How Often Do You Do a Full Polish Job ?
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From: Gurnee, IL
Yea, the key will be properly washing and drying it. Do this and I'd say polish only every year.
Obviously you'll accumulate scratches over the year, but you can't have it perfect continually. My car is white and I polished it in the fall of last year. Although when the light hits it I can see a swirl here or there, it still looks great!
The thing that got me was going to a meet and seeing the ridiculous amount of swirls on other owners cars. Unlike you and me, most just care if it's shiny or not.
I swear, Detailing knowledge has been more of a curse to me than anything.
Obviously you'll accumulate scratches over the year, but you can't have it perfect continually. My car is white and I polished it in the fall of last year. Although when the light hits it I can see a swirl here or there, it still looks great!
The thing that got me was going to a meet and seeing the ridiculous amount of swirls on other owners cars. Unlike you and me, most just care if it's shiny or not.
I swear, Detailing knowledge has been more of a curse to me than anything.
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I have found that with my black S2K I cannot prevent swirls from returning, no matter how careful I am in my wash techniques. Swirls are an inescapable and frustrating part of my car's life. I try to maintain the 3-foot rule: if the car looks great from three feet away, rejoice!
I have adopted a detailing regimen very similar to RedCelica (above). For me, a full exterior detail usually takes two days. I haven't figured out how to make it go faster.
I have adopted a detailing regimen very similar to RedCelica (above). For me, a full exterior detail usually takes two days. I haven't figured out how to make it go faster.
Fix:
Lambs wool wash mit (very slimy
)grit guard
High quality mircofiber drying towels
=
No more swirls.
3 step polish/glaze/wax takes me 8 hours start to finish (so far).
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