randy98mtu
04-26-2004, 08:11 AM
So about 2 weekends ago I went over my whole car with my new PC using IP, struggled early and was running out of time with the FP so I skipped it and just went straight to AIO and SG. Over the next 2 days I got 2 more coats of SG on her. She looked really good. Still some scratches that are a bit too deep to remove, but no spiderwebs or swirls that I could see. Well, last week I see swirls like this shot I took last year:
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/13731swirls.jpg
After I washed the car this weekend I looked closer. They are so fine when I wipe my finger on them they nearly vanish. This led me to believe they were more smudges than anything. Anyways, I threw a coat of P21S over the whole car and they are nearly gone again, reinforcing that they are smudges. I have an assortment of MF`s and a few WW`s for drying. I wash using a small amount of Tide and usually don`t dry, though I have on a few occasions. No fabric softener and use low heat when I do dry them. I don`t have a good place to wash, so I am forced to use the coin wash. What I normally do is bring my sheepskin mit and while there is still time on the machine after soaking the car, I go around the car with the wand in one hand, wipe a bit, then rinse with the wand. I figure it`s the best I can do.
So any tips to eliminate the need to QD after every wash? Do these marks look like swirls or smudges/smears? They aren`t as bad as in that shot, but they are there only in direct sunlight. Thanks for any pointers.
Edit: :o I just posted this without reading at all, then saw this thread (http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36648) which sounds like it may be my issue. Still I`d like to hear advice on how to avoid getting these marks as I seem to always get them. :(
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/13731swirls.jpg
After I washed the car this weekend I looked closer. They are so fine when I wipe my finger on them they nearly vanish. This led me to believe they were more smudges than anything. Anyways, I threw a coat of P21S over the whole car and they are nearly gone again, reinforcing that they are smudges. I have an assortment of MF`s and a few WW`s for drying. I wash using a small amount of Tide and usually don`t dry, though I have on a few occasions. No fabric softener and use low heat when I do dry them. I don`t have a good place to wash, so I am forced to use the coin wash. What I normally do is bring my sheepskin mit and while there is still time on the machine after soaking the car, I go around the car with the wand in one hand, wipe a bit, then rinse with the wand. I figure it`s the best I can do.
So any tips to eliminate the need to QD after every wash? Do these marks look like swirls or smudges/smears? They aren`t as bad as in that shot, but they are there only in direct sunlight. Thanks for any pointers.
Edit: :o I just posted this without reading at all, then saw this thread (http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36648) which sounds like it may be my issue. Still I`d like to hear advice on how to avoid getting these marks as I seem to always get them. :(