ever since ive owned my 98 coupe ive been battling with trying to get the damn swirls out of the paint...ive done everything and after i buff it the car will look great..no swirl marks..and after a few days of not washing the car or buffing it the swirls come back..any ideas on what i could do?

 

Get some 3M Perfect-It II and be prepared to rub, rub, rub. It's a glaze that's also a swirl-remover. It's a little pricey ($30 for a 32 oz bottle), but it will do the trick.

Meguiar's also has a swirl remover that could help as well. I've used it before with success - and much cheaper.

Good luck.

 

ive tried using a swirl remover from a local detail store and the scratch X which is supposed to be a swirl remover with no luck

 

Well, you can always go a little deeper and wet-sand the whole dealio. Start with 1000-grit, then 1500, then 2000. Then hit it with the Perfect-It and some good wax. It'll shine like a champ. It sounds like someone hit it pretty hard with a buffer - probably used some polishing compound and a concentric buffer to create some deep swirls in an effort to get it all done a little quicker.

 

Check out this article it may help... http://guidetodetailing.com/articles.php?articleId=15

Type RB is right, 3M perfect it II works great at removing swirls. Meg's scratch X is pretty good, I think it takes a little more effort than 3M though. If you havea high speed orbital or experience with a rotary, you can use 3M by machine. Meguiars DACP (dual action cleaner polish) works good by hand or machine. Get some high quality microfiber towels and I would suggest rubbing in back forth motions in the direction of the aerodynamics of the car... swirls are commonly circular and you can monitor your progress with back and forth motion. You need to build up heat and friction to remove swirls (you are removing paint) so get ready for sore arms. Good luck...

EDIT: If Meg's scratch X didn't get it, either you didn't build up enough heat and friction or you have more serious, medium to heavy swirl marks. You'll need at least something like 3M PI-II orMeg's DACP. You can try some of the other suggestions on the article I posted too. DACP has removed the heaviest swirl marks on my car by hand, but it works you like a horse. My random orbital makes things much easier now... Butyou really need to evaluate just how serious they are and go from there before you begin.

 

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just washed...clayed..polished and waxed the car hopefully it holds up and no more swirls but well see