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OUCH
05-12-2003, 06:37 PM
Hi was wondering if these are swirls? If the paint was black I could tell for sure, but in this picture it`s pretty hard to tell. Is it even possible to get rid of all the swirls like literally have a black mirror finish, and not have a single hairline scratch from all angles even with direct sunlight or 1000watts halogen lamp?



I *think* I have less swirls now compared to before. Most of the scratches or swirls I have left now can be felt if I ran my fingernails thru it...



I used Meznerna Intensive Polish, it made my paint look cleaner gave it more reflection and made it glossy... Followed it with Menzerna Final Polish which made the surface look wetter, and finished it with AIO and SG which really didn`t make much difference just made it smoother and a bit more reflective and shinier.



Here are the links to the swirls



http://home.earthlink.net/~ughlee/polish/polish01.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ughlee/polish/polish02.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ughlee/polish/polish03.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ughlee/polish/polish04.jpg



Those are big files about 250kb so please give it awhile to download



And here`s the finish product showing off some nice reflection which I know doesn`t show how good the product worked but I thought it was a nifty picture.



http://home.earthlink.net/~prelude_sh/car/whiteflection.jpg
OUCH
05-12-2003, 09:18 PM
So are those swirls? Anybody? Somebody?
Fr0zen
05-12-2003, 09:47 PM
somewhat yes and no i cant really tell at that angel im guessing you used menzerna by hand the results arnt spectacular with menzerna and hand buffing useing a circular is alot better for swirsl etc but i guess you did an Ok job if you car was black it would show alot but you car is white and there invisible on white paint
OUCH
05-12-2003, 09:49 PM
No I used a PC
Fr0zen
05-12-2003, 10:02 PM
yellow foam pad ? or wool pad ?

you used the dual action or the circular ? it looks pretty good man the more you look at it the more stuff you will try to find wrong with it looks good you cant see swirls on white cars from a foot away unlike black cars





Also where you happy with menzerna`s intensive polish or didnt notice any diffrance ?
OUCH
05-12-2003, 10:21 PM
I used a PC Dual Action with a yellow pad, I`m quite satisfied but not ecstatic like I was with Klasse AIO maybe it`s because my car doesn`t really show much swirls compared to a darker colored car. It did make my spoiler shinier and glossier though, oh more reflective too but not as wet as Meguiars #7 did.. Once I get a hold of a black car maybe I`ll like it better, who knows... We`ll see...
OUCH
05-13-2003, 11:43 AM
So folks help me out here, are those swirls?
//MMMGood
05-13-2003, 12:02 PM
Given how intermittent they are...I bet they are more scratches than swirls.



You would probably have to burn down quite a bit of clearcoat to get rid of those. Of course there is really no way to tell without seeing it and feeling it in person. Can you feel it at all?



Peter Hsu
shaf
05-13-2003, 12:47 PM
They might be spiderwebbing or stress cracks in the paint, in which case I heard you can`t do much about them safely.
OUCH
05-13-2003, 12:58 PM
Originally posted by //MMMGood

Given how intermittent they are...I bet they are more scratches than swirls.



You would probably have to burn down quite a bit of clearcoat to get rid of those. Of course there is really no way to tell without seeing it and feeling it in person. Can you feel it at all?



Peter Hsu



I can feel some of it if I run my fingernails thru them. the car is 5 years old, paint is well take care of though. So I dunno