Removing minor swirl marks?

[dalemccl]

I have a bright red car with very shallow swirl marks on the hood. I can only see them if the sun is shining at just the right angle, but I don't like the idea of them being there so I want to remove them.

I used Klasse AIO and SG but it didn't help much since they aren't polishes. Now my plan is to:

1. Use AIO to remove the SG
2. Use a polishing product like Sonus Swirlbuster.
3. AIO again and then 2-3 layers of SG.

I am not experienced at this so don't want to use a product which could cause damage if I make a mistake. Also I don't have a PC, so must do it by hand. Do the above steps sound like the best approach?

[GregCavi]

If you dont have the swirl buster yet you could maybe pickup something locally. I know there was a thread around here about removing swirls by hand. You might do a search.

You can skip the AIO to strip the SG because a polish will strip off the SG anyway. So basically just polish then aio and sg.

Greg

[CarlosRodrigues]

You can also try to use a power pad with Klasse AIO. One time i used and it resulted.

[Accumulator]

I have a bright red car with very shallow swirl marks on the hood. ..I want to remove them...I am not experienced at this so don't want to use a product which could cause damage if I make a mistake. Also I don't have a PC, so must do it by hand.

If you want to remove the KSG before polishing (not necessary, as noted) you can use rubbing alcohol to compromise it.

In your situation I'd recommend two products that are discontinued but still commonly available at autobody/paint supply places (check the yellowpages, most every town has such a shop): 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937. These are the products I use before Klasse and they work fine by hand (also by PC/rotar/you name it). They're both mild enough that you won't do any damage, effective enough to do the job, and they don't leave fillers/oils/etc. behind that the AIO will remove anyhow (exposing hidden, left over flaws). See if you can find these, my local paint place has them on the shelf.

[dalemccl]

If you want to remove the KSG before polishing (not necessary, as noted) you can use rubbing alcohol to compromise it.

In your situation I'd recommend two products that are discontinued but still commonly available at autobody/paint supply places (check the yellowpages, most every town has such a shop): 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937. These are the products I use before Klasse and they work fine by hand (also by PC/rotar/you name it). They're both mild enough that you won't do any damage, effective enough to do the job, and they don't leave fillers/oils/etc. behind that the AIO will remove anyhow (exposing hidden, left over flaws). See if you can find these, my local paint place has them on the shelf.

Thanks, I will look for those products locally.