what happened to my paint?

[Yaba3800]

my paint looks like crap and i was wondering if anyone knew what i could do about it? it used to be good when i bought the car but all of a sudden BAM! swirl marks and the likes everywhere.


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after(something)

[SilverBirdSeven]

El Nino...
Did you wax it?

[Yaba3800]

what is el nino for?
um no thats not waxed

[SilverBirdSeven]

I was joking about the el nino.
That is exactly how the paint on my old car looked. I noticed it after I waxed it once, I thought maybe it was because whatever I used to wax it was abrasive or something. Unfortunately, I could never get rid of it.

[shenanigans]

what kind of sponges/towels did you use to wash and dry the car?

[Silverbird2002]

Because your car is black, Black will show everything so it's important to use soft everything wax, sponge, towels...ect. Try to wax it with a good cleaner/swirl remover. Then if you have a buffer try to get a wool pad for it the softness of the wool will take some of the swirl marks out of the paint. this is that I use on my car. put the first coat of wax on by hand and buff it out if it took some of the swirl marks out but not all try waxing again. you may even want to try to clay it I have read and heared that it works pretty good. But try to stay away form anything abrasive. Towels are the worst I have found for dark colored cars, Unless there extreamly soft. I hope this helps you out.

[Loochy88]

black is just going to get swirls unless you obsess over not rubbing it with anything even remotely abrasive.

pretty much, you need to wipe it with a perfectly clean cotton or microfiber towel each and every time or you're at least going to get a few swirls. pick some 3m swirl remover for dark cars, or maybe some meguiars #9 swirl remover.

also, you need to wax if you're going to want to hide those.

[that90spunk]

hey I have the same problem with my car....next car i buy wont be black. Cause i get one scratch or knick in the paint and it shows. There are some good waxes out there with scratch and swirel removers (meguires makes a nice one). if you want it done really nice get a nice orbital buffer. buff the wax on whipe it off, then use a glaze... thats what this guy i work with does and his cars turn out REALY nice.
I hope this helps

<Mike>

[shenanigans]

Might I suggest Zaino and some nice towels?

[articacid]

try nxt wax it can help alot. also try meguirs scratch x. use mircofiber towels for both.

dont towel dry it, try getting a silicone blade to dry it off. does wonders for me, just make sure its clean.

[hockeyman]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
Might I suggest Zaino and some nice towels?

[img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] I was waiting for that! [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[Yaba3800]

wow thanks guys thats alot of info. so its understood right that waxing it can both cause it and fix it? so i should get some swirl removing wax and maybe do a couple coats. its also feasable to get an orbital buffer and use to to apply the wax, then simply wipe it off. will waxing with swirl remover permanently take out the swirls or just temporarily? ive always used a towel, i didnt know any better. is that what problably caused it? the car was alot better before i got it. if i could make it look like that again i;d problably blow a load in my pants right there ;) i love the good black paint. so my other options are to just keep it always cleaned and waxed? lets say i clean it and wax it and it is dirty in two days. do i re-clean and then re-wax? or what? also how many wax coats shoud i do? thanks everyone for your imput

[Yaba3800]

oh and what is a glaze? should i use it after waxing?(i tried scratch-x it didnt do much)

[SpeedingFirebird]

Originally posted by Yaba3800:
its also feasable to get an orbital buffer and use to to apply the wax, then simply wipe it off.

Be very careful when using a buffer. You can easily do a lot more damage than good! I would suggest putting all of your cleaners/polishes/waxes on by hand unless you know what you are doing.

As everyone else said, wash, paint cleaner, polish, and wax will make her look new again. Wax every few months (up to 4 times a year) to keep the shine.

[articacid]

just try and wax it by hand 1st, then maybe step up to the buffer but it is not neccesar.

wash and wax it. then say couple days later its dusty but doesnt need fully washed. try some nxt spray wax and microfiber towels. itll give it that fresh washed look in a couple minutes. keep an eye on the towel to make sure no little sticks or anything get in it. spray it on one towel and wipe off witha different towel.