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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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tested Meguiar's Deep Crystal paint cleaner and polish on a Spiral Gray Camry with minor swirls and scratches, still there. NXT made it shiny though, and smells good too. What's next?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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Pinoy, the deep crystal cleaner is just that, a cleaner, chemical cleaner. There isnt a chance in **** that it will remove spiderwebs or light scratching....Move up to #9 if going by hand.....
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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3M hand glaze does the trick for me.
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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I use 3M Swirl Mark Remover part number 39009 with a foam pad and the Porter Cable...

Glazes will only hide swirling, not a long term correction...
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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try 3M machine glaze, or Rubbing compound. Trizact formula also works for swirls so does the Perfect Line
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Meguiars #83 , then #9 ,with a buffer ,took all the swirls off my truck!
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Meguiers no. 9 does a great job. Only problem is it's kinda chalky if it spatters
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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You guys should give 80 a whirl if using the PC...
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Hey, Pinoy, kumusta ka!!!!!!!! Greetings from the state of Maryland!!!

I had some annoying scratches on my black 2003 C5, and after trying several of the different more common products (i.e. - rubbing compound, Scratch X, etc.), I found Meguiar's ColorX to work satisfactorily in getting rid of my minor scratches. Some of the other posters mention other products which might work great, but the reason I mention ColorX is because it is easy to find in most stores (at least in the U.S.). If you're mail ordering anyway from the PI, you may want to try another recommendation.

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