Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

[Mike Pennington]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

BMW's use ceramic (anti-scratch) CC's and the only real polishes that work for these are Menzerna SIP and 106ff specially made for these kinds of CC's.

Sorry Meg's, Love yalls shampoos and dressings, but not yalls polishes

We have been working with BMW AG and BMW NA for years. We have several team members here at Meguiar's that only work with OEM plants, coatings etc... In fact, many of our products are approved and used in plants as well as written into BMW procedures for paint repair. We have also done many trainings for BMW all over the world at plants, VPC's, and even dealers. With that said, it is safe to say our products work great on BMW paint

BTW - BMW also uses powder technology...In 1996 we visited their #1 plant, and worked closely with them to ensure repairability of this new technology.

While you are correct in saying these coatings are sensitive, we have plenty of products that work wonderful for all the newer style of coatings.

[seanbreaux]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

Wow.. those are the worse scratches I have seen. When you finish wash, take the sprayer off, and just use the hose and let the water run off. There is not much water left. Then I just lay my MF on and it absorbes all the water. Lay it again in the next area, and so on. If any water left anywhere, just pat dry. My 20 x 40 MF is only just damp when I finish and I have a big car.

Ya i think i will try to rinse off the soap without the sprayer. I also heard of people using a shop vac blower so i might see if that works.

Are you using the two bucket method?
Where are you keeping your mf towels and mitt?

Yes i use the TBM. The towels are clean i have even tried brand new ones and its the same. I am a very picky person when it comes to clean.

I'd be asking BMW Customer Service why the "anti-scratch" CC seems severely prone to fine scratches simply from washing. I can't imagine what it would look like if you were not carefully hand washing it.

Is it possible the CC is defective, or is this a common complaint?

Ya i haven't really thought about that. It is out of warranty though. The car used to be taken to a car wash before i took on its care and it was BAD ask mike.

[prelude86]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

Had the same scratches when i wash and dry my prelude but i was using regular cotton towel and armorall and soft chomais same thing happened. So i just wax the car to remove it. thought about trying to use meg wash mit and drying towel but after reading this i'l just live with it

[Bence]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

Certain Jet Black BMWs are indeed so soft that they can pick up marring even with the softer MFs. Mainly E90/92 series are "infected"; don't know about the X5, but there is a distant possibility.

[Hemin8r]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

I'm curious to find out what will work on this paint.
I've worked on a BMW before and the paint was on the soft side as well. I didn't notice any scratches when I was wiping down with the Meguiars mf towels. I used light pressure when wiping the polish/wax off and made sure the towel was folded in 2 halves so it is flat on the paint & not in a bunch. When I took delivery of the car I noticed several light scratches from car washes that supposedly were by hand.

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[DieselMDX]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

welcome to the world of ocd somewhere in your process u r inducing marring the goal is to determine the cause. I had the same problem and have changed alot to eliminate the marring


high pressure wash
2 bucket with grit gaurd with 2 diff mitts
high press rinse
flood paint via open hose
leaf blower to remove water
blot dry with water devourer
deep pile mf with qd for lube

[WrightDetail]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

I just wash the microfibers by themselves and dry them by themselves with no fabric softener or dryer sheet. I never use that stuff

Amazing you were able to state that about fabric softener/dryer sheet and it didn't get NUKED like when I made the comment.

My was removed since could not be validated....oh well

[Dier]

Re: Swirls from Washing and Drying and when wiping it down!!!!

I have the same problems with a 2003 Mustang Cobra.

After applying a coat of wax, it looks perfect again.

Use two buckets, good mits and very little pressure when drying.

Black = PITA!!!!