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mistergrumpy - 10/12/08 at 10:32 PM

I'm sure I've read about this on here before but I've searched and can't find it. I've got a bit of overspray on the rear arches. Can I use thinners or white spirit on them without making the car look rougher than it already is? I've tried T cut but its not touching it.

austin man - 10/12/08 at 10:35 PM

use rubbing compound Farecla then t cut, thinners will burn into the paint on them, you could also use wet and dry p1000 and then t cut.

RichardK - 10/12/08 at 10:35 PM

I would try rubbing compound if T Cut's not working for you.

Cheers

Rich

Thinking about it - 10/12/08 at 10:37 PM

2000 grade wet and dry then farecla rubbing compound.

mistergrumpy - 10/12/08 at 10:40 PM

Wet and dry worries me that it'll rub through the gel coat. I'm not familiar with Farecla rubbing compound? I've used a cutting type of paste. Kind of whire with blue flecks, looks like washing powder mixed with bicarb and water. This'd be way to harsh though. Is thre a difference between this and "rubbing" compound?

RichardK - 10/12/08 at 10:51 PM

Rubbing compound is just like a thicker t cut, doesn't sound like the stuff you've used before.

This link shows the texture of the stuff a bit better

Cheers

Rich

mistergrumpy - 10/12/08 at 10:55 PM

Cheers. Looks thinner and smoother than the stuff I've used. I'll give it a bash.

tomgregory2000 - 10/12/08 at 11:07 PM

use G6 followed by G10 and then wax, works wonders, takes a lil effort but worth it

Thinking about it - 10/12/08 at 11:24 PM

If you go like a bull at a gate of course you will go through the gel coat, even with t cut or rubbing compound. Go easy.

clairetoo - 11/12/08 at 06:22 AM

In my experience , cleaning fibreglass with thinners will do no damage at all - I use synthetic thinners at work to clean glue marks off paint (on brand new vans) with no problems

Agriv8 - 11/12/08 at 08:17 AM

removed fordson orange overspray.

Thinners to get the dust off
light rub with 1500 Wet and dry
g3 then g10

good polish after

regards

Agriv8

Peteff - 11/12/08 at 09:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Thinking about it
2000 grade wet and dry then farecla rubbing compound.


2000 grit with lots of warm water will not go through the gelcoat, you could wipe your @rse with it

Alan B - 11/12/08 at 12:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
quote:
Originally posted by Thinking about it
2000 grade wet and dry then farecla rubbing compound.


2000 grit with lots of warm water will not go through the gelcoat, you could wipe your @rse with it


Note to self:

Do not borrow wet and dry off Peteff

splitrivet - 11/12/08 at 01:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
Rubbing compound is just like a thicker t cut, doesn't sound like the stuff you've used before.

This link shows the texture of the stuff a bit better

Cheers

Rich

Crikey the guy in this video would need a 500 gallon drum if he was doing a complete car.
Cheers,
Bob

Peteff - 11/12/08 at 03:57 PM

I scraped my front bumper on the pebbledashing the other day and had to fill it to get the gouges, It needed painting and lacquering after as well It only took me an hour and it looks pretty much good as new now though. No way would rubbing compound have sorted it.