Swirl Marks
Swirl Marks
Just got my car back from the bodyshop after some idot pulled out in front of my wife 
and they have polished the car after they done the repairs but in the sun you can see the machine polisher marks all over the bonnet how do i get rid of them?
Brian
and they have polished the car after they done the repairs but in the sun you can see the machine polisher marks all over the bonnet how do i get rid of them?Brian
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To perminantly get rid of them you will need to polish them out with a machine polisher and light cut / finishing polish. Alternately you could use a polish by hand which has a lot of fillers in, and just keep regually polishing it. Take a look at my thread here: https://passionford.com/forum/concou...9-04-10-a.html
I left buffer trails in my paintwork when I machine polished my car and had to go about fixing them.
I left buffer trails in my paintwork when I machine polished my car and had to go about fixing them.
Cheer's mate, have been reading your thread and must say your doing a cracking job 
I have a machine polisher but never used so i thought i would give it a quick try and it seems to have worked i used a bit of this stuff http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalo...e_Packs_1.html just used the fine cutting one
Brian
I have a machine polisher but never used so i thought i would give it a quick try and it seems to have worked i used a bit of this stuff http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalo...e_Packs_1.html just used the fine cutting one
Brian
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Buffer trail's are caused by bad technique and not working the polish long enough so that the abraisives fully break down. You will never remove swirl marks by hand, it is not practical as it would take a life time.
What you need to look for is when the polish goes clear, this means its fully broken down, machine speed is very important also. Its trial and error really sometimes letting the polish fully break down is not enough, you might have to spritze the pad with QD or water and let the polish work a bit longer. There is no wrong or right way, it takes as long as it takes and usually the working time is allot longer than people appreciate. A full car correction could easily take over 12 hours. You see it too oftern when guys run the machine over their car in a couple of hours and wonder why it looks terrible in direct sunlight.
Your paint usually suffers when the car has been in the bodyshop due to allot of them using harsh cuttng compounds as a quick fix, the usual punter sees a bit of shine on the paintwork and thinks its a good job, shame really but 90% of people would never notice the difference, most dont even see swirls
What you need to look for is when the polish goes clear, this means its fully broken down, machine speed is very important also. Its trial and error really sometimes letting the polish fully break down is not enough, you might have to spritze the pad with QD or water and let the polish work a bit longer. There is no wrong or right way, it takes as long as it takes and usually the working time is allot longer than people appreciate. A full car correction could easily take over 12 hours. You see it too oftern when guys run the machine over their car in a couple of hours and wonder why it looks terrible in direct sunlight.
Your paint usually suffers when the car has been in the bodyshop due to allot of them using harsh cuttng compounds as a quick fix, the usual punter sees a bit of shine on the paintwork and thinks its a good job, shame really but 90% of people would never notice the difference, most dont even see swirls
Last edited by Sp3no; Jun 17, 2010 at 03:26 PM.
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