Do I have too?
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Burning Brakes
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Do I have too?
I want to remove real faint swirl marks from artic white paint. My car shines now and has no oxidation. Only when the sun hits it a certain way you can see the swirl marks. Wife thinks I'm nuts.
Must I compound, use SwirlX and then wax? I was hoping to wash and do two today, but not three. What would you do?
Must I compound, use SwirlX and then wax? I was hoping to wash and do two today, but not three. What would you do?
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St. Jude Donor '09
I want to remove real faint swirl marks from artic white paint. My car shines now and has no oxidation. Only when the sun hits it a certain way you can see the swirl marks. Wife thinks I'm nuts.
Must I compound, use SwirlX and then wax? I was hoping to wash and do two today, but not three. What would you do?
Must I compound, use SwirlX and then wax? I was hoping to wash and do two today, but not three. What would you do?
Look up vendors and their products in this section for any questions....
White is a very forgiving color and the easiest to keep looking good....
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Burning Brakes
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I've got the polisher and pads. My wife's car was the practice last week. Car came out great, I used SwirlX and wax. Her car is candy apple red. It really pops.
But if you look closely on an angle you can see water spots at a few places.
Still not sure if I need to compound and SwirlX. I've got the stuff.
What do you use if you don't "wax"it?
But if you look closely on an angle you can see water spots at a few places.
Still not sure if I need to compound and SwirlX. I've got the stuff.
What do you use if you don't "wax"it?
Last edited by 57gman; Sep 16, 2017 at 02:09 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I use Zanio, Z2 is the finish product. Z5 for swill and light scratches. Fusion for heavy marks. I relate these three to fine, medium, course sand paper. If you put a drop of these on you finger you will fell the different grit. These will move the clear too remove the marks and scratches. The Z5 will do what you are looking for over time. I rotate between the Z2 & the Z5 when I polish my car.
Racer
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^ Zaino.
I Zaino'd a friends black Mustang GT that had severe swirl marks in the paint, and it looked like a mirror when I was finished. Caveat being it took a full weekend to do it. But well worth it.
I Zaino'd a friends black Mustang GT that had severe swirl marks in the paint, and it looked like a mirror when I was finished. Caveat being it took a full weekend to do it. But well worth it.
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Burning Brakes
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I ended up using Meguiars Swixl X and Meguiars NXT 2.0 on my artic white vette because I have it. I'll post pictures tomorrow afternoon. Still got to work on the wheels and interior. I may have enough to do my pearl white DD. Notice a pattern here.
But I do need to get something to put on before winter. I'll compare Zaino and Adams. Anybody have any suggestions or thoughts? Thanks for the suggestions.
But I do need to get something to put on before winter. I'll compare Zaino and Adams. Anybody have any suggestions or thoughts? Thanks for the suggestions.
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The other additional point which people new to claybar don't know is that it makes whatever polish/compound paint correction you do more effective and the overall job much shinier.
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griots products are water based so any residue cleans off easily, I only use spray waxes and let the real work be done by the polishing glazes.
i use the meguiars products and they work great for me
i use the meguiars products and they work great for me
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