Is T Cut the same as Maguiers

munckee

Just about to refinish Miss Munckee's tele (in pale lilac) am spraying over the existing finish then clear coating.  Before polishing most US videos use Maguiers polishing compound prior to a car polish - is T Cut the same stuff roughly?

poopot

T cut is fine fella!...

WezV

Roughly so, it will get you where you need to be

munckee

Terrific cheers chaps.

Sarge

T-cut is much too coarse for a final gloss finish, it cuts, not polishes.
Farecla G3 then Maguires Ultimate Compound gets me far better results than tcut ever will. 

pintspiller

I've drank both T-Cut and Magners.

I prefer the cider.

Andyjr1515

Like @Sarge , T- cut is far too abrasive for me.  I always use Meguiers Ultimate Compound.

Danielsguitars

Ferecla g3 then 3m finesse it, job done 

T cut isn't like any of them tbh 

WezV

Yes, T-cut is coarser... But it will get you to high gloss.  It won't get you to swirl free high gloss and if you were using it on black that would show.   

You won't get a swirl free high gloss finish on black with any single product.

It's not the best cutting/polishing compound, but in a lockdown situation on a lilac guitar I think it would be fine.   If you want to get the superhigh gloss then you will only need one other polishing compound to get there

munckee

WezV said:

Yes, T-cut is coarser... But it will get you to high gloss.  It won't get you to swirl free high gloss and if you were using it on black that would show.   

You won't get a swirl free high gloss finish on black with any single product.

It's not the best cutting/polishing compound, but in a lockdown situation on a lilac guitar I think it would be fine.   If you want to get the superhigh gloss then you will only need one other polishing compound to get there

I’m not stripping and refinishing just spraying over the existing. Just want it to look good enough for my daughter. For my own I never used any compound and was happy with it but it was more satin than gloss. 

T cut sounds fine thanks everyone.