Finally took a day to detail my own car (lord knows she needed it), and I really wish I had some before pics to show you guys of a few spots. However, I still ahve some swirling after all of this and would like some input.
Here's the front driver's fender, which is really what I'm happiest with. This used to have some lighter discoloration, looked a lot like large water spots that wouldn't go away. (all pics are before I went over the paint with a glaze and wax).
And here's some of the rest of the car. They're ok, but the roof and hood still have some swirls.
Basically, what I did was started out with a wash using filtered water and a clean washmitt and get the car good and clean. I think went ahead and used a Meguiar's Soft Buff Polishing pad and Meguiar's Swirl Remover 2.0 (#9) and went over a good chunk of the car. After a couple of passes on both the hood, trunk, front fenders, and roof, I moved on and took another Soft Buff Polishing pad and went over the entire car with Meguiar's Speed Glaze (#80), and then finished off with a Soft Buff Finshing pad and two coats of Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax (#26).
Even after all of this, I still have some minor swirling on the hood and roof (worse on the roof). Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? I do have a Soft Buff Cutting pad, but I'm hesitant to use it. Don't get me wrong, the car looks fantastic and the swirls aren't nearly as bad as they were, but I'd like to get it pretty much swirl free.
Thanks for your input.
Here's the front driver's fender, which is really what I'm happiest with. This used to have some lighter discoloration, looked a lot like large water spots that wouldn't go away. (all pics are before I went over the paint with a glaze and wax).
And here's some of the rest of the car. They're ok, but the roof and hood still have some swirls.
Basically, what I did was started out with a wash using filtered water and a clean washmitt and get the car good and clean. I think went ahead and used a Meguiar's Soft Buff Polishing pad and Meguiar's Swirl Remover 2.0 (#9) and went over a good chunk of the car. After a couple of passes on both the hood, trunk, front fenders, and roof, I moved on and took another Soft Buff Polishing pad and went over the entire car with Meguiar's Speed Glaze (#80), and then finished off with a Soft Buff Finshing pad and two coats of Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax (#26).
Even after all of this, I still have some minor swirling on the hood and roof (worse on the roof). Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? I do have a Soft Buff Cutting pad, but I'm hesitant to use it. Don't get me wrong, the car looks fantastic and the swirls aren't nearly as bad as they were, but I'd like to get it pretty much swirl free.
Thanks for your input.