Newbie with New Car Paint Correction ?`s

[tommoran2]

hello All,

I just purchased a new 2017 Audi A4. The color is White. When I got it home I noticed faint swirl marks all over the car.
Called the dlr and he said to bring it back and they would wax it. (Dont trust dealer)

I know it needs more that wax so this is what I was going to do:

Clay the entire car
Use 3M Imperial Hand Glaze with a PC or Use P21S (Cleaner (very mild polish as I understand it))
Finish with One Grand Blitz carnuba was.

Does this make sense ?
Would you use the 3M or the P21S for the light swirls/scratches ?

I also have Klasse product avail to me.

Thanks for any advice ... Tom

[Buster906]

I like Zymol cleaner wax and HD SPEED. ZYMOL can handle water spots. HD SPEED AIO can handle swirls in the clear coat. I have both and HD SPEED is my go to for most of my detailing.

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[Buster906]

I like Zymol cleaner wax and HD SPEED. ZYMOL can handle water spots. HD SPEED AIO can handle swirls in the clear coat. HD SPEED is my go to for most of my detailing.

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[Mike lambert]

By hand I`m assuming? Griot`s 3-1 wax followed by best of show will work both easy and look great.

[tommoran2]

By hand I`m assuming? Griot`s 3-1 wax followed by best of show will work both easy and look great.

I am using a Porter Cable DA machine. I need something that will get the fine circular scratches out.

I just tried some older 3m Finesse It II (39003) but it didnt seen to work either.

[Brewins]

Audi`s normally have a "hard" clear coat, so you may need to use something more aggressive, even to remove minor swirls.

[Accumulator]

tommoran2- Welcome to Autopia! Fellow Audi-nut here

As noted, Audis typically have quite hard clear. To correct any of mine with a PC I had to drop down to 3-4" pads and use rather aggressive products.

The 3M IHG is a nonabrasive product that does some concealing but does *not* fix the marring. The P21s GEPC has a tiny bit of abrasive cut but for practical purposes I *always* found it functionally nonabrasive. I never did like the 3M FI line and IMO it`s outdated tech anyhow. FWIW, for even *VERY* light marring I had to use PI-III Rubbing Compound (05933...still remember the number!) and then follow up with something milder but even that took *FOREVER* and I don`t just mean an hour per panel.

I`m a bit out of date on today`s abrasives/pads as I basically don`t need them any more, but I`m sure somebody here can point you in the right direction. Just be warned- correcting Audis with a PC, even with the little pads, can take a long time.