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General => Detailing => Topic started by: crazy_e on 21 May 2010, 12:48
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i spent the day washin my car and i just cant seem to get rid of the swirls.
just to let you know what i have tried so far
i washed the car 2 bucket method,clay bar'd the car with auto glym with detailer,polished with auto glym super resin polish,then waxed with auto glym wax and yet still swirls i have tried in the past witha machine polish with g3 and then a fine compound and still swirls
what can i try now im realy getting anoyed with them now this is how she stands
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5449/carki.jpg
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its your technique dude, g3 was proberly a bit too aggressive for removing swirls, your finishing compound should of sorted this so it definatly your technique. thats not a critism just an observation from your opening post;)
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Get it professionally detailed.
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The swirls are probably too deep for the SRP to fill, maybe try a few layers, but i'd guess it still won't hide them completely.
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Can you layer SRP.. I would have thought by its abrasive nature that it would polish off the previous layer?
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A chap on DW did a test and his pictures show that the appearance of the swirls can be reduced with more than one layer of SRP, I put the link on here before but I cant find it :angry:
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hi thanks for the replys
ok so how can i improve this myself i would love to learn how to do it?
what products would you recomend to help me do this ?
also im new to all this and what does SRP mean?
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Cheers uruk
SRP = AG Super Resin Polish
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Cheers uruk
SRP = AG Super Resin Polish
+1..used this yesterday with good results..but think i need another buffer....
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so you think after buffing it off it needs another buff after to make her realy shine?
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so you think after buffing it off it needs another buff after to make her realy shine?
dont forget, you need a wax/sealent after the resin/polish to finish the job...polish brings depth etc, wax is the protection.
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hi thanks for the replys
ok so how can i improve this myself i would love to learn how to do it?
what products would you recomend to help me do this ?
also im new to all this and what does SRP mean?
Sorry about the SRP bit and thanks to Guy for explaining !
I will start by saying that althouth I will probably continue to use SRP it is at best a temporary fix and will never give genuine correction or remove any but the very lightest of scratches and swirls which is why I'm now using and getting good results with Megs SwirlX :smiley: Having said that this is how I use SRP !
I use a microfibre applicator pad like these and to begin with apply one coat a panel at a time to the whole car.
http://www.waxamomo.co.uk/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=101&idcategory=16
I only work on a small section at a time (I divide the roof into 4) and I use circular motions moving back and forward over the same area with a side to side then up and down motion, as you work the polish it will begin to change from white and chalky to thin and almost clear. When the polish gets to this stage it is breaking down with the fillers and small amount of abbrasive's doing their job, when I've reached this point I let it dry and buff off with a microfibre cloth. I will polish the whole car in this way and when finished I will apply a second or in some cases third layer to a few areas that need the extra fillers and masking effects provided by the extra layer's. (When I say a few area's for me this means 1 area of about about 12x12 inches around the fuel cap and perhaps the same area around the door handles that have picked up more and slightly deeper scrathces than the rest of the car)
As previously said after polishing I would use at least a wax or a sealer followed by a wax, the reason for this is that Super resin polish has very low durability and without the protection of another layer all your hard work would be gone in a very short time as you would just wash the fillers out of the swirls and light scratches.
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It might come down to how and what your washing it with,
do you used AG body shampoo? (highly recomend this if your using AG SRP)
Do you wash the car in circular motion of in straight lines?