what happened to my paint?

[Yaba3800]

awesome. so should i go back to the auto store and take them back my meguairs color x and get the 3 part system and do it every 4 months?

[Yaba3800]

i bought the color x, a chamois, and some meguirs applicator pads.

[Yaba3800]

also arcticacid i have another question. how did you do your fill ins so perfect? mine r all mest and i want to redo them.

[Loochy88]

waxing wont cause swirls, waxing with a dirty towel/pad will cause them.

another thought: looks like where you park its pretty dusty/full of gravel. when you go and wash the car after its got all that dust sitting on it, its bound to swirl up the clear. the best way to get around that would be to sit there and really rinse the car off good before even touching it with a wet towel.

[ September 03, 2005, 02:18 AM: Message edited by: Loochy88 ]

[Yaba3800]

yeah i get it really wet first. its not very dusty.

[Muck]

I have the same problem as Yaba. I washed my car yesterday evening just as the sun was setting; it felt pretty good outside.

While the car was wet, it looked fine. The drying process was a pain in my butt though. I don't think I have any idea what I'm doing. I'm using microfiber towels, but water still resides on the car's surface even after a few wipes/pats with the towel.

Just a moment ago, I looked at the car, and it looks like it hasn't even been washed at all. The dust has returned and I have scratches and swirl marks all over the paint.

I have been using a washing mit and Blue Coral car soap to wash the car and some microfiber towels to dry it.

I noticed a problem with lint being left behind from the towels. Any idea on hose to stop this? Is there a certain way I should store the towels to dry after washing them?

I should also add that I waxed it using NXT tech wax (the paste) about 9 to 10 days ago.

[Yaba3800]

yes i too am wondering how to dry my chamois so as not to get it dirty.

[articacid]

Originally posted by Yaba3800:
also arcticacid i have another question. how did you do your fill ins so perfect? mine r all mest and i want to redo them.

do you mean the rear camaro fill ins or the 3800 badges? i just took my time with the badges if thats what you meant.

the easiest and fast way i have found to clean my car and not create more swirls is this:
1. spray with hose and get all lose dirt off.

2.wash with mit keeping an eye on it to see it theres any sticks or debris getting on the mit

3. spray with hose water

4.rinse from top to bottoms in a side to side sweep with mr clean car wash on the filter setting.

5. use a silicon blade to remove excess water.

if you do it right you dont have to get all of the little wat beads off and make it perfect.

[shenanigans]

another tip is use 2 buckets to clean...

Dip in soap water... wash car, then then dip it in the other bucket to rinse it, then back into the "clean bucket" and wash like that.

Also better then a waterblade on drying a car, use a leaf blower [img]smile.gif[/img] Can't scratch what you don't touch [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
another tip is use 2 buckets to clean...

Dip in soap water... wash car, then then dip it in the other bucket to rinse it, then back into the "clean bucket" and wash like that.

[img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img] very good advice there.

[kristen]

clay your car dude

[SpeedingFirebird]

Originally posted by shenanigans:

Also better then a waterblade on drying a car, use a leaf blower [img]smile.gif[/img] Can't scratch what you don't touch [img]smile.gif[/img]

Based on advice seen here, I tried this. It works VERY well; however, it gives me an aweful headache (holding the blower next to my head to get the roof). Maybe I am just getting old. :D

I either use a deerskin chamois or 100% cotton terrycloth towels. As long as the car is very clean AND the towels are clean, it should not swirl the paint.

[cmartin99]

i wax mine more than 4 times a year...i wax whenever i have the time (usually about once a month)

[Camarorulz]

Originally posted by kristen:
clay your car dude

Claying doesn't remove swirls, only surface contaminants.

Here's what you need to do: go get an orbital buffer (I suppose you could polish by hand with some rubbing compound, and buy a pad kit online, I recommend autopia (in sig.) Get some Meg's #83 or #9 as recommended previously by (I forgot who.) Use the least abrasive product possible and the least abrasive pad possible and work your way up. If you use a cutting pad with mildly abrasive polish you will need to finish it with a polishing pad and some sort of glaze or light polish: the cutting pad removes deep swirls but creates new light ones that need to be buffed out by a less abrasive polishing or finishing pad. This is a quick write-up, so you can email me if you have questions. Good luck.

PS: always use microfiber, and there is good and bad microfiber: they sell good towels at pakshak.com and autopia, avoid ****ty autozone towels.

[BiH]

only way to fix that would be to repaint the car [img]tongue.gif[/img]