i am also in dire need of getting my swirl marks out : ( my paint looks so bad and the bad part about it is i actually take care of my car.. can anyone recommend a good buffer to use and compound for someone whos never touched one? i dont want to burn the paint off of my car lol

 

i'm in the same boat as you, except my car is black. i spent 5 hours on my car today, i washed it, then claybar, paint cleaner, polish, then wax, and it still looks like ****. i give up haha.

 

3m trizact swirl remover at low speed then swirl eliminator low speed

 

What the hell is a trizac swirls rremover? Never heard of it. I have the same problem. So...... Whoever has really removed swirl marks please tell us noobs what we need and with pics. Thanks

 

holy cow, this thread needs to be locked from misinformation.

listen, just go here and READ.

www.autopia.org

 

meguires ultimate compound is what I used on my truck with a buffer, then I used the black box, but it wont work on your red. I always have good luck with the 2.0 Ive been using it since 03.

Before



After

 

The black pad is soft it's more for finishing so for swirls if you use a wole pad you better know what your doing because a wole pad alone will make it worse

 

i detail on the side and somtimes at work its a 3m product and it doesnt hide them. look it up it works may be a little pricey but it works very well

 

PM me if you want real info ive been painting cars for 8 years and also buffing them i know what i'm doing

 

here is my black paint in direct sunlight....

Porter cable is your friend...

 

Damn that looks good. What did you use with the pc to remove swirls?

 

with my porter cable I used this first...

3M 39003


Then 3M 39009



Then then wax.. But the type of wax really doesnt matter as long as the prep work is done right.

 

http://www.meguiars.com/solo/

This is what we use at my restoration shop. It's so easy a cave man can do it. Seriously though it is easy to use even on black the hardest color to make look perfect. And the whol kit is about 80 bucks

 

I don't really care enough about my car to get a buffer and all that other ****... I just hand wax it and it usually looks good.

My paint really isn't in bad shape though so hand waxing/polishing works fine.

 

The 3m swirl mark remover is awesome stuff, its a little hard to find around here. but Ive used it on a black show car and made it look great, that and the dark paint wax they make. Its been a few years since I have used them. I have a buddy here thats been detailing for 25 yrs and he uses only meguires.

 

Some people are stuck on a particular brand... im not that picky. There are lots of brands that will achieve the same result

 

same here, I tend to stay with meguires and 3m though. I have the best results with them, although I have never liked turtle wax, and I read reviews on the black box and Its amazing on a black vehicle.

 

I use whatever works but i usually use meguires and 3m, sometimes wizzards,

 

Where do you get wizards? I use Mooreshine on my wheels and there wax, its bad ass to use at shows.

 

thanks for the tip.. would someone whos never touched this porter cable be able to do this without messing theyre paint up? and what pad do you recommend?

 

Actually carquest carries it. But i get it from my paint supplier

 

our car quest has it from time to time. Ours sucks these days.

 

Here's your first lesson:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PycZtfns_U

 

lol ha

 

wizzards metal polish is kick ass too. It comes in a little tin can and looks like cotton candy

their mist n shine is pretty nice also for when your at shows