so i alwayz wash the cl with my own washing gluvs and wax it right after i wash it and stuff like that since its black and a pain in the arrss .. nwayz its been 3 weeks since i washed my car since it was raining like everyother day and my car was really dirty untill yesterday i was passing by this coin wash and i made a stupidest decision to wash the car since i couldnt stand it nomore .. longstor short i didnt have my washinggluve and i used their brush although i washed the brush before i used it it scratched up my whole car like i used a shredder to wash the car or something ... there are swirl marks all over the car and im goin nuts .. i waxed half of the hood .. looks better but still can see almost all the swrils ... im goin nuts ,, i couldnt sleep the whole night last night .. does anyone know any type of special product i could get (i dont think price matters!) so i could fix this or anyother solution .. if i have to redo the whole clear coat then i guess i better paint the whole car !!
im so pissed of im punchin every single wall in my apartment .. this is gonna cost me too much if goes on like this ! HELP

 

meguiars makes all kinds of swirl and fine scratch removal items. check those out. i m sure someone here can tell u better ones. i just got my car re-painted black also and i have been babying this thing, its driving me nuts. i wont let anyone touch my car and im dreading the upcoming ny winter. good luck

 

Zaino Z5. This stuff fills in the swirls so they disappear. I had some minor swirls from using a wash mit (100 Cotton). I used applied 3 layers of Z5 and they are gone.

Swirls happens no matter how careful you are. Anyway, read up on Zaino and you'll see the results. There's other surface scratch solutions out here as well.

Good luck.

 

i have mquire's gold wax thats what i used on the half of the hood but it made it look better
not reallly removing the scratches .. maybe i should buy the scratch remover but i think i need something more effective more proffesional .. maybe i could buy a special product from a detail shop or something ..
ps. black car is q bitch .. my friends dont dear lean on the car !!! atleast used to i guess after this no scratch would do anymore harm !!!!

 

Do us a favor and add indentations.

My eyes hurt just looking at the post..

 

Go to Griot's garage online, very very good polishing materials etc. It will be a several step process but you prbably didn't get through the clear coat so you should be able to polish it out. It'll end up costing you around 70.00 for all the amterials and several hours of hard labor, but it'll be worth it

 

tanxalot ... where do u think i can find this zaino z5 ??? local autoshops ??

 

nope. order it from zainobro.com

 

Click here for Zaino

 

Take it to a professional and get it buffed out. Contrary to what people might say or think, swirls are avoidable. You have to find someone who knows what they're doing. Even on my blue, there isnt a swirl to be found. You'd be in a better position to pay someone with experience than trying to do it yourself.

As for the Zaino, if it just fills the swirls, then its not removing them. They're still there, just hidden. Get them taken out. It can be done ~~~~~~>


NO SWIRLS

AND

NO ZAINO

 

yo Katana......Siiiiick

but dont u own a car wash or something

 

you are a little behind on your kat history :P

 

I would never sell if my car looked that good. i like the spray too.

 

the history of the Kat is a turbulent one.

 

its just like anything else man. Time for something new. Like a turbo Hayabusa, for instance :evil:

 

.....but you have brand new paint, most of our paint is 5-7yrs old

 

That doesnt matter. When it was white, it still looked perfect, even after 6 years. Also, my dad has a black 97 Lexus that I take care of, no swirls, and no zaino. Its all upkeep.

 

hey as offensive as this may come off as, your car is alright... katana18, its not all that great.
personally i feel that the bags are overkill, and your spray looks like a imitation of the si. but good job on keeping away the swirls.

 

Well, it doesnt have bags any more. Imitation of the si? What si? I never said my car was 'all that great', but since we're on the subject of great cars, lemme see yours, i want some ideas.

 

eric what products do you use on your car? soap? wax? etc...

 

He probally drives a CL with a pro kit and 17/18" rims like everyone else...

 

Meguiar's Gold Class car wash soap

Wax, I have a few different kinds. I use Meguiars Premium Paint Protection, along with a pure Carnauba wax as a topper. The MPPP is a polymer, which gives longer protection, while the carnauba is for shine and gloss.

Between those, like every 2 months, I do a polish using my buffer. A soft pad and some mirror glaze usually does the trick. I've never clayed it, since its garaged and I always watch where I park. I ll eventually do one though.

 

Thanks to whoever gave me negative reps and not having the balls to leave their name. I'm trying to give advice to the thread starter, and instead I get negative reps. Lovely.

 

z5 makes swirls disappear? UM, NO!



car needs to be probably polished to remove the swirls. There are products out there that can hide them (Like Z5 supposobly can), but it wears off quick.

 

Griots makes cool little toys (I have a large amount of their catalog) but their polishes IMO are crap and don't last for shit.

 

it's like a mirror






then nice and DEEP

 

For polishes I use Megs #83 DACP and #80 Speed Glaze (#83 when it's pretty beat up)


I then go over w/ a sealent (This ranges from me, from NXT, Zaino, Rejex)

Then I usually top the next day w/ a carnuba (P21S/S100, Megs #26, Megs #16 which probably gives the best protection)

 

I personally think Zaino is overrated, it's a great product don't get me wrong, and it lasts forever. Just doesn't do much to the paint for me.

 

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yea, but you haven't ever used it so you can't form an opinion :P



and I know who gave you negative reps

 

let their identity be known!

 

Will polishing get rid of the swirls for good, or would it be better to take it into an autobody shop to get it buffed out?

 

tanx alot for the idea's people .. i tried alot of things since yesterday .. i bought and returned almost every single meguire (spelling!) scratch remover or polish (swril remover) there was and i cant move my arm nomore !! hehe spent a good 6 -7 hours rubbin the bad boy in two days .. made it look better .. like it doesnt gimmi a heart attack whenever i look at my baby but still when u pay attention u see all them lines and shit , very sad ! kida depressed .. all aside it was raining today and i dried dried the car after i came home and guess what the swrils are back again, well almost ! so all these products just fill in the swirls kinda temporarily .. need to go to a bodyshop and get a complete buffing job i think .. by the way what would be a fair price ???

p.s. i dunno why someone would post negative rep's for anyone on this thread

 

wolf, you dont necessarily have to go to a bodyshop, just go to a top notch detail shop. Use word of mouth. Find out who does a good job and who doesnt. It should run you between 100-150, depending on how bad the condition is. Negotiate a little. But, dont go for the lowest bidder, usually they're just trying to get work. If a guy stands pretty firm, thats a good indicator that he knows what his service is worth.

 

ya .. i kinda thought it would be something around 150 - 200$ ..
by the way on the way back home from work i stopped by the damn car wash and i told the guy who was working there and i got managers number and im supose to call him tommorow .. i think i could get them to pay for it .. or else

 

where are you located? Go on www.autopia.org and go to the pro detailers section. Someone there can help ya


or do it yourself and buy a Orbital buffer

read about the PC7424 on www.bettercarcare.com

 

I won't touch a car w/ polish for 100, maybe 150 but I won't be doing any serious work

 

For smaller cars, I usually do a clay and polish + wax for like a $100 or so. It only takes me like 90 min, so its not big deal to me. I've got it down to a science now. But if a car is really fucked up, believe me, i ll charge em.