That was weird...

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SickOfItAll

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No pics (didn't have my camera with me), but I was detailing a 1995 Mazda Protege in a dark green metallic paint, and EVERYTHING left minor swirl marks - microfiber (even the expensive stuff), foam applicator pads - EVERYTHING swirled on this paint. I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do - I polished out deeper swirl marks that were already there from previous washings (it was my first time working on this car), but nothing I did would get rid of the ones I left - any ideas about this? It was most prevalent on the hood - just delicate/damaged paint? I couldn't figure out a way to get rid of them so I ended up giving up (it still looked a hundred times better than when I started)
 
Maybe it was already swirled to death and all you were doing is removing the oils or dirt that were filling them? :nixweiss That doesn't sound right that everything would swirl the paint. Something was going on there. Paint that fragile would have been damaged enough when you got it that you probably wouldn't have noticed new swirls.
 
Her paint's in pretty ugly shape - if she got her front bumper and her hood repainted it would help a lot though, those were by *FAR* the worst.



Either way, it was just weird - I could NOT figure out why it kept swirling. I'm gonna clay it as soon as I get my claybar in the mail, and we'll see how that affects it - I don't think it's EVER been clayed, so it could have been that every time I wiped over it, it picked up some more dirt



I dunno...annoyed the heck out of me
 
*shrug* :nixweiss Are you detailing outdoors in high winds and it's dry and dusty out? Beats me, but grabbing or shearing off contamination from lack of claying could be the answer...
 
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