Swirls: 1, Me: 0

[agp423]

Hey everyone, since two years ago, I've been obsessed with getting rid of the swirls on my car. First I used UC with applicator pad, that didn't do anything. Then I bought the Meguiar's DA polisher, used the right pad, right speed, with UC and 105, that didn't do much either. Now I'm getting rather annoyed... Anyone know what else I could do other than selling a leg and getting my car professionally detailed?

[tw33k2514]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Posting some pictures of the swirls will make it easier for someone to assess the situation.

[Kyle R]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Are you making quick passes with the DA? When I first got my DA, I was passing over the area much too quickly. I slowed down my passing cycle and then started to see some progress.

[agp423]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

I spent roughly 5 minutes on 2ft x 2ft area.

[Andy M.]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Are you still up by Rutgers?

Andy

[greg0303]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

The match is not over yet. There is another round against swirls.

M105 and UC are aggressive compounds and they should successfully deal with below surface defects like swirls. Especially with your G110v2 DA polisher.

What buffing pad did you use with UC/ M105? Was it Meguiar's yellow polishing pad? Did you apply down pressure on your machine? It's necessary to do it and you still need to maintain a pad rotation under pressure to remove defects.

Speed 5 and limiting working area to 2'x2', like you did, should do the trick.

[agp423]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Are you still up by Rutgers?

Andy

I just graduated. I live at home in Summit now, and I'm moving to Ann Arbor in August for grad school

The match is not over yet. There is another round against swirls.

M105 and UC are aggressive compounds and they should successfully deal with below surface defects like swirls. Especially with your G110v2 DA polisher.

What buffing pad did you use with UC/ M105? Was it Meguiar's yellow polishing pad? Did you apply down pressure on your machine? It's necessary to do it and you still need to maintain a pad rotation under pressure to remove defects.

Speed 5 and limiting working area to 2'x2', like you did, should do the trick.

I used the 8206 (or 8602?) pad. I used some decent pressure when buffing, but it didn't help. When I put on more pressure the thing almost stops spinning.

[OldSchoolDude]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Try using UC again but only work a 16x16 area, 5 passes only, prime your pad with a hit of QD before you begin, then follow using UP with the same steps.
If the swirls are still there repeat the steps on the same panel, no need to move on if the paint isn't corrected.
Don't let the product dry on you, if it does your working it to long or working to big of an area.
Make 4 slow passes, left to right, up and down, then left to right and up and down, slow arm speed with 50% overlapping.
If it begins to dry on you hit a quick again, it will bring the product back to life long enogh to finish the work area.
Tip: Only use 3 small pea size drops on your pad per 16x16 area, too much product will clog the pad up, keep the pad clean as you go along.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

A Caddy CTS should not be winning this battle - we've had a few come through either our Saturday Classes or TNOG Sessions and they've all been pretty straight forward to work on.

We'd suggest shrinking down your work area as OldSchoolDude mentioned, but also using enough pressure to almost stop the tool from rotating, but not quite. You don't need fast rotation, but you do need some. Put a small piece of masking tape on the back of the backing plate so you can easily see the rotation. Again, the pad won't be spinning, just rotating slowly, and that's perfectly fine. And move the tool s-l-o-w-l-y over the paint! Work the UC until it's quite thin but not dried out, and then wipe off.

[agp423]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Only 3 drops of UC per 16x16 area?

[greg0303]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

Only 3 drops of UC per 16x16 area?

After fully priming your buffing pad that's all you need. You use 100% of its area.

[agp423]

Re: Swirls: 1, Me: 0

I didn't prime the pad before... I just poured an X of UC on the pad then did a quick pass to spread out the UC, then worked slowly. I will try priming the pad next time.