Press and hold down your finger on the screen where you want to paste and select Paste to paste the text. Practice cutting and pasting text Cutting and polishing pastes are typically used to revive paint which has gone flat after being exposed to the sun or which has been aged with tiny scratches caused by washing, grit and general wear and tear. They can also be used to blend in new paint by matching the textures, or remove minor scrape damage from roadside thorns or careless parking.

If you want to use a cutting compound to remove scratches and swirl marks in the paint, here’s what to do. Bear in mind that this works best on light, shallow scratches that are only in the top clearcoat. Highlight the text you want to cut by pressing down on the touchpad and while holding down dragging your finger in the direction you want to cut text. There are 10 colours to choose from and we found a grey which matched both the Land Rover and the modern metallic of the Nissan. It goes on to the paint easily but it struggled to ‘bite’ on our new paintwork. With some elbow grease it did manage to bring a shine on the dull paint and seemed to work reasonably well on the Nissan’s minor scratches too, but we are not convinced the colour of the liquid actually made any difference. Trying it on a patch of the Land Rover’s white roof paint didn’t change the colour or fill the scratches with grey, so we remain sceptical. Many products promise to restore your paint to a showroom finish, and you’ve probably heard people recommend using cutting compound. But what is it, how does it work and can it be used at home? What is cutting compound?Press and hold down on any text with your finger and then let go. Upon letting go, a menu should appear on top-right of the screen (shown to the right) that lets you cut. Highlight the text you want to cut and press your finger on Cut to cut. Pasting text Like Hoover, Transit and Sellotape, T-Cut is a product which has become a generic name for its type. The retro can seems to make the most of this ‘original’ heritage, and the tin is usefully more resistant to splitting open when it inevitably falls off the car and onto the drive – as we discovered. Just remember to fasten the lid too.

You may need to wax the car regularly after cutting to protect the newly exposed paint and prevent it going dull. How to use it: Restoring the paint Car polishing compound is similar to cutting compound but much less abrasive. It removes the top layers of wax and build-up to restore a glossy shine to the paint. It doesn’t remove layers of paint. For Chromebooks, or ChromeOS devices that have no mouse buttons, you can cut and paste text by following the steps below.Diamond paste is a water-based polishing compound that is used for polishing the surfaces of many types of materials including stone, metal, ceramic, gemstones and glass. The paste consists of microscopic diamond particles (diamonds being the hardest natural material around) that act as an abrasive to scrub, smooth and polish surfaces. A diamond paste can also be used to clean surfaces, as, due to its consistency it can get into small grooves to remove dirt. Diamond paste is supplied in tubes or dispensing syringes for accurate dispensing. Benefits of Using Diamond Paste

The first test was on newly-applied paint on our 1984 Land Rover to see if it could bring a shine to our rattle-can finish and blend the old and new coatings. We then tried them on dulled original paint on the same car. Unlike the original T-Cut, the Colour Fast claims to have ‘3-in-1’ ability which takes away the surface layer of paint, fills scratches with a coloured compound and then applies a layer of protective wax. If you can’t quite stretch that far and only need to remove a few light marks from undergrowth, the Simoniz is great value and smells nicer than T-Cut.

Yes, it’s expensive but a little goes a long way and it saves time and effort. It doesn’t have the all-round ability of the Koch-Chemie on new paint, but on dull and tired finishes it was unbeatable. Maybe put a bottle on your present list next birthday. Simoniz Scratch and Swirl Remover There’s no denying the value offered by the Simoniz products. This was one of the largest bottles in the test, yet it was the cheapest. We actually managed to find it for even less in Tesco with a Clubcard deal, but the price quoted here is the ‘normal’ amount.