Detailing and Paint corrections.

>>16002715
>T-Cut
Very old school.
smells bad, doesn't work in direct sunlight, hard to work, very wet (slings like a twat on a rotary or DA).

There are better products

Different products are marketed to different people for slightly different uses. There higher quality materials used for higher quality cars, and forgiving lower quality materials used for the average Joe, and then dogshit for those buy 1 get 2 washes free places where it only looks shiny for a day or two and the scratches become more and more visible.

>>16002748
All true, but in its defense, its runny for a reason.
Its meant to be applied by hand.
I wouldn't use it with a buffer because it takes off paint real quick.
I have fond memories of T-Cut. A lot of people seem to hate it now.

Years ago I took my Dad's Mk1 Escort out and ended up scraping the side on some hedges.
It polished right out with T-Cut and he never found out.

Also had a LandRover that we painted with a brush and smooth Hammerite.
We flatted down any brush marks with 600 grit and the scratches actually polished out to a good shine with T-Cut.
All by hand.

The color was Eggplant/Burgundy.
It went dull pretty quick but came back with a good polish.
Then within a few weeks it would start yellowing again and by the end of the year it was completely Brown.
Pub talk was that a hidden ingredient in T-Cut was causing the paint to fade prematurely.

>>16004388
Exactly. There's differences between compounds, polishes, waxes, sealants, coatings and glazes. All of these affect the paint in different ways and interact with each other in different ways. The detailing community has grown exponentially since the 90's and technology has created better products

>tfw driving for 24 years and never waxed, polished or done anything more than hose wash my vehicles

Srs tho what is a good protective wax that goes on lazy fag style

>>16006437
There's no GOOD wax for lazy fags. Wash and wax combo is what you're looking for, but it's only meant to last the duration between car washes. Real wax takes effort and a couple hours to apply depending on size of car and your arm endurance.

I spent the whole past weekend detailing my car.

I've always been a fan of meguiar's and mother's products.

>first step: claybar
>one coat of SwirlX over entire car, two on hood and trunk lid
>two coats of #7 Show Car Glaze
>two coats of wax

I did it all by hand because I'm a masochist. The results were worth it though. My single-stage paint was so oxidized the car almost looked pink instead of red.

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Any good waxes or processes for people that are just kinda lazy, or at least don't want to be in the Florida sun for hours at a time?

>>16006507
>claybars a car before washing it

How many bars did you use?

>>16007003
Of course i washed it first. Didn't include that because I figured it was obvious.

Although I did drop one of the clay pieces on the ground halfway through, so used more clay than I normally would.