T-cutting a car

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S2red

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2,540 posts

206 months

Sunday 10th July 2022
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Anyone suggest someone who could do the red bumpers on my sons Astra they have faded to different red from rest of car?

North Glasgow area

colin_p

4,503 posts

227 months

Sunday 10th July 2022
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Your son.

jimwilli

274 posts

117 months

Sunday 10th July 2022
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Quality

dingg

4,363 posts

234 months

Sunday 10th July 2022
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colin_p said:
Your son.
100% the right answer, with the caveat that the Son has both arms intact and usable, if not we're both going to be feeling like a pair of s in the morning.......

S2red

Original Poster:

2,540 posts

206 months

Monday 11th July 2022
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I would not disagree with those sentiments at all :-) but needs a machine T-cut as elbow grease has been unsuccessful allegedly

zedx19

2,979 posts

155 months

Monday 11th July 2022
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You can get attachment's for battery drills, if you don't have a battery drill then get a cheap one. Cost of a battery drill and attachments will be cheaper than paying someone. Granted, the drill option won't be as good as paying, but I'm assuming you just want an old pink Vauxhall to look a bit less pink, rather than return it to showroom condition.

Horsey McHorseface

2,916 posts

199 months

Monday 11th July 2022
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The combination of t-cut, either by hand or machine, could cut through more than intended. I think that's the concern of the OP, which has attracted the clownish comments. Is this a job for a pro or not, is the question. I would proceed with t-cut by hand, carefully. Or use a milder abrasive. AutoGlym Super Resin Polish, is at the very opposite end of the abrasive scale.

996Keef

435 posts

106 months

Monday 11th July 2022
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Maguires Ultimate Compound would make light work of it , or just have a word with local backstreet bodyshop who would mop and polish for 50 quid or so

Jakey123

253 posts

160 months

Thursday 14th July 2022
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Horsey McHorseface said:
The combination of t-cut, either by hand or machine, could cut through more than intended. I think that's the concern of the OP, which has attracted the clownish comments. Is this a job for a pro or not, is the question. I would proceed with t-cut by hand, carefully. Or use a milder abrasive. AutoGlym Super Resin Polish, is at the very opposite end of the abrasive scale.
SRP has no cut, possibly very very minor cut. So I wouldn't go that tame.
Its a filler mainly, but that won't fix pink 🙂