What should I do now?

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lairdness

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I just washed x 2 with Dawn, clayed and washed again...then I did 2 coats of AIO and 1 coat of SG with my new PC...it's a new car and it came out real shiney, but there are quite a few swirl marks still visible after all that work...



I'm wondering if i shouldn't go back, do a couple coats of p21s paintwork cleanser to try and clear up some of the swirls...the paint cleanser should clear off the AIO and SG coats right?...then redo the 2 AIO coats...a couple or 3 SG coats....then possibly a carnuba topping (s100) If I can still lift my arms



please give your thoughts...should I just keep going or do I go back and start over with the p21s paintwork cleanser????
 
It's kind of hard to recommend a plan of attack without seeing a photo of the swirls on your finish and having seen that, recommending the appropriate products to use.
 
my perants have my digital camera on a cruize...I would call them normal washing and wipping off products micro scratches...nothing major...good shine...just when you look at a light source through the reflection you can see some the swirl marks....?
 
You're probably going to need something more aggressive depending on how bad the swirls are. P21S is pretty gentle. Klasse shows the imperfections in your paint and is not a filler. If you wanna have it swirl free you wil have to start over. Put the Dawn back in the kitchen. You're just ruining your paint with that stuff.



Both AIO and P21S cleaner do the same thing so just use one or the other to save time especially if you're topping with SG and carnauba.
 
my perants have my digital camera on a cruize...I would call them normal washing and wipping off products micro scratches...nothing major...good shine...just when you look at a light source through the reflection you can see some the swirl marks....?
 
It sounds like you will need to get a hold of a PC, cutting and polishing pads, compound like DACP, and a nice final polish (Meguiar's, Poorboy's, Menzerna, 1Z...etc.). These products in the hands of the right person can correct 95% of paint imperfections (light to medium swirls/scratches, blemishes, haze, oxidation, etc.)



If you don't own a PC, you could try it by hand first but it will take you more time.



With Aloha,

Ranney :)
 
I agree with the 'start again' advisors. I have had good luck with DACP followed by SSR1, but AIO hasn't given me much joy.



IMO - DACP, followed by SSR1 (both by PC), followed by AIO and SG by hand (but would use PPP & EX instead of the K twins - but like I say, it's only my opinion).



Good luck
 
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