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Hi, I tried to polish car before.....

There is now many swirl mark on my car. My car is dark blue colour.

I have used Mequires step 1 paint cleaner, using random oribital buffer with soft foam pad.

I still can see alot of swirls after that,

then i use Ultra Gloss paint cleaner....

Then i use UltraGloss DGS wax......

1. what to use to polish out swirls?

2. do i have to use by hand to polish all the way through??

3. Is the mechine buffer make the swirl?

4. what to use to make the car showroom shine? I've try Mequires Deep crystral polish, Mequires Deep crystal canubra wax, Facerla top performance wax?

5. What is clay do?? help shiny?

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may help to let us know what steps you use to polish you car.

clay is used b4 polish after washing.

what i do is:

wash

clay

wash

meguires scratchx if needed

mother's paint cleaner

remove when dry with soft cloth

meguires deep crystal polish by random orbital sander with a lambswool pad

let dry properly and remove with microfibre cloths

meguires gold class liquid wax by hand using one of their applicator pads

gentle buff off with fresh microfibre cloths. always using clean ones

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Similar to what Basti said, but in the past I have;

-Washed the car, not with the brush at the car wash but with a sponge (car wash brush creates the swirls in the paint!)

-Chamois the car until its dry

-Use Meguiars Scratch X (apply lightly with an applicator, wait a few minutes, then buff off)

-Use a microfiber cloth to remove any hardened/removed residue of polish

-Apply some Meguiars Gold Class polish (apply lightly with an applicator, wait a few minutes, then buff off)

-Use a microfiber cloth to remove any hardened/removed residue of polish

And it should be looking pretty damn shiny about now!

Meguiars polish is definitely worth every cent, if you go into Autobarn you can grab a different combination of sets available will applicators and a lint free cloth as well.

Highly recommended, used it in the past, and was recommended by a friend, and I wouldn't use anything else. Really really good results.

Thanks,

Abu

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my mates mate is a auto detailer, after polishing (final step) wash the car again and chamoise dry... removes swirls. probably also depends on what brand you use too... merguires and mothers from what i have experienced are good brands

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my mates mate is a auto detailer, after polishing (final step) wash the car again and chamoise dry... removes swirls. probably also depends on what brand you use too... merguires and mothers from what i have experienced are good brands

Wash it again after hey, never tried that! Although when I do rinse of the car later when it gets a little dusty, and chamois it again it does come up pretty mint.

Will have to give it a a go! :sleep:

Thanks,

Abu

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When i buffed my car i used Farecla G3 cutting compound

Followed by 3M Perfect-it II foam pad polishing glaze- This removes the swirls left by the cutter and cleans the panels.

Then follow with a normal hand polish.

There is another 3m product that is good for removing 'hologram' marks that is sometimes noticable on dark coloured cars.

Can't remember the name of it off the top of my head but if you take your time and buff your car properly you wont need to use it ! :nyaanyaa:

Hope this helps

Rich

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When i buffed my car i used Farecla G3 cutting compound

Followed by 3M Perfect-it II foam pad polishing glaze- This removes the swirls left by the cutter and cleans the panels.

Then follow with a normal hand polish.

There is another 3m product that is good for removing 'hologram' marks that is sometimes noticable on dark coloured cars.

Can't remember the name of it off the top of my head but if you take your time and buff your car properly you wont need to use it ! :nyaanyaa:

Hope this helps

Rich

Same here but I only use G3 to remove large scratches, then go over with G4 and the Farecla fine white foam, and finish with Swissvax Onyx wax, I've use Farecla compounds for the 18 years I've worked in the Car repair trade, and still recommend them.

Pic of the last time I buffed and waxed my car (which is dark blue pearl)..

waxzy7.jpg

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Same here but I only use G3 to remove large scratches, then go over with G4 and the Farecla fine white foam, and finish with Swissvax Onyx wax, I've use Farecla compounds for the 18 years I've worked in the Car repair trade, and still recommend them.

Pic of the last time I buffed and waxed my car (which is dark blue pearl)..

waxzy7.jpg

So, do you recommand Farecla top performance wax?? Are they better than Merguires?

But there are alot of people happy with the jobs with Merguires........

AND, do i always have to use hand polish???

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So, do you recommand Farecla top performance wax?? Are they better than Merguires?

But there are alot of people happy with the jobs with Merguires........

AND, do i always have to use hand polish???

If you meen there Gold top machine polish? then its ok, dont last long though, There black top hand glaze is good for cleaning off water marks etc but again dont last long, there Topwax is ok to but only lasts 3 months and does not give a good a shine as most wax's, I use the Swissvax wax as its really good top quality stuff that lasts for ages :nyaanyaa:

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There is a stickied thread at the top of the cosmetics section that discusses detailing Click Here.. many opinions so you will have to decide which advice to take on board.

A few points..

There is no point letting a cutting compound dry.. it is not there as a coating so buff it off with a microfibre towel when you're done with that section of the paint. The longer it sits there the harder it will be to take off.

Once you have your cars paint swirl free it is the washing of the car where you will produce the most scratches after that. I don't wash my car with a sponge anymore I use a Microfibre Wash Mitt, some use lambs woll mitts. I wash all of my Microfibre towels and wash mitt after washing the car in the washing machine with a small amount of laundry liquid (DON'T add fabric softner). You can't clean the dirt out of a sponge so it will stay trapped in it and scratch the car next time you wash it.

Here is a link that goes through how to wash a car to try and prevent swirls. I know it sounds a bit silly to watch a guy wash a car but the guy is Mike Philips, who is Administrator for Meguiarsonline and runs meguiars how-to classes (he knows what he's talking about). Every little bit of info helps in my opinion so have a look.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=75...owcargarage.com

This is my opinion and I know other people will have theirs so don't flame me if you disagree, give me an explaination as to why you do and I'll definitely take it on board.

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