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I thought I'd put this online in the hope that I might get some confirmation that I'm on the right track and also that the information might help others looking for advice.
My almost new metallic black car has got lots of swirls. I'm pretty sure that I'm not adding to the problem now and have turned my attention to making what I've got look better.
Amongst other products I've got some SwirlX, ScratchX 2 and yellow applicator pads. I've been working on some test areas but have been having trouble getting them to a standard with which I am happy. Having failed to get many of the marks out with SwirlX I turned to ScratchX 2. Whilst this definitely gave a huge improvement, with many of the easily visible marks gone, in bright light conditions I could see that the area wasn't clear. As well as of what must be deeper scratches remaining it had what I would describe as a hazy appearance with also some inconsistencies to the finish.
I felt sure that my technique was to blame and further reading on the forums gave me the ideas that I was possibly not using enough product on each application and was also being a bit too aggressive. I had been working on a small area (about 1 square foot) but had been using a bit less than the teaspoon that I now understand to be the recommendation. Possibly driven by what I had read about using the original ScratchX I think I had also been rubbing too hard and not taking enough care to work with even pressure.
I've now discovered that by using slightly more product and doing my best to apply it with firm but gentle and consistent pressure and stopping working before the product starts to go dry I can get a much better finish without the haziness that I described above. It has taken a couple of applications to get most of the marks out of the worst areas and although it is not perfect yet it is looking pretty good. Maybe with more applications or rubbing a little harder than I now am I'd get everything but I'm a little nervous about doing too much and causing damage. I'm very new to doing anything like this.
Please remember that this is only a record of my experience so far. The results I'm seeing now make me think I'm using the product more as intended but without the verification of someone more experienced than myself please accept it for what it is. If someone could confirm what I've said is along the right lines or make any suggestions on how to work better that would be really good.
My almost new metallic black car has got lots of swirls. I'm pretty sure that I'm not adding to the problem now and have turned my attention to making what I've got look better.
Amongst other products I've got some SwirlX, ScratchX 2 and yellow applicator pads. I've been working on some test areas but have been having trouble getting them to a standard with which I am happy. Having failed to get many of the marks out with SwirlX I turned to ScratchX 2. Whilst this definitely gave a huge improvement, with many of the easily visible marks gone, in bright light conditions I could see that the area wasn't clear. As well as of what must be deeper scratches remaining it had what I would describe as a hazy appearance with also some inconsistencies to the finish.
I felt sure that my technique was to blame and further reading on the forums gave me the ideas that I was possibly not using enough product on each application and was also being a bit too aggressive. I had been working on a small area (about 1 square foot) but had been using a bit less than the teaspoon that I now understand to be the recommendation. Possibly driven by what I had read about using the original ScratchX I think I had also been rubbing too hard and not taking enough care to work with even pressure.
I've now discovered that by using slightly more product and doing my best to apply it with firm but gentle and consistent pressure and stopping working before the product starts to go dry I can get a much better finish without the haziness that I described above. It has taken a couple of applications to get most of the marks out of the worst areas and although it is not perfect yet it is looking pretty good. Maybe with more applications or rubbing a little harder than I now am I'd get everything but I'm a little nervous about doing too much and causing damage. I'm very new to doing anything like this.
Please remember that this is only a record of my experience so far. The results I'm seeing now make me think I'm using the product more as intended but without the verification of someone more experienced than myself please accept it for what it is. If someone could confirm what I've said is along the right lines or make any suggestions on how to work better that would be really good.
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