Getting rid of swirls

[Faust]

Okay, I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times, but I can't find an answer.

How do I get the swirls out of my paint. They don't show on metallic colours, but on my Hertz SVO, I'm all swirly on the hood.

Any ideas?

I could really, really use the help!

Thanks, guys!

[Miatatom]

If they're from scratches, using Novus will take them out. If it's the paint itself, color sand to take out the high places and then use the Novus.

[Faust]

I have used the Novus on test pieces; the Novus seems to leave more scratches than the Tamiya compounds.

I think the main thing that's giving me grief is the cloth: what do I use to apply and remove the Novus or Tamiya stuff?

[BirdWatcher]

A good carnuba just may remove any haze left by polish. I like to use micro fiber towels...cut up in to small pieces. I use one for Novus No.1 and put it directly in front of my bottle, one for Novus No. 2, and so on so as not to contaminate my last polshing cloth. I try to get progressively lighter with my touch and let the compound do the work.

[Blown03SVT]

Sounds like soft paint. Tread lightly use a very soft high quality micro fiber and apply Meguires No. 7 Glaze to lightly fill the swirls. The glaze has a koalin clay in it that fills lights scratches which is why guys use it on show cars.

[Roncla]

Meguiars make Scratch X2.0.

Turtle makes Scratch and Swirl remover.

I have both here and either will remove even the finest of swirl marks when applied with a decent quality micro fibre cloth

Edited April 27, 2014 by Roncla

[slusher]

  On 4/27/2014 at 2:34 AM, Roncla said:

Meguiars make Scratch X2.0.

Turtle makes Scratch and Swirl remover.

I have both here and either will remove even the finest of swirl marks when applied with a decent quality micro fibre cloth

Maguirers scratch x is real good wax I agree with Ron..

[Miatatom]

  On 4/15/2014 at 8:51 PM, Faust said:

I think the main thing that's giving me grief is the cloth: what do I use to apply and remove the Novus or Tamiya stuff?

I use an old pair of the wife's PJs cut into small patches. Very soft and smooth.

PS She gave them to me.

[DrGlueblob]

I like the ShamWows I get at the dollar store.