What Is Car Cutting And Car Polishing?

In motor vehicle advertisements, I'm sure you have seen cut and polish, or even paint correction services. But what do they mean?

It may be sound very straight forward and simple. However it is not always the case.

Cut and polish or paint correction is a term used by many professional car detailers around the globe. It is the process of restoring the paintwork of the vehicle by removing a fine layer of the clear coat. Car cutting and car polishing uses a particular cutting and polishing compound.

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The Proper Professional Cutting Method

It requires a professional cutting technique with correct tools. Also, a particular compound is needed. Don't forget that patience, passion, and attention to detail is a crucial ingredient too to achieve a great result.

This process will permanently remove light scratches, swirl marks, marring, holograms. Then, it will bring back the shine of your vehicle paintwork. Moreover, it requires a proper cutting technique with correct tools and compound.

Poor Car Cutting Method

Not using the correct tools and improper technique is considered a bad car cutting method. Furthermore, using Cheap and Abrasive compound can be considered as mediocre to poor cutting method.

This process will cut a significant layer of your car clear coat, causing buffer, trial, haze, hologram, and create a new micro swirl marks. The worst-case scenario would be burned paintwork. And it may cause thousands dollar to repair.

Most Common Issue After Poor Car Cutting

Poor cutting could thin your vehicle clear coat. It could also lessen the clear layer that protects your vehicle base paint.

Note: Your vehicle clear coat, work as a shield against UV, pollutant and chemical contamination (such as bird dropping, tree gum etc.)

Without its protection, The UV ray will start to bake your vehicle base colour, and this will create oxidation, haze, peeled clear coat and rust.

What is the difference between Cutting and Car Polishing

As we mentioned above, Cutting is the process of removing imperfection of your vehicle paintwork.

Car Polishing is a broad term. Generally, it is the next process after cutting. It is a process to maintain paintwork, remove minor paint defect, and to protect your vehicle paint job. It brings back the paintwork gloss or shine.

Polishing is best after decontamination or clay bar treatment and Cutting.

Most Common Paintwork Imperfection

Swirl marks are microscopic scratches in our paintwork,

One of the most common imperfection in most of the car.

Swirl marks are microscopic scratches in the paintwork surface and look like a spiderweb under the intense light or sun.

Cause :

Incorrect washing and Drying method.

Dry the Vehicle using Abrasive/harsh cloths.

	Door Handle Marks: Light Scratches, An awful-looking marks around the Door handle.
Cause :	Fingernails, jewellery like rings, keys.

	Oxidised paintwork, Haze: This is a commonly appear on the repainted panel or repaired panel with first stage Paintwork (paint job without clear coat).
Cause:	Over polishing, Abrasive Compound, Incorrect Tools, Unprotected paint job, exposure to the sun too often (or park outdoor ). Chemical Contamination.

	Trail, minor scratches:
Cause:	Tree branches, keys in the pocket, slight scrubbing, or abrasive fabric.

Hologram / Polishing marks on purple car

Holograms, Buffer Trails, Marred:

Cause

These marks formed due to unprofessional, lack of buffer knowledge or improper use of the polisher Or buffer machine.

Note: Most of these awful marks are hidden till you wash your car a couple of times after detailing.