paintwork looking scratched...

[furiomike]

hopefully you can see what i mean by the pictures.

its a new car (06 plate) that looked ok when it was new, but its since been polished, prehaps badly (not by me).

the paint looks like its been given a once over with an iron brush or something. under sunlight it looks scratched in circular motions.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/kyros_uk/cleancar004Small.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/kyros_uk/cleancar003Small.jpg

maybe hard to see in a picture, its very noticable in person though.

any idea why its like this or what can be done about it?

[samcook]

thats swirled pretty badly!

[kcsaxo]

its something that cant be helped, due to washing and weathering the swirls will eventually appear so its not just your paint that has it. only option is to do the following:

fine compound / deep clean the paint to remove swirls using a buffer machine
polish it to feed the oils back in
seal the paintwork
wax to finish it off

if you havent done detailing at such a level its best to hire a pro to do it, although you will be paying a fair sum for their services. the budget version is to try

meg's NXT
autoglym's supreme polish
turtlewax platinum car wax
turtlewax nano wax

they all "claim" to have filling properties to hide swirls and get that slickness back so you may wanna try them first. only problem is that you will see the swirls after a couple of washes when the wax depletes.

[furiomike]

the car cant have been whethered, and i dont even know if its been washed more than twice. i think its just the one polishing incident.

[squeeler]

Detailingworld.co.uk.... these guys on here helped me sort my paint out, it looks amazing now! no swirls, tar or heavy duty road dirt stuck to the car, the finish is like glass!!!!!

[hesslevtr]

there called swirls

easiest way to solve them is buying a porter cable polisher from america and aking poilshed bliss on here what products you need

[Dan]

Surely an 06 car should be that bad so soon?

[furiomike]

Surely an 06 car should be that bad so soon?
exactly. its only a few months old. i think it was given one killer polish.

[hesslevtr]

Surely an 06 car should be that bad so soon?


depends how its been washed

[barrett]

the way this will have most probably been caused is poor wash and polish technique.

Its more than likely you have been using a sponge to wash the car which traps dirt in the pores of the sponge and scratches the pain. You need to use a lambs wool wash mitt and the two bucket tecnique.

For polishing you need to use plush microfibre towels otherwise you run the risk of inflicting swirls.

Take a look at the guides on www.polishedbliss.co.uk for more information on the correct technique and equipment.

As for correcting it you will need to buy / hire / hire someone with a porter cable polisher (the best being the 7424) or a rotary and have then use compounds to polish the paint and remove these defects.

Mike

[bloz]

It looks like its been to a car wash to me they do that, if you read polished bliss web site that may help

[PolishedBliss]

Poor polishing doesn't create swirls like that - it creates holograms which look very different (see polish guide on the site for pics). To me, it looks like the car has been through an aggressive car wash, either automatic or a brush wash by hand. It may be new, but dealers often prep cars very badly, and one bad wash is all it takes. The marks you see aren't actually circular, even though they look swirly. If you look closely they are actually a myriad of fine randon direction scratches, but the way light hits them is what makes the pattern look swirly. The only answer is a decent machine polishing session, either yourself if you invest in the right kit (will cost ~£250-£350 all in), or to get in a pro detailer (not valeter) to correct the paint for you (cost a wee bit less). If you tell me where you are I might be able to point you towards a pro in your area. :)