]" /> ....but....it also adds mutitudes of little scratches along the direction you have ben rubbing...the result is WORSE than the scratch.
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Definitely a no no...at least on my black porker

I have just bought the Zymol kit and will ( one day) get around to using it...hopefully the HD Cleanse will be kinder.

Hope you didnt try the T Cut before you read the response

G'Luck

 

Nope, have not tried it yet, I do have Zymol kit with the chocolate stuff in it (can't remember the name) and tried it, but it did not make a big difference. I will try it again and see what happens, hopefully the weather will be good next week.

 

[quote]Originally posted by MarkdP:
<strong>Nope, have not tried it yet, I do have Zymol kit with the chocolate stuff in it (can't remember the name) and tried it, but it did not make a big difference. I will try it again and see what happens, hopefully the weather will be good next week.

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To use the HD Cleanse stuff I have found that the best technique is:

Do not use the sponge thing that comes with the kit, it just soaks up the HD stuff. Just use a soft cloth instead. I use some fine polishing cloth that comes on a roll a bit like paper towels. I got from a chap I know in the trade, most body shops use this stuff. I am not at home at the moment so I can't look up what it is called.

Do not use too much of the HD stuff as it can be a real pain to polish it off later. Do use plenty of elbow grease - go on really work up a sweat!

To polish up after the HD stuff use a micro fiber cloth like the blue one that comes with the kit. I also find that a small spray of plain water helps here.

The paint work should now really gleam. The HD stage is what gives you the shine.

Now you seal that shine in with the wax.

Happy polishing <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />

 

My car is guards red and I find Zymol HD-Cleanse not powerful enough to remove the surface oxidation (I guess that's oxidization to most of you ).
I strongly recommend 'Mer'. The stuff is easy to apply and remove and produces a great shine and good colour restoration, while removing fine scratches.

 

Interesting - I used to use Mer but found that the shine did not last as long as Zymol. I also found the cleaning action of Zymol better than Mer

If it works for you, go for it. Perhaps I will dig the can of Mer out from the garage and have another go, the car has some bad oxidation on the spoiler.

 

How interesting - that's the exact opposite of my results!
What colour is your car?

 

[quote]Originally posted by John Boggiano:
<strong>How interesting - that's the exact opposite of my results!
What colour is your car?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Guards Red - of course. What other colour would a Porsche be

 

hmmmm, this thread has the potential of being a "can of worms"

So, with this in mind ..My tupence worth!

I have tried and tested a few different cleaning products to say the least (at least ten of the bigger names) and have settled on what I think is the best, Zymol

If you do a search in the 964 listings for a thread "Im Lazy !!!!!!" you'll see that I have offered to do a Zymol, Barbecue day in Cambridge, The purpose of this day out is demonstrate what I was taught by a Zymol technician who came out to my home for a day. I too was a sceptic believe me.

You are more thank welcome to join in for the day (I may change the venue if the numbers grow too large) and learn how to do apply Zymol correctly, a process which I believe is easy, Not manual labour and without a shadow of a doubt well worth it.

F.Y.I - I am NOT employed by Zymol, I do NOT receive royalties and DO pay for my own product, I'm simply a satisfied customer who would like to help fellow Porsche owners get the best results from a product which I think is good!

Hope to see ya'll in Cambridge soon! (Date to be arranged)

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Richard,

yep, not a problem. That would be really interesting to see. Organise a date and I would love to attend.

Good suggestion, by the way

 

Richard,

I didn't read the original post, but just letting you know I'd be interested as well.

Let us know the dates.

 

Hey Richard,

Youve got us all excited about the barbie'n shine day..............when??????????????

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Seems like there is a little interest in this suggetion.

I am therefore going to create a new thread Entitiled "UK Zymol Day out". Please respond to this thread so that I can get a better idea as to the numbers!