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Hey guys

Again, another post on the paintwork on my car

So, i have a few swirl marks from the car being buffed. They aren't really that noticeable, until there is direct sunlight on them... Is there any products someone can recommend to me that can be used by hand to remove these? The car hasn't been waxed since having it back, so would waxing help also? I still have a week or two before i can wax it.
The cars a metallic blue color, and after having two metallic blue cars i would definitely buy one again... They show every little imperfection

Thanks!!

Talcum powder.

Makes sense..

Swirl marks as in paint damage?

Who managed to buff IN swirl marks onto a fresh coat?

To correct paint damage you have to remove paint, under the same principles as sanding a scratched wooden surface smooth. Products which will do the job vary in aggressiveness -- that is, how much paint they remove -- so you want to match the aggressiveness with the problem. I'm a Meguiar's guy, so my recommendations in order of least to most aggressive would be SwirlX, Ultimate Polish, ScratchX 2.0, and Ultimate Compound. Pair with a foam applicator and proper technique and your swirls will disappear.

Waxing may hide the swirls, but will not remove them.

That said, if your paint is still so fresh that you cannot wax it, don't bother trying to correct it yet. Wait until it's fully cured before you start trying to remove damage. Soft new paint will pick up marks easily and removing paint to get a smooth surface now simply invites more marks to develop, which means that much more paint you'd have to remove to get a smooth surface later.

The car was taken into the panel beater about 3 months ago to get the initial work done, which was paint the rear guards (both sides) and the front right guard. Since then i took it back as i was unhappy with the result. So they had to repaint the front right guard, and had to wet-sand and buff the rear guards (to remove imperfections in the paint they said was from me waxing). They have buffed the doors, bonnet and rear guards (which is at least 3 months old paint, im unsure if the bonnet or doors have ever been repainted) and the newly painted front guards were untouched ( i paid for the other guard to be painted too) So there are only a few areas on the car.

If i was to polish and wax the car in a few weeks (once it has cured) would that be likely to help remove them? Or at least reduce them? I'm planing on waxing it, but I'm curious about polishing it as i have never done so to a car. Will polishing damage/ remove to much clear?

Cheers

This post has been edited by Liam_c: Jul 10, 2013 - 5:23 AM

This post has been edited by Galcobar: Jul 13, 2013 - 2:59 AM