Removing swirl marks

benneh said:
That really is good :cool:. My dad has awfull swirl marks on his 6 month old L200, i think i just found him a birthday present :).
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When I worked at Mitsubishi cleaning cars on the forecourt on Saturdays even brand new L200's had swirly paint! :eek:
 
I too have one of these, had it about 2 weeks and still experimenting, got a lot on over the next few weeks, however will try and get the time to get the whole car done. Plus I need to prep my Mk4GTI for selling before my Mk5GTI arrives next month ;) :D

Autopia is prob the best deal ATM with discount codes, well worth the investment and get a extention cable, transformer and plug from Screwfix.

Clearkote compound moose seems to be one of the best for getting the lil buggers out..

Guy on a forum I visit got these results with a PC + clearkote compound (followed by a polish to remove marring and wax to protect):


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With all things, to get great results takes a lot of time... Work a panel at a time and move on when your happy. It's the best way!
 
OK maybe I'm being stupid but how do people get a perfectly straight line between where they have polished and where they havent :confused:
 
Is a porter cable thingy really essential? Why do we not have something as good in this country?

I want one, but resent paying so much, if you include import taxes and having to buy a transformer etc we end up paying well over the odds.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product_test/?id=58139

Are none of these good enough? Not really bothered if it isn;t up to PC standards, but if it isn't that far behind being a fraction of the price would certainly sweeten the deal.
 
Those things are ok for waxing but they'll do absolutely nothing for swirls.

You can still do it by hand (I certainly did) but it takes hours and hours to do it properly (took me well over 30 hours to do mine!)
 
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