So I can't stand the swirl marks in my paint and was gonna go buy some scratch X. Does it really take out swirls like they claim ? and is there another product thats better?

 

It works really well for me.

 

It never worked for me, not any results that I could notice. And I used it as per the instructions.

 

Well i Just went and bought some I also was looking at the turtle wax liquid claybar and it said it removed swirl marks also.

 

niether of those two things have done anything whatsoever for my paint

 

You could also go REALLY REALLY LIGHTLY with some rubbing compound and see what it is.

Most swirls are coming from your washing technique. Use long straight lines, not circular motions. And have another bucket full of clean water and use it to rinse your sponge out before putting more soap on.

 

Those are pretty bad swirls Scratch X might help some but being that bad you might be better off just taking to to a quality detail shop and having them buff the car out for you. If that doesn't work any good paint shop should be able to color sand the car out to a show quality finish.

 

Meguires swirl remover 2.0

It's all I use and if used correctly, works awesome

 

I have the scratch x and it works well for me. I don't know why they call it "scratch" ? I have had some rub marks in the clear coat and it got them out.

 

Just finished applying 3 coats on the hood didnt seem to help much but heres a pic after.

 

3m has a decent scratch and swirl remover. Your results look really good by the way. I was going to say with that bad of paint anything is going to help.

 

Yea it did look better especially when I waxed it after

 

Scratch-X will work here however, applying it by hand is going to take forever
The way to get those swirls out is with a dual-action polisher and either scratch-x or a more agressive polish. Clay-bar and wax will not get rid of these marks at all, only help hide them for a short while.

 

If you're working by hand, try some poorboys ssr2. Here is a test section on a buick. This is a before/after I did by hand.






Agreed, doing this by machine will yield better results, and more importantly, faster results, lol. Clay is not going to do anything at all. The only thing clay does is remove surface contaminents. Although, if it hasnt been done yet, its worth doing. I've seen some cars come right out of the dealer and needed a lot of clay work from fallout as it sat on the lot, transportation, etc.

 

thats why i got a silver car.. u cant see any scratches whatsoever

 

For Scratch-X to do any work, you have to really work it in, unlike a wax that you just wipe on and wipe off. Try it again, working small areas at a time.

To really get rid of those swirls (assuming they're not actually deeper scratches, you're most likely going to have to machine polish it with a Dual-Action polisher like the Porter Cable 7424, or a professional rotary polisher, + a good quality polish.

I wouldn't start off with a compound, as it's a bit overkill. Chris(NJ) mentioned Poorboy's SSR line, which is excellent. Another popular over-the-counter line is Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Professional line, namely #80, or the more aggresive #83.

Start with going at it again with Scratch-X. Sometimes technique is everything with the Meguiar's products, I find.

Good luck!

 

Scratch X is my savior. I've had my Cobalt whacked by everything from car doors to car wash sprayers and it's been able to remove them. The instructions on the packaging are very vague however. I've found it works best to go from side to side against the direction of the scratch with quite a bit of pressure. I couldn't IMAGINE having to do an entire car by hand. My arm would indeed snap off when I was finished.