Swirl marks in paint

[Driver]

Morning all,

Just wondering if anyone can help me out, i have pretty bad swirl marks in my paint all over the car and i really want to try and get rid of them myself without paying hundreds for someone else to do it for me..

Can anyone give me any tips?

Many thanks

Brendan

[Guest RedLineGTR]

Try some products like Meguires(Sp)...or maybe a cut and polish..check some detailers usally they can get simple work done like thay for about $100 bucks dont know what sort of job they would do. See if anyone can lend u some products they use...you might only need one or two, test it on the car and check the result.

[warrick]

yep go the meguiars!also if you have a buff do the car first with 3m finesse it.follow this up wih some meguiars swirl remover,if there is still some swirls but unlikely,then finish off with some gold class wax in paste form not liquid,& should be fine.if you dont have the buff just leave that step out.

cheers

warrick

[Driver]

Cool

thanks muchly for your info

[kuro]

meguiars scratch x

[SillyFlyFresh]

meguiars have a swirl remover product ive used it before and it does help

but what ever you do you wont get all the swirl marks out

[warrick]

you will if you use 3m finesse it first.

cheers

warrick

[Driver]

what is 3m finesse exactly?

[warrick]

its a product put out by 3m.it is a finishing compound that has no wax or silicone in it. i have used it for years when i had my detailing business.it is made to be used with a buff,although you can do small spots by hand & still get satisfactory results,it is best suited to buff work.it is quite expensive though about $60 a litre from memory although this would last you probably a couple of years.

cheers

warrick

[wrxhoon]

any good cutting compound and a buff with lambswool pad will do the job , if u dont have a buff its bloody hard work but good exersise.

[NA_R33]

never machine polish a black car as this will give u swirl marks, the best way to get rid of them is 2 coats of meguiars swirl remover and then a wet look polish, lots and lots of hours in this as it all needs to be done by hand but it will do the trick sweet. Swirl marks are almost inevitable on a black car but this is the best cure ive found as told by a very experienced detailer.

[wrxhoon]

if u realy want to u can use a very fine compound with a buff and when u finish use cornflour that will take everything out i can assure u but if u never used a machine before u got to be very careful . of course a hand job will always be better but it will take u all day to do one panel , with a buff u will do the car in like 4 hours