Removing swirls by hand

[Ben J]

Alright so from like the second day i owned the car i noticed there are swirl makrs over a lot of the car. Im not sure if they would be classified as light or heavy, am new to the whole car detailing scene. Anyway I should be putting in an order to carcareproducts soon and am not quite sure what too get. Dont have a whole lot to spend but am thinking ill get clay kit, some wash stuff and maybe "Duragloss Paint Protection Pack" for sealant. But am wondering what to get to polish out the swirls by hand (if this is actually possible/practicle). Like i said I don't know a whole lot about this so am open to any suggestions/tips.

Thanks

[Mrk_Mickey]

Alright so from like the second day i owned the car i noticed there are swirl makrs over a lot of the car. Im not sure if they would be classified as light or heavy, am new to the whole car detailing scene. Anyway I should be putting in an order to carcareproducts soon and am not quite sure what too get. Dont have a whole lot to spend but am thinking ill get clay kit, some wash stuff and maybe "Duragloss Paint Protection Pack" for sealant. But am wondering what to get to polish out the swirls by hand (if this is actually possible/practicle). Like i said I don't know a whole lot about this so am open to any suggestions/tips.

Thanks

It's really hard to say what you'd need because there are just so many combinations to use. I'd suggest that your swirlmarks are moderate to heavy, because older cars just are. For that you'd probably be best off with a machine polish with a medium cutting pad and some menzerna 203...

Like I said - a whole heap of combinations. Too hard to suggest one product really...I'd probably pay to get it detailed properly once and then take good care of it, but that's up to you

[Ben J]

Thanks Mickey, might see if i can borrow a polisher from someone and take a go at it. Or just live with it, its only noticable just after its been cleaned in sunlight when you take a close look. Maybe it makes it look less purple inwhich case i might need more haha

[Mrk_Mickey]

You could apply a glaze polish to hide them temporarily, at least until you either get some abraisive polish and a machine or get a detail. Glaze polishes are what most ''polish'' products are at supercheap or autobarn. Autoglym super resin polish is alright, that will hide some swirlies. And ps, that's easily done by hand. Just grab an energy drink beforehand

[jettapilot]

You could apply a glaze polish to hide them temporarily, at least until you either get some abraisive polish and a machine or get a detail. Glaze polishes are what most ''polish'' products are at supercheap or autobarn. Autoglym super resin polish is alright, that will hide some swirlies. And ps, that's easily done by hand. Just grab an energy drink beforehand

That's what I did and it worked well. Even some quite deep scratches minimised. Apparently it's not permanent with these products and it'll wear off and need re-doing.

[Ben J]

cheers for the help, might get some of the super resin polish, could save a bit too if i could use that as a sealant thing instead of the like $80 kit.