johnrichard

My 2008 corvette , black has light marks or marred in clear coat not scratches where you can feel with fingernail , tried to remove using Meguiar's X2.0 , followed instructions doing by hand did not remove marks on clear coat can somone help me , note do not want to use buffer or go to body shop

okie08vette

There is a whole section that deals with detailing try posting there I am sure you will get lots of advice. IMO you will have to use a random obitial buffer, they are easy to use and very effective. I got mine at harbor freight and am real happy with it.

spdkilz911

You will need a buffer or pay someone that uses one. A DA like the Porter Cable, etc is a good investment and easy to use. Scroll down to the car care section and get more help. Tons of videos out there as well.

Johnathon59

I also had swirl marks on my black vette, tried many times with various products to remove them nothing worked until I got an orbital buffer & used Megs 205 it did a fantastic job wish I would of done it sooner it would of saved a lot of time & sweat !! if you want it done right get a buffer..

BWF07

Black cars are the most pronounced to show swirls and light scratches. To really remove them you need a random orbital buffer and a good paint correction polish. There are a lot of good ones available some of which are available at you local parts store, but I found the specialty company's that sell the products online are the best way to go.

I have used Adams products to get the swirls our. He has great instructional videos on his site and a forum just of detailing. I have not used as I said any over the counter products for this purpose, but I am sure there are some that will do the job. What you want is a cutting polish that is designed to remove the swirls. With the buffer it does not turn in a circular motions, but rather a n orbital motions and you can not burn the paint, because if you apply to much pressure the pad will simply stop.

Once you have removed them you need to change you car washing habit. This is where the majority of the swirls come from. Also if you use a detail spray in between washes how you do it and what products you use.

Mark H

They have all the info and products you will need.
http://www.autogeek.net/?gclid=CO2wi...FQtFaQodkZUALA

hungryhorace

looking nice that black vette

Its a slippery road getting in to detailing you are forever looking out for things! Accept that swirls, no matter how careful you are will occur. Its even worse for those of us without garages.

Buffering with a DA is the way to start, takes a bit of nerves but unless you are a monkey its hard to make things worse. www.detailingworld.com is a great resource of helpful people, along with the detailing section on here.

I tend to do a pre-season buff then just keep on top of wax after that until the next year. After many trials and errors with waxes, some expensive some not my personal preference is for summer to use Autoglym HD wax - very easy to apply and remove and then for longer lasting in the winter I use FK1000p which is just superb. You dont have to pay $$$. Another good tip is to get some glaze like Blackhole it leaves the paint looking wet.

Here was a slight paint correction on my red Vette, you can see before there were a load of swirls from previous owner who took care just wasnt practiced in washing....

Still some left but not as anywhere near as bad as before, this was with AG HD Wax



If you can get the music its a bonus point on this. This was the first wash after a very mucky winter of use for the M5, it had been waxed a few months earlier with FK1000P and it came up brilliantly



Here is my neighbours sunbleached car I used to practice the DA on first a few years back

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=317004

cegusa

I concur with the others. A random orbital buffer and the correct choice in product will do wonders and it's quite rewarding doing it yourself. One you get that worked out a good washing routine will do wonders in helping maintain a mar free finish.

rkj427

You really need to use a Random Orbital Polisher, NOT a Rotary Buffer and good products to correct and then finish polish the paint.

Not a difficult process to learn, just time consuming.

But the results on a BLACK car when complete usually are outstanding.

Patman

You'll have to use some sort of buffer if you want to properly correct that paint. FWIW, I use Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 to remove swirls on my cars and it works extremely well with a random orbital buffer. With just one pass I always see a very noticeable improvement. Just look at how bad the paint was on my C6 when I bought it used, and how much better it looked after one pass with my buffer and Scratch X:

Coach Borne

get a cheap orbital buffer from anywhere. use your meguiars with buffer. Afterwards use adams brillant glaze by hand , and adams buttery wax by hand and your troubles will be gone.

0Killrwheels@Autogeek

Let us know how we can help .....

This should help to start considering some options ....

http://www.autogeek.net/detailingtips.html

jimmie jam

You can also find great information @ www.autopia.org

Black is a part time job...

Kenny94945

Once scratched....machine polish/buffer is the only cure.

I have owned too many black cars...and always will.
Hand polishing products and applicators (I"ve tried too many of those too) just does not rid those minor scratches.

Good luck.

Daviddear30

I recommend Menzerna fg400 for the paint correction. I tried several polishes/compounds and this got me great results on my black c6.
Harbor Freight has a cheap powerful DA polisher (their pads are questionable) I like the LC Hybrid pads.