Removing Swirl Marks

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93mr2red

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I have a red car. No clear coat. I want to remove swirl marks. Do you think these products will work.......



Top of the Line medium cut followed by carnuba(spelling?) wax?



or should I use Klasse all in one after the medium cut and before the wax for better results?



open to any suggestion.................thanks
 
Wax will not remove swirl marks, only hide them (in some cases). AIO will not remove much of any swirl marks either. It may diminish them a little bit, but that's it.



I haven't used the TOL medium cut, but you need to first figure out how severe the swirls are. If they are heavy, you'll need to look into getting a heavy polish/compound. Since those usually leave some hazing behind, you'll need to get a lighter polish as well, to follow the compound.

If your swirls are pretty light to begin with, the lighter polish will be adequate.



Do you have a PC or other machine? If not, I'd get one. Removing swirls by hand is a very time-consuming process.
 
93mr2red- You might need a milder product after the H-T Medium Cut. If it were my ss red paint, I'd use Meg's #80 (either by itself or after the H-T). I don't *think* you'll need anything more aggressive than the H-T MC and I'd rather use a mild product (maybe even milder than the H-T MC) several times when working with ss. Depending on the car's condition, I'd probably try to fix it (as in, "good enough") with just the #80.



If you can keep the paint from getting marred up again, the AIO might be a good thing to use next time to clean off the inevitable oxidation before redoing the LSP. But for now, since you're gonna be removing said oxidation via the polishing anyhow, I'd go with the Meguiar's "trade secret oils" approach- namely the stuff the #80 leaves behind, and maybe one of their "pure polishes" on top of that before the wax.



Talk yourself into settling for the "good enough" approach so your paint lasts a long time. Note that red ss will oxidize pretty much no matter what you do. That means you'll always have to take a little off. That means you gotta think long term when it comes to how aggressively you treat it. I'd much rather have some residual marring than thin the paint too much too fast and end up having to repaint it. The oils/glaze/wax approach works really well on single stage. Different animal than basecoat/clear ;)
 
My sugestion would be the Optimum Polish with an Orange pad, Green pad and a white finishing pad. With this setup you should be good for a long time. You can do your heavy correcting all the way to light touch ups.
 
Any abrasive polish will remove oxidation as well. AIO is a great product to finish off with, to make sure all of the oxidation is gone, and to leave a great base for a sealant/wax.
 
My current best swirl removing results have been via PC and Detailer Pride Super Swirl Eliminator. This and a cutting pad have been the most effective and quickist solution so far for me.
 
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