whats wrong?

[nitrovette]

Ok after using the swirl-x ,I took my car out into the sun and was disapointed , still has scatches and looks hazy not clear at all what am I doing wrong? Should I be trying some thing more aggressive on it ? Was thinking about using scatch-x on it with a da would this help?

[nitrovette]

Re: whats wrong?

Forgot to add inside it looks great like a new paint job very clear, not sure that when I polish it and wax it that it will look better out side .

[MrCLRider]

Re: whats wrong?

did you perform a test spot first? What lighting conditions where you working with prior to pulling it outside? I would suggest a Brinkmann Dual Xenon that you can get from Pep Boys for 21.00 till the end of the month with the 10 dollar off coupon floating around.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: whats wrong?

You did only do a Test Spot, that is there's only one little spot or section on your car like you describe above correct?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: whats wrong?

Is this car you're working on a continuation of this thread?

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32294

Don't want to get confused and it's easier to keep one project in one thread.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: whats wrong?

TEST SPOT

Doing A Test-Spot

Before going over the entire car, see if you can make just one small section look good, that is apply the product you're planning on using over the entire car to just one small section about a foot squared or so. Work it in and then wipe it off, then apply the polish, work it in but not as much as the compound because now you're not trying to remove paint, just spread the product out, then immediately wipe it off, then apply the wax and let it fully dry and then wipe it off.

Now inspect our results. Make sure you can make one small section look GREAT before going over then entire car. If you can't make one small section look GREAT you won't be able to make the entire car look GREAT.

Make sense?

It should look like this,




And if you're having any problems, the post back here after the test section and we'll help you tweak your technique to insure you get it right.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: whats wrong?

Ok after using the swirl-x ,I took my car out into the sun and was disappointed , still has scratches and looks hazy not clear at all what am I doing wrong? Should I be trying some thing more aggressive on it ? Was thinking about using scatch-x on it with a da would this help?

Gosh, almost everyone that's used SwirlX has had phenomenal results, my guess is we need to tweak your technique..

Let's start with doing a small section about 20" square or so, apply some SwirlX to the face of a foam polishing pad, set the speed to 4.0 to start with and then buff this section using overlapping passes for 4-6 passes. Use medium pressure to start with and then for your last few passes lighten up a little. Don't buff to a dry buff, there should always be a wet film of product on the surface. After buffing this section, use a clean microfiber polishing cloth to wipe off the residue. Now inspect this section and tell us what you see?