Which is the more abrasive; T-Cut or Mer?

[pcatterall]

Interesting!
There still seems a bit of confusion between abrasive polish and 'wax' ( for want of the correct term) polish.
I always get Tcut when needing abrasive polish, I will be glad to learn which is considered better.
I sometimes need something a bit more abrasive/coarser than T cut so will appreciate a steer on that.
What would an estimate of the 'coarsness of Tcut be then (4000, 6000 ?)
I seem to be able to go from 2000 grit to Tcut ok, does that sound about right?
I guess that the lacquers can fill fine cracks and present a totally smooth surface?

 

[VicS]

Interesting!
There still seems a bit of confusion between abrasive polish and 'wax' ( for want of the correct term) polish.
I always get Tcut when needing abrasive polish, I will be glad to learn which is considered better.
I sometimes need something a bit more abrasive/coarser than T cut so will appreciate a steer on that.
What would an estimate of the 'coarsness of Tcut be then (4000, 6000 ?)
I seem to be able to go from 2000 grit to Tcut ok, does that sound about right?
I guess that the lacquers can fill fine cracks and present a totally smooth surface?

There are abrasive compounds ... I prefer to call them rubbing copounds, although somepeople call them polishes and they are waxpolishes which are not abrasive but seal the surface leaing a wax layer which can be buffed to a high gloss

In my boat polishing " kit " I have two grades of "rubbing compound" and some wax polish, which is not abrasive. I don't know how T-Cut compares with the rubbing compounds. Finer than both I think

 

[RichardS]

Interesting!
There still seems a bit of confusion between abrasive polish and 'wax' ( for want of the correct term) polish.
I always get Tcut when needing abrasive polish, I will be glad to learn which is considered better.
I sometimes need something a bit more abrasive/coarser than T cut so will appreciate a steer on that.
What would an estimate of the 'coarsness of Tcut be then (4000, 6000 ?)
I seem to be able to go from 2000 grit to Tcut ok, does that sound about right?
I guess that the lacquers can fill fine cracks and present a totally smooth surface?

I still use T-Cut if I want a fine re-finishing of the paint layer by just removing a few "molecules" from the surface, the T-Cut for flat colours being a little more aggressive that the T-Cut for metallic finishes. However, for removing swirl marks or light scratches, Farecla G3 is the go-to stuff, although firms like Meguiars and even T-Cut do equivalents. There are even more abrasive compounds available in the " deep scratch" removal category although I'm not convinced that these are really that effective although they do improve the appearance, although I'm talking about car paintwork rather than gelcoat.

Richard