So I'm washing my car today and I'm doing the hood while the sun is shining on it and I realize oh **** that's a lot of swirl marks! Does anyone know of anything to get rid of them or is that even possible?

I use a microfiber mit to wash it, a shamy cloth to dry it, and diaper cloths to wax it.

 

Maybe the quality of your car shampoo has something to do with them, If the swirl marks are that bad I suspect that you will need a porter cable and a swirl remover, most of the time with the proper products and steps you should be able to eliminate them.

A good quality Swirl remover contains millions of tiny white abrasives that gradually disappear under the friction of the pad. The abrasives gently wear down the sharp edges of the scratch or swirl until light no longer catches on them and they become level with the surrounding paint. Because swirls are very shallow scratches, it only takes a little blending to level the swirl with the surrounding paint. As this occurs, the abrasives gradually vanish. Within seconds, the abrasives melt into the lubricants and your paint is left swirl-free.

For best results polish with a light cutting pad on your Porter Cable 7424 dual action polisher. Start at a speed of 5 and use moderate pressure to go over a 2 x 2 sq. ft. area. Work up and down, then side to side to ensure optimum coverage. Buff using a High quality Microfiber Cloth.

Regarding the car shampoo if that is the problem

The “Key” to “ANY” good car shampoo is that it has to be PH Balance, something that you don’t find on those purple gallon jug’s at you local store for $2.99 - one of the most common mistakes by the customers is to invest in a good quality wax only to use an inexpensive /low quality car shampoo, using the wrong type of car shampoo will remove the wax that you had previously applied to protect your investment.

What’s the difference between Turbo Wax Car Shampoo and the one I buy at the retail store for $ 2.99?

Like anything else in the market place, all products seek their own level of justification based on the cost of producing the product and the quality of the ingredients in the product. Turbo Wax was never intended to compete with the $2.99 products in the market simply because there is no comparison between the products, either in performance or quality of manufacture.

The use of the wrong shampoo that won’t remove the grime and dirt combine with a low quality sponge/applicator or whatever you use to wash you car, will result on those fatal friends for you car finish- Swirl Marks.

Our car shampoo is a highly lubricated formula with its unique foaming quality’s and quick rinse characteristics SAFELY lifts dirt and grime while helping to prevent swirls from washing.

With our shampoo the amount needed is minimum, one half once of shampoo per 5 gallon of water, with other products you need half a bottle and at times you have to wash the surface twice.

Just so you get a “good laugh” our shampoo was tested by an independent university lab, as a school project, out of 25 products we came in second place, first place was granted to a shampoo, a shampoo for newborn’s, that’s to give you an idea how safe and how much lubrication our shampoo has.

Now, there’s one good point about inexpensive car shampoos, you will save money Immediately , however in the long run it will cost you xxxx times more, so is up to you save your money now or save your investment in the long run.

If you ask one of my neighbour’s, all car shampoos are the same, they are that car shampoo.

mY 0.02 and I hope that helps

 

I use meguir's gold class products for pretty much everything. With the swirl remover, is that perminant or does it come up when the car is washed again?

 

TW swirl remover lasts extremely well, even in harsh conditions this end of the world.

 

I'd be using a Sheepskin mitt to wash the car (with separate wash and rinse buckets), a Waffle Weave Microfiber Towel to dry it, and for waxing, a foam wax applicator to apply, a plush microfiber towel to remove.

Test out you wash/dry/wax tools on a CD. Take a blank CD, and test out your wash mitt, your shammee, and the diaper cloth on it. Chances are, one or more of those items will leave fine scratches in the CD. If it is going to do it on a blank CD, chances are its doing the same thing to your clearcoat.

If you could post of a picture of the swirls, it would help us a lot to diagnose how bad it is, and what process would be best to correct it.

 

quick question do you guys offer swirl removers? and how would you compare with scratch x?

 

Scratch X is a good product... I use Zymol Car Wax.. It take out swirl marks and light scratches and leaves a deep shine..

 

You`re doing ok until you pull the diaper out...
Get an orbital buffer, corded/rechargable, use the application pad, use a micro-fiber towel to remove residue, and stop using that diaper.

 

quick question do you guys offer swirl removers? and how would you compare with scratch x?

I have never tested against them, maybe we need to contact Mr.hatrickstu and have him do a test for all of us

 

What's wrong with the diaper cloths?

 

technology aka Microfiber towels (good ones) have surpassed them....

also im pretty sure that hatrickstu warns against scratch X.....