Cut and Polish

[spikemozeley]

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Had an idea today to try an automotive cut and polish to clean up some scratches on my black MP.

Wonder if anyone else has tried this?

 

Thanks!

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[erl]

If it's black paint, maybe. If it's black anodized or whatever, I doubt it.

[jaapv]

I wouldn't...

[wattsy]

I wouldn't either. T-cut works by removing the top layer of paint on a car. I don't think the MP paint is anything like as durable or thick as automative paint. If you can't be dissuaded maybe try it out on the baseplate first?

[spydrxx]

Minor scratches are a badge of honor. Don't fool with them....you'll only make things worse.

[jaapv]

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I wouldn't either. T-cut works by removing the top layer of paint on a car. I don't think the MP paint is anything like as durable or thick as automative paint. If you can't be dissuaded maybe try it out on the baseplate first?

It is not even paint, it is some kind of electrolytically applied coating, quite thin.

[250swb]

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It is not even paint, it is some kind of electrolytically applied coating, quite thin.

 

I think it is paint, the whole 'lacquer' debate of 2003/2004 and running into 2005 wasn't for nothing. Indeed it is sometimes revived.

 

T-Cut does leave the cloth black, so it takes something off. How do I know? I just tried it because my MP has a few areas of wear that don't matter if they get a bit worse, and anyway I'm an expert at polishing paint. The point that was obvious from the start is that the finish is both soft (in coatings terms) and thin, so minor scratches go deep. I think I'd have gone down to brass if I'd tried to polish the scratches out, and to do it properly the paint should be flatted with wet'n'dry first, and I wouldn't recommend an amateur try it.

Edited May 9, 2018 by 250swb

[Ouroboros]

A black MP is supposed to show scratches.

 

It's a USP, apparently.