Swirls all over car (circles)
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get some turtle wax rubbing compound, and some meguiars scratch-x car polish. (i've been using the scratch-x lately and it's better than anything i've used before)
Get a 10" buffer.
Get some microfiber towels.
you'll probably also need extra buffer pads
Rubbing compound is like 3 bucks for a small container (which should be enough)
meguiar's scratch-x is like 8 bucks, it comes in a tube.
buffer costs like 30 bucks
microfiber towels are like 7 bucks for a pack of ten
you can find all of this at the auto parts store
use the rubbing compound first, and wipe it off with a towel before it dries. do small sections at a time.
then change your buffing pad and do the same thing but this time with meguiar's scratch-x.
BTW the car obviously must be clean before you start buffing anything!
Oh and if they're not scratches, only swirls in the paint, just use some Meguiar's Step 2 Car Polish and a buffer with a soft wool buffing pad and use a microfiber towel to wipe it off.
Make sure in either situation to wax the car when you're done.
Get a 10" buffer.
Get some microfiber towels.
you'll probably also need extra buffer pads
Rubbing compound is like 3 bucks for a small container (which should be enough)
meguiar's scratch-x is like 8 bucks, it comes in a tube.
buffer costs like 30 bucks
microfiber towels are like 7 bucks for a pack of ten
you can find all of this at the auto parts store
use the rubbing compound first, and wipe it off with a towel before it dries. do small sections at a time.
then change your buffing pad and do the same thing but this time with meguiar's scratch-x.
BTW the car obviously must be clean before you start buffing anything!
Oh and if they're not scratches, only swirls in the paint, just use some Meguiar's Step 2 Car Polish and a buffer with a soft wool buffing pad and use a microfiber towel to wipe it off.
Make sure in either situation to wax the car when you're done.
Last edited by trustdestruction; Sep 16, 2008 at 05:58 PM.
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Start with a light polish, move to a medium, and if necessary run a more aggresssive polish.
Rubbing compound is fairly dangerous if you're not carefule (as is polish, but on a much smaller scale). All the pro detailers out there run the polishing system first, then for deeper scratches and serious marring (swirls), use the rubbing compound
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^+1. rubbing compound can be bad if you dont know what your doing you'll "burn" right through the paint. Again white is a really easy color to polish and get scratches out of. Just be glad your car is not black. that is a detailing nightmare.
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Before even touching your paint with rubbing compound, I would certainly try a decent polish system first.
Start with a light polish, move to a medium, and if necessary run a more aggresssive polish.
Rubbing compound is fairly dangerous if you're not carefule (as is polish, but on a much smaller scale). All the pro detailers out there run the polishing system first, then for deeper scratches and serious marring (swirls), use the rubbing compound
Start with a light polish, move to a medium, and if necessary run a more aggresssive polish.
Rubbing compound is fairly dangerous if you're not carefule (as is polish, but on a much smaller scale). All the pro detailers out there run the polishing system first, then for deeper scratches and serious marring (swirls), use the rubbing compound
it'd be wiser to try the polishing first and see if it fixes it instead of running straight for the rubbing compound
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