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a) It really depends on how bad/deep the "swirl marks" truly are, and how hard your clearcoat is. For example, when I purchased my C5Z, it only had 25K miles on it and was in extremely good condition. While the paint only had what looked like very fine swirl marks in the paint, the hard clearcoat required using a cutting compound with microfiber cutting pads followed by a finishing polish on foam pads to remove them. b) I have found that what are marketed as "swirl removers" are usually just mild to moderate finishing polishes. Most of them will finish down pretty well without the need for a finer polish afterwards. For example, I successfully corrected a friend's car suffering from lots of surface scuffs and swirl marks using just Lake Country white polishing pads and some 3D "HD Speed" all-in-one. It finished perfectly and I didn't need to use anything milder.

There really is no "best". There are many good products available, and some work better for different paints, and when applied using different pads. However, if you want a "mirror shine", you will likely have to use a couple different polishes and pads, and step down in aggression. I was able to get my car's paint about as shiny as I could using my 7424XP and 5.5" pads, but I did quite a few steps to get there, and I tried quite a few different products along the way. Current condition of my car was achieved using:

Correction
Microfiber cutting pads and 3D "HD Cut Plus" compound
Green foam polishing pads and Poorboy's World "SSR-1".
Blue foam polishing pads and Poorboy's World "Pro Polish".
Protection/Appearance
Black foam finishing pads and Poorboy's World "Black Hole" show glaze.
Red foam finishing pads and Collinite 845 base sealant/wax
Red foam hand applicators and Griot's Garage "Best Of Show" topper wax

Check out these videos, they will be helpful to you.
Did you have a orbital polisher or a rotary?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...-96Shcyb3VyUDy

Fyrarms said it pretty well. You should start from a least aggressive method and a test spot. Gauge the type of correction/finish you would like to achieve from the test spot. Also note that you have an finite amount of clear coat to work with.

It's important that you seal,wax or ceramic after you polish the paint for protection. Whichever method you choose.

3D/HD One is a relatively new product, level of cut determined by pad. It's a nice, easy to use product, a bit oily on wipeoff.

May wanna try w/ an orange Lake Country Flat Pad or Thin Pro Pad to see if it will get your swirls out. Can then switch to a softer pad like LC White to refine a bit.

If doing whole car and wanna do it all in one shot, best to have about 5-6 of each type of pad so no need to stop, clean and dry in the middle of everything. If your defects are deeper than that, Megs D300 w/ their microfiber cutting pads work pretty well, outcut Megs M101 w/ a yellow LC Foam pad on our black C5. Once you get into heavier stuff, microfiber pads better than heavy cutting foam...generally.

About 100 ways to skin this cat

Hello, me again.

i got the Menzerna Heavy Cut Compound 400 with Lake Country HDO Orange Polishing Pad 3.5" for the most damaged areas, and the 3D one to use with Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber Microfiber Pad 5' for general fix.

How can I fix remaining scratches like the one in the picture?

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My amateur opinion is that you will need a more aggressive (micro fiber) pad with your MENZERNA
to remove the worst scratch...

I used Meguairs M100 and JESCAR Corection Compound with Micro Fiber on my Worst Scratches and Clear
Coat Chips.....................


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Hard to tell from that photo. You tell us. How deep is the scratch? Can you feel it with your fingernail? You can try a more aggressive compound and more aggressive pads, or try wet-sanding. If it is too deep, it is just staying there.

No, I can not feel it, just see it, and there are a lot over the car. Thanks.

If it is as deep and persistent as you say...Might try bustin' out the sledgehammer...Megs 105 or Ardex Hard At It or Car Pro Clear Cut and a wool pad?

I would try this on a scratch that is low on the car and not easy to see. Use this as a test. Pick up a couple Meguiar's 3.5" microfiber cutting disks. Use the Menzerna 400 with them. Turn the machine speed up to 5 and make some slow passes over a scratch. That should be aggressive enough if you can't feel the scratch with your nail. You will likely need to use a finer polish on foam pads to finish down.

I fixed this nasty C5 paint using the Meg's cutting disks and Meg's M100 compound. The Menzerna 400 should work just as well.

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I juts ordered the microfiber pads, Let you know how it works. Thanks.

Rus what brand are those wheels, very tasteful dig the finish too. Classy

I believe they are the "super clean, super dialed in, you could eat of of those whilst performing sterile environment surgery on them " model that only Chuck knows where to get and maintain!


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Loki6, You are too kind and amusing ..................

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