Do Fillers Work for Hiding Scratches/Swirls?
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togwt
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~One man’s opinion / observations ~
Zymol glaze was originally formulated for vintage type cars and they ‘fill-in’ surface imperfections really well (at a price though) and like all glazes it will only last one or two washes (but for show cars they only need to ‘last’ for the day of the event anyway, removing swirls etc on these antique cars is not usually an option)
Just curious, why not remove them?
~Hope this helps~
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justadumbarchitect * so I question everything *
Zymol glaze was originally formulated for vintage type cars and they ‘fill-in’ surface imperfections really well (at a price though) and like all glazes it will only last one or two washes (but for show cars they only need to ‘last’ for the day of the event anyway, removing swirls etc on these antique cars is not usually an option)
Just curious, why not remove them?
~Hope this helps~
Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/ Jon
justadumbarchitect * so I question everything *
Lowejackson
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A glaze is very good on minor swirls or imperfections but the best long term solution is to polish them out.
Depending on the status of the swirls, you should not overly worry about being to aggressive depending of course on the materials used.
Depending on the status of the swirls, you should not overly worry about being to aggressive depending of course on the materials used.
imported_Sullybob
Member
In this tread:
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38782
theveed talks about a product that fills in clear coats.
He says
Might be worth looking into.
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38782
theveed talks about a product that fills in clear coats.
He says
Might be worth looking into.
imported_Intel486
New member
The best thing is to learn how to polish the swirls out but before you do that, learn the best way to prevent the swirls and keep them to a minimum.
In the way of filling, glazes are there for that. I've had a chance to try a few and my favorite so far is One Grand Omega glaze. It's very greasy so you'll want microfiber towels to mess with it. It will only do pretty minor swirling though.
In the way of filling, glazes are there for that. I've had a chance to try a few and my favorite so far is One Grand Omega glaze. It's very greasy so you'll want microfiber towels to mess with it. It will only do pretty minor swirling though.
Lowejackson
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The One Grand Glaze & Blitz is still one of my favourite combinations.
Accumulator
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Buick_guy said:
If it was a "Mopar" brand car-care product, I suspect it was made by AutoInt/ValueGuard.
I am kinda curious about a solid answer to the "what fills?" question, though. While I like to remove the marring from most of my vehicles, sometimes there just isn't enough paint to keep doing it. We're always talking about how a car "looked great but then all these awful swirls came back" after time/washing...well, what products make such an awful finish look OK? :nixweiss Nothing I've ever used really filled much of anything, at least in my eyes.
I somewhat agree that filling swirls is probably the best thing to do as a swirl mitigation procedure. I still polish my cars to remove contaminants and minor swirls but I try to do it as infrequetly as possible. I have tried that swirl filler that was metioned earlier in this thread. It is called Krizz Clear (r) (pro). It seems to work pretty good but takes awhile to dry and cure. I use it like a glaze in that I sealer to lock it in. Then let that cure and follow with a carnuba wax. Carnubas seem to be able to hide the swirls even further. I also used a product called Fusso Caot 9. What I liked about this product is that all you do is wipe it on and let it cure. No buffing nessary. The idea was to use it on my "beater" car to minimize time spent but it also reduces the chances of introducing more swirls though the buffing process. I hope this helps.
As far as I know, FCRC (or FCC) don't.softball nut said:
I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you're saying properly, but if you've already tried polishing the paint, and some swirls aren't coming out after your best effort, I seriously don't think anything is going to really hide them all that well. Hiding and filling swirls seems to be most effective on finer, lighter swirling and not the very heavy and deep type that tends to resist polishing. For those you basically need a stronger polish or just decide to live with them if you're that worried about paint thickness.
Hope I'm not misunderstanding this...
4DSC- thanks for the reply.
And, yes, my question was about products to hide swirls, not remove them.
I have some fine swirls and scratches (cannot feel them) and in fact, sometimes they are hard to see, depending on the light and angles.
I think I will be a little more aggressive in trying to remove them (using 3M FCRC) and then follow with Menz. IP and FP and FTG prior to waxing. So far I have only used Scratch-X, and Menz. IP and FP.
And, yes, my question was about products to hide swirls, not remove them.
I have some fine swirls and scratches (cannot feel them) and in fact, sometimes they are hard to see, depending on the light and angles.
I think I will be a little more aggressive in trying to remove them (using 3M FCRC) and then follow with Menz. IP and FP and FTG prior to waxing. So far I have only used Scratch-X, and Menz. IP and FP.