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best way to get swirl marks out?

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Old 07-15-2006, 09:27 AM
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Hand wash and wax with P21S still leaves swirls... Do I need to use some sort of mild abrasive? Clay bar? or electric buffer?
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depends how bad they are but wax will not clean the paint. You need a good polish before you apply wax say every 6 weeks or so i use zymol mirror polish or pinnicle do a great range for you. try www.cleanandshiney.co.uk and look at some polish Eizsnett have some good stuff aswell.
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On my site are the full details:

http://www.rsharma.co.uk/index.php?option=...id=16&Itemid=41
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Buy a lighter colour is the least work LOL
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A randon Obital buffer and som good products is really the only way to remove the swirls. Rahula's website has all the info you should ever need but any Q's? just come back to us. As I am sure someone has the answer
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You may have several years of damage to your paint from using and cleaning The only way you can resolve this is by buffing, you can do it by hand over several months or by machine, whichever way you go, it's not easy but the results will last if maintained. Rahul's site has got some great tips for sorting this which will give you a start.

Here's what you can achieve;

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Pay Tangoman to do your car. I think Lee is charhing
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[QUOTE=rahula,Jul 15 2006, 11:26 PM] Pay Tangoman to do your car. I think Lee is charhing
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It would be a pleasure Chris
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I use Zymol Cleaner Wax on my Lexus to take out scratches and swirls. Works well, too. You can get it in Halfords. It's about


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