today i waxed my car using simonize and after i was done i realized that the swirls that it left in the paint were horrible, when you actually looked at it from about 10 feet away the swirls were incredibly noticeable, and i was wondering how i would be able to get a streak free detail and have my car looking great, any suggustions or methods you guys and gals use to prevent this?

 

Get a bottle of Turtle wax scratch and swirl remover. It works great.

 

royalblue, i've used it a couple times already and no swirls at all

 

first clay bar car
then use meguiars swirel reducer
then wax.

 

I've had very good success with Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner Polish removing swirls by hand and polisher. If by hand just make sure you have a clean, high quality microfiber and rub in back and forth motions rather than circular. You can see your progress better and any other imperfections will be streamlined with the car's aerodynamics and less noticeable... Oh yeah, and do some stretching because removing swirls by hand is no joke. But if you have a polisher then you have it made...

 

haha well thanks for the replys everybody, i recently went to the local detailing store and bought a wax polish and sealant, and it bassicly got rid of all of my swirls, and yes...i do all my waxing by hand, i hate buffers for some reason

 

What kind of buffer do you have experience with? I used to be the same way, mainly because I used those old crap orbitals you get from Walmart...[:'(] But I did all my waxing and defect removal by hand for about 7 years. I finally heard so many good things about Porter Cable's dual action polisher, broke down and got it one day, and have'nt looked back since. You still have to remove some defects by hand in tight, close areas, but on broad panels the PC's results are unmatched and so much more efficient. Now if you just like the workout, that's cool too.