grrrr swirls and stuff

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imported_tuffluck

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so i had a car cover on my car for the last 3 weeks since the car got out of the shop with a repainted door/quarter. now there are swirls ALL over the area that was repainted, along with some other unfamiliar swirls/scuff marks on various other parts of the car.



the only thing i can think that happened was my $50 crappy car cover scratched the new paint because it hadn't been treated completely yet, as well as the car cover swirling/hazing up some other spots. would that happen?



the only thing weird about this scenario is that the other door/quarter are perfect - not even a blemish on them. the hood and roof have a few odd swirls and hazing, but the big part is the newly painted door/quarter. it looks rough, too.



so i can't feel any of the light scratches with my hand, but will they come out with a PC? is it okay to repolish the newly painted quarters/doors?
 
I would assume that the newly-painted panels are swirled because the shop polished them improperly. I doubt your car cover is that bad, that it covered the entire area with lots of swirls/hazing. If anything, the swirls caused by an inferior car cover would be most abundant on the roof.



Yes you can polish the new paint. Just don't use any sealants/waxes on it. You can use some polishes like #80 that have some weak protectants, but are labeled as "body shop safe".
 
As Whitey said, polishing new paint is perfectly fine. how else would paint shops get the paint looking good when they give it to the customer without waiting a month? You just dont want to put anything on the paint that will prevent the paint from curing properly. This includes anything that leaves "stuff" behind after its wiped away. This means your waxes, glazes, sealants, etc are not good for new paint.
 
Neothin said:
As Whitey said, polishing new paint is perfectly fine. how else would paint shops get the paint looking good when they give it to the customer without waiting a month? You just dont want to put anything on the paint that will prevent the paint from curing properly. This includes anything that leaves "stuff" behind after its wiped away. This means your waxes, glazes, sealants, etc are not good for new paint.
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okay, thanks guys. i don't know why it looks so bad. there are a couple of scuffs on the hood/roof from what i would assume to be the car cover, but they look nothing like the newly painted area (it looks severely swirled). i'll polish it tomorrow and i'm hoping it turns out alright. this is very stressful!
 
Most likely the place that repaired your car went over the re-painted areas with a buffer. Same thing happened to me. They paint well but polish like ****.



There are "body shop safe" sealants, eg. Klasse, Zaino, FK1.
 
Mad iX said:
Most likely the place that repaired your car went over the re-painted areas with a buffer. Same thing happened to me. They paint well but polish like ****.



There are "body shop safe" sealants, eg. Klasse, Zaino, FK1.
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i guess i'll just use some DACP or something similar to polish out the swirls, and then wait another couple of weeks till i put wax on it.
 
yeah, the scratches came out! even the detail guy from the shop was confused. we blamed it on the car cover, and it looks good now, so i'm just going to leave it be under covered parking.



i can wax it in a couple of weeks? it probably won't be driven much between now and then, since it is not my daily driver, so it doesn't need too much protection just sitting outside under a covered parking spot, right?
 
It should be fine under a covered parking area. Wash it good and apply a paint cleaner to it anyway though when you decide to wax it.
 
Noting that the scuffs and swirls were on the side panels more than the top of the car; I feel as though te cover has nothing to be blamed upon. I guess the wind slapped the cover against the sides of the car and the scuffs and swirls appeared. I' m sure you would agree with me when you stop and think from what direction the wind usually (prevalently) blows and if the scuffs were on that side of the car relative to how it was parked during all the time under that car cover...



About the selant / wax question; I would avoid selants and waxes for newly painted car for at least 4 to 6 weeks before putting anything on it at all. (Up to 8 weeks during wintertime)
 
truzoom said:
Avast ye! A better car cover would serve the landboat better protection.
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Aye captain :grinno:; but I hafta object ya... I never believed in car covers... better let the car get caked with dirt than marr, swirl and scratch her all around. Besides the cover will prove to be impermeable and vapor thus humidity build up under it will promote rust and corrosion much more than the protection offered by the cover...



It' s all up to you folks but I do not use car covers...



Good luck...
 
Murat said:
Aye captain :grinno:; but I hafta object ya... I never believed in car covers... better let the car get caked with dirt than marr, swirl and scratch her all around. Besides the cover will prove to be impermeable and vapor thus humidity build up under it will promote rust and corrosion much more than the protection offered by the cover...



It' s all up to you folks but I do not use car covers...



Good luck...
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after my experience, i'm with you!
 
I'm still reluctant to blame the car cover in your case. Much of it depends on the quality of the car cover though. I have a really cheap one that I used on the Maxima, and that one gave me all kinds of swirls on the roof. I won't use that on the Protege. It just sits in the garage rafters now.
 
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