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Hey guys,



I plan on polishing my car come Tuesday (my first free day in a looong time). Gonna go pick up a PC and some Meg's Swirl Remover. I just wanna get an idea of whether or not i can expect much improvement. my poor car is riddled with swirls and a few odd white marks here and there, i just kinda wanna bounce this off of some of you autopians first. Here are a few images of the car's finish. I cropped out the parts that best show the condition of the paint, i can put up the whole images but they're 1024x768. Anyway here they are.



section of my hood:

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door with wierd white dent/scratch type thing

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right above my passanger side window:

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What do you guys think? PC with white pad, swirl remover, should it get rid of all that stuff? I'll of course follow it up with megs high-tech yellow wax. Thanks.
 
by the ways guys... i havent had time to clean the poor thing in like 2 weeks, and on a black car in L.A, that's just too long. Forgive me for the filthyness :)
 
that is about how mine looked.



3M PI-III Machine Glaze (swirl mark remover) w/ white pad removed 80%. I had to go back with some 3M fine cut and DACP + yellow pad on some bad spots.
 
yeah I think that can be cleaned up nicely. *I* would use the PC with a cutting pad + DACP, then a polish pad with #82 SFP.

Topped with your #26 should look great.
 
Yeah, I don't think Swirl Remover alone would do it. Go with the DACP and then see what it looks like. Just take your time. You may need to use a couple different products to achieve optium shine again.
 
Im sure it will take about 2 times with the DACP to remove all the marring. be sure to let the dacp break down adequatly and you shouldnt have to much of a problem with hazing with the PC.
 
I had similar swirls on black paint, it took a few applications of DACP with a PC to make the paint look great. Take your time and the results will be worth it.
 
thanks guys! now i just gotta find a PC... i really wanted to do this Tuesday so i have to shop locally, but none of the hardware stores around here have anything more mild than sanders. Guess i'll just do an Autopia shopping spree.
 
Los Angeles, Hollywood area. Now that i take a look at the Autopia store, i can't seem to find DACP or #82. Think kragen or pep boys would have the polish? looks like i'll order the PC and pads from Autopia.
 
try the other stores sponcered at autopia. I think classic motoring is in the west coast so you could get the stuff quicker.



You could try NXT instead of #26. NXT fills minor swirls and IMO looks and lasts as long as #26.
 
Getting stuff by Tuesday will be tough. You might end up paying up the nose also. As far as the PC, I don't know where might have that. I'm from the LA area also. Try some of the following places for the DACP:

Car Aroma in Wilimington (they'll have high prices, but might have what you need)

Meza Paints (www.mezapaints.com) a few LA area locations (each stocks different stuff, so call a few)



If you can wait until the following week, buy the PC from one of the websites recommended around here. Detailer's Paradise has a nice package.



I agree with using the NXT after DACP. It goes on and off really easy and leaves a great shine.
 
If you have a Lowes home improvement store in your area you should be able to find a PC 7336. Also if you have a NAPA parts store as well they may have DACP.
 
Ok guys, i found a great mom&pop shop over here in the vendor list on Meguiar's site, went down there and did some shopping. I picked up some #82, some #83, two polishing and two finishing pads (well, two to use with the #83 and two to use with the #82. The owner recommended them). I also picked up a PC, some clay, and a big ol' mf. Tomorrow i'm gonna wash and clay, polish (83 followed by 82), and wax with hi tech yellow (#26?). Hopefully i can get some good pics for a before/after.



Quick question though, i think i totally blanked on getting something to apply the wax with. should i get a pad for the PC or do it by hand? i can go pick up a few mf's if necessary.
 
Do it by hand, so much easier and faster....I would just go to kragen or wherever and pick up some foam or terry apps, whichever you prefer. Post pics of those swirls!!! And you can do it, check out this clk430.....just be patient and you will get your result
 

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BlueRanger said:
Do it by hand, so much easier and faster....I would just go to kragen or wherever and pick up some foam or terry apps, whichever you prefer. Post pics of those swirls!!! And you can do it, check out this clk430.....just be patient and you will get your result
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:confused: How can people let their Mercedes look like that? That must be a woman's car.



I'm female too though, so you can't tell me anything..lol! :D

But the way that car looks is what I'm terrified of!



Blue ranger, that looks SO much better!:up
 
I don't remember seeing this in C'nB. What did you use on this? The difference might have some suspecting Photoshop:D



BlueRanger said:
Do it by hand, so much easier and faster....I would just go to kragen or wherever and pick up some foam or terry apps, whichever you prefer. Post pics of those swirls!!! And you can do it, check out this clk430.....just be patient and you will get your result
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Think: Im confused, whats C'nB?, but anyways, belive it or not, that was a yellow pad and DACP. That was my first real detail, and first time with the PC. I'd say it turned out pretty well eh? I used AIO and SG next, came out great. I have more pics if you guys realllly want, but I dont want to threadjack.



BTW, those specs all over are ash from the san diego fires months ago, thats not any difficiency in the paint. IT was really annoying, id wipe off a panel as carefully as I couldn, and 5 min later it would be covered in ash again. Ya cant win I tell ya!



ANB: Thank you for the compliment;) A college professor (male) actually drives taht car, but he takes it to those drivethrough assembly line places where they go crazy with the same sponges and towells all day. They really know how to wash a car...HEH
 
Well, i got the DACP done. I dont know how you guys do it, by the time i got to the last few panels i was dead on my feet. I washed and clayed, then polished with DACP. Thursday i'm gonna wash again then finish up with DACP again if i need to, SFP, and HTY wax.



I dont think i got all the swirls, or even nearly all the swirls, out. I did like three passes with the DACP on the hood, the paint definately looked improved but the swirls where still there. For the rest of the car, i noticed that i was getting a lot of the lighter marring but not really the heavier stuff. All i could muster today was one pass with the DACP, so i may go back at it on Thursday. Shouldn't be as bad cause i wont have to clay and the car won't be as dirty to begin with. I'll put up some pics, but the comparison is really moot because i lost the sunlight by the time i was done, and we all know that swirls only like to play in the sun.



Now the pics:

pre-wash:

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after washing, before polishing

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and finally, after polishing. No direct sunlight so its not so great to compare. I'll put up better ones tomorrow.

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