5 step cycle Question?

[therdrman]

just say i want to use swirl x on my car. do i have to wash, swirl x , then wax or do i have to the the whole process from scratch. and what about polishing is that the same?

[Tafner]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

good question.

[rcktpwrd]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

I would wash, clay, swirlx, polish, then finish with wax/sealant...

[therdrman]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

yeah ive already washed polish and wax. but if i use swirl x now do i gotta redo all over again or can i just add wax after

[rcktpwrd]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

if you use swirlx it removes the prior wax/sealant so you have to reapply...

[therdrman]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

so i dont need to use paint cleaner and polish cause i used swirl x then i re waxed. what xactly would be a sealent like quik detailer?

[Murr1525]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

I'm confused...

SwirlX will remove any previous wax. So you would want to re-wax after.

Claying would be optional, only have to do it if it feels like it needs it.

But SwirlX is a paint cleaner, so you would not need to use another paint cleaner after.

1. Wash
2. Clay if needed
3. Clean - SwirlX, or other cleaners if needed
4. Polish - Optional - Deep Crystal Polish
5. Wax
6. Wax - 2 thin coats are best.

[greg0303]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

SwirlX is a cleaner polish - like two in one product. Instead of using seperate paint cleaner and then paint polish you can just go with it.

You still could use pure polish after SwirlX, like Deep Crystal Polish or M07 Show Car Glaze.

Sealants are synthetic waxes. There are cleaner sealants (clean, polish, protection) and finishing sealants (just protection or polish protection).

Next Tech Wax 2.0, M21 Synthetic Sealant 2.0 are finishing sealants.
M20 Polymer Sealant is a cleaner sealant.

[Cadi Cruisin]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

i cant tell if its better to use the swirl x or ultimate compound for swirls scratches and holograph swirls in the black paint.whats the difference between using the NXT or carnuba wax or cleaner wax for that step in the process?any recomendations?also i already have the quick wax, can i just use that for this stage as well as the maintenance or only use that for in between washed to maintain the shine. basically meguiars offers so many products that seem similar its confusing. i watched the videos and read the descriptions but it all seems to be preference. id love to hear from someone with a black or dark car that restored their paint to show quality and just stick with whats proven to work

[therdrman]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

I'm confused...

SwirlX will remove any previous wax. So you would want to re-wax after.

Claying would be optional, only have to do it if it feels like it needs it.

But SwirlX is a paint cleaner, so you would not need to use another paint cleaner after.

1. Wash
2. Clay if needed
3. Clean - SwirlX, or other cleaners if needed
4. Polish - Optional - Deep Crystal Polish
5. Wax
6. Wax - 2 thin coats are best.

so wax the car once then go over again?
isnt that wasting wax?

[rcktpwrd]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

typically the reason for the second coat of wax/sealant is to make sure you have even and total coverage on the vehicle...

[therdrman]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

i see. so if i use swirl x it wont take off the polish. just the wax? correct?

[Murr1525]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

Well it is kind of hard....

SwirlX is a cleaner/polish, so will leave some oils behind.

So it will remove the previous oils, and put some of its own back.

[therdrman]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

i see. so should i have to re polish because i dont wanna waste my stuff i had to go to the states to get it. ???

[Michael Stoops]

Re: 5 step cycle Question?

What exactly are you trying to accomplish, and/or what are you really trying to avoid?

Using any paint cleaner, whether Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, SwirlX, Ultimate Compound, M80 Speed Glaze, M83 DACP, etc will effectively remove anything that you had previously applied to the paint - polish, wax or sealant.

Let's say you had previously used DC Paint Cleaner, DC Polish and DC Carnauba Wax and now you want to try a different, perhaps more aggressive defect removing product. If you step up to Ultimate Compound you'll take off the polish and wax, and you may then want to follow with a polish and wax to replace them. At the very least, you need to reapply the wax (pure polish is always an optional step). But if you used M80 Speed Glaze you may find that there was enough polish in it that you could skip the polish step and go straight to the wax anyway. SwirlX is going to be somewhere in between these two extremes, so it really all depends on what you want to achieve.