Has anyone heard of using a foam pad - (The egg crate looking ones) for polishing? I went to 3M's site and they claim that their 'Convoluted Swirl Free Foam Polishing Pad' produces a wheel mark free finish when used with their Foam Pad Glaze. I have a black '97 F-150 with an extremely bad swirl problem and would like to get rid of them for good!

 

You're not alone, the swirls are all over my tailgate.

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Mudder, Black 98 F-150 4x4 0RP 5.4 s/c, Magnum bug shield,Grizzly
roll bar,4 KC lights,2 Baja lights, Manik grill guard,Westin step bars,Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/s, American Racing Baja wheels. More to come for the Attention Getter: Ramsey Platinum 9000lb winch, 2 more KC lights, Rancho shocks. If you would like to see pics, email me at eegmkg@gateway.net

 

Try a product called Liquid Ebony. It will work on any dark colored vehicle to remove swirl marks. I think it is made by 3M, but I am not sure. You should be able to get it at any auto paint store that carries DuPont or other types of auto paint.

 

go to Zainobros.com they have a good product for swirls

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99 F-150 sc, 4x4,5.4,wedgewood blue,mods are on the way

 

EJD1 hello, Go to this website www.carcareonline.com This site talks about how to get swirl marks off of your paint.Go to the how to articles and choose "How to properly clean your car's paintwork" I too have a black truck and following their directions works!
I also use Meguiar's professional glaze with a foam pad (like the kind you put on an orbital buffer) and use a horizontal front to back, back to front motion which is what is suggested in the articles and have had wonderful results with it. Another site to look at is WWW.autosupermart.com. Hope this helps.

hossman

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'97 Ext. Cab F150 4X4
Black, 4.6 Triton, Leather,CD Changer,auto everything. Manik Brush guard, Westin Nerf Bars,
Line-x spay in liner

 

this sounds crazy but a detailer told me to put the wax on clockwise and take it off in the opposite direction. That this would cut down on the swirl patterns!!! If this works, then it sure is a cheap fix!!

 

Tina. I think he was either pulling your leg or sniffing wax fumes. Hossman is correct about the front/back motion. If the paint is properly cleaned/polished the wax will go on without swirls. I took a class at Meguiar's where I learned how to use the Dual-Action Polisher with foam pads and it doesn't leave swirls.

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Are these swirl marks from waxing or automatic car washes? Sorry if I offend you by suggesting that you don't hand wash that Brauny Baby of yours, but I was just curious. I had that Dark Red color ("97) that I hand washed until the winter, then I got desperate and ran through a (brushless) car wash. I never got those swirl marks out. Now I have a '98 (due to bitching about those cracked doors-two of them) and I've only hand washed it, waxed it several times too, and still no marks. All this talk about polish first, then wax makes me say "oops.. can you polish over wax?" or you wait 'till the wax gets old, and then polish, then wax? I don't want to remove the wax just to polish, then wax again.

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98 F150 V8 "Moonlight Blue" Crome Rails and Taillight covers, Smoked Bug and Rain guards, Painted Visor and Black Running boards. Oh yeah, and one "Blacked-out" grill. "traffic doesn't get in my way with this Curb Jumper" LOOK-OUT!



[This message has been edited by Andthensometoo (edited 06-11-99).]

 

Yup the eggcrate pads are the way to go for clearcoat vehicles. 3M has a WHITE pad for compounding (fixing swirls) and a BLACK pad for polishing. Its the way to go. For us poor folk we can go get BOYD's PRE WAX paint conditioner for $5.IT'S AWESOME! Used it on my black truck and it now looks like glass. Removed all the scratches and swirls with very little effort. AUTOZONE sells the stuff for $4.99 and it's worth every penny.