Alright guys, the wife has a 04 ford taurus and is black. She has some swirl marks on the paint and am wondering what kind of over the counter products that i can get from like autozone oreillys advance napa etc. also the paint is a little faded. Im headed out right now to clay the car and then use some mothers cleaner wax and then put some synwax on it. i know that will help it but not sure if it will fix it. Any help would be appreciated. I cant get any good pics of it because it is really cloudy here and my camera sucks.

 

Do you insist on OTC stuff? If you do, you will want to wait for Jan/Feb for the new Meguiar's products... Ultimate compound, ScratchX 2.0, and SwirlX to come out.

If you don't, go to www.AutoDetailingSolutions.com NOW and get some M105. It might take you a while, but you can work that by hand better than any other product out there for removing swirls.

You may then need to follow up with either M205, or ScratchX if you wanted to go cheap.

 

dont mean to hijack but ive got a quick question about the subject. i am obsessive about swirl marks on my black paint and almost always end up upset with it. i bought a random orbital polsiher to wax it and that works great for the wax, but is i better to work swirl remover in by hand? and is it possible to apply too much pressure while using it? i cant seem to get too many swirls out of my paint. btw the i use meguires scratch x

 

One of those cheap orbital polishers don't really have enough "bite" to do much correction.

I second the M105 suggestion.

 

Exactly. Random orbital buffers are nothing more than glorified wax applicators.

If you want a safe and easy machine that can actually do some paint correction, grab a Meguiar's G110. www.AutoDetailingSolutions.com has some GREAT kit prices.

 

I have a detailing business that I run in my extra and spare time and use 100% Tropi-Care products. Their Swirl Cutter and Swirl Cutter Plus are the best products for swirl cutter removal that I've used. I skipped around a lot with lots of different brands and companies and have been extremely satisfied with this one as have my customers.

I stick with the Porter Cable orbital buffer as well. I let the weight of the machine do the work and using a small amount of the SC or SC+ gets almost ALL swirls out of each and every car I have detailed. Most products you find out there will actually just fill in the swirls or scratches and over time they will return. These products actually level the surface just slightly and remove the swirls completely.

Proper tools, towels, equipment, and product will make all the difference in the world. Make sure you get a good buffer though as that will make life a lot easier for you

 

awesome, great advice, thanks guys