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Jeonsah

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Hey ive been on this forum just reading a while and trying to learn how to do these kind of things. Anyways, i have just a crappy harbor freight polisher. I am looking to buy a 7424 when i get the money. Right now i can only afford the cheap stuff. So i was wondering.



The car i am trying to detail has a cheap single stage paint.



The paint is full of swirls and part of it has holograms.

So i was planning on using mequiars swirl remover in order to get rid of the swirls. Anyone know if this stuff works good or not? if not, what is a good product that is easily available?



Then my other question is what do i gotta do to get rid of the few holograms? I want to use the polisher but if its to crappy that ill use my hand. Is there a product that is also easily available that removes these? and does anyone got any tips?



Well thanks for the help guys. Im just tryin to learn this stuff as i go. Thanks!:thx
 
Jeonsah said:
Hey ive been on this forum just reading a while and trying to learn how to do these kind of things. Anyways, i have just a crappy harbor freight polisher. I am looking to buy a 7424 when i get the money. Right now i can only afford the cheap stuff. So i was wondering...
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I'm guessing that the Harbor Freight polisher is a rotary. You might have trouble avoiding holograms with that.

The car i am trying to detail has a cheap single stage paint.
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Be careful as some single stage doesn't respond well to significant polishing (other single stage handles it just fine).



The paint is full of swirls and part of it has holograms.
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You may very well have to do the holograms by hand if you're working with a rotary. Those are *caused* by rotary work and are really just very shallow scratches.

So i was planning on using mequiars swirl remover in order to get rid of the swirls. Anyone know if this stuff works good or not?
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I'm guessing that you're talking about #9 v2.0. It's primarily fillers and doesn't really do much swirl *removal*. Yuck, IMO. It'll just hide the problems temporarily.





if not, what is a good product that is easily available?
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A newer-tech Meguiar's product like Scratch-X v2.0 or Swirl-X would be a lot better IMO.



Oh, and Welcome to Autopia!
 
Well that leaves me with a couple of questions.. what is the proper way to get the car ready for swirl removal? I was planning on using zymol wax, 3 step danase swirl remover, and danase wet glaze. Is there a polish recommended for singe stage? I believe some single stage paints are weaker than others. So what is a gentle polish that is good to use? Then here was my process i was gonna use.(sorry i do not know the abbreviations)



1st- claybar

2nd- 3 step danase swirl remover

3rd- polish?

4th- danase wet glaze?

5th- wax?
 
thanks for the greeting acc. does swirlx actually remove the swirls or just hide them? I know all products just turn V scratches into u-shaped scratches to blend them in. But im wondering if it'll just show up again after a few weeks or months?
 
Jeonsah said:
thanks for the greeting acc. does swirlx actually remove the swirls or just hide them? I know all products just turn V scratches into u-shaped scratches to blend them in. But im wondering if it'll just show up again after a few weeks or months?
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These will actually remove scratches if you use them correctly, because they will remove part of the clear coat.
 
well i am using it on single stage paint Since there is no clear coat, im assuming it will remove some paint?
 
Jeonsah said:
well i am using it on single stage paint Since there is no clear coat, im assuming it will remove some paint?
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Yeah, that's how they effect the marring removal. IF you keep polishing, you won't just round over the edges of the scratches, you'll actually take down the surrounding paint so much that the scratches simply won't exist any more (like sanding scratches out of a piece of wood).



Some ss paint is a lot more polishable than others...certain enamels don't respond well to aggressive polishing at all.



I'm not familiar with the Danase products.



I'd just wash and clay and then polish, no special step before the polishing.
 
alright. that sounds good. my last question is i want to start with the least abbrasive method. So what would be a proper way to start off?

couple microfiber applicator pads?

meg's swirlx?
 
Jeonsah said:
k thanks. I really appreciate you guys being nice on here. Most guys are ****.
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Aaaaannnnnd, welcome to your one week timeout for using that word. That particular term of derision (among many) is not used in polite discussion, and not acceptable in the forums.



Your offense wasn't using the phrase "most guys", BTW . . .



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