What is the best swirl mark remover by hand?

[cru22z]

Swirls have started to appear in my deep black pearl paint.
I'm looking for swirl mark remover by hand.
Any suggestions? Care to share your experience

[gldgti]

My Skoda is black pearl aswell.. also had a lot of swirl marks when I bought it (at 90,000km).

I attempted some hand removal but in the end it felt like a losing battle.

I bought Farecla cut polish and Farecla gloss for dark colours, and then Autoglym wax/polish for the finisher and a $60 random orbital polisher with a wool pad for cutting and a cotton pad for applying the gloss and polish. The polishing products cost me $115.. so add in the machine and thats $175.

With all that and a solid 8 hours work I was able to dramatically improve the overall appearance of the car - removed swirl marks, scratches etc. I did some 2000 grit sanding on heavier scratches before the first cutting polish.

Having attepmted to polish by hand in the past I was greatly impressed at the huge improvement the machine polish gave - and considering the all up cost I think its a good option.

I have done 2 cars now, and I still have what I would think is about 10 all over polishes for both cars worth of product left... so I would say this would be a good option if you plan on keeping the car or have more than one car.

[cru22z]

thanks- what about iron specks on paint and windows?? Whats the best way to remove them?
bloody dealership didnt do a proper pre-delivery to remove the iron specks and now i can see some rusting.

[jimmjumbo]

thanks- what about iron specks on paint and windows?? Whats the best way to remove them?
bloody dealership didnt do a proper pre-delivery to remove the iron specks and now i can see some rusting.

Iron-X is possibly the product your after?

[tonyf]

Seems to be quite common, dealerships not delivering up to par!!
Got my black GTI delivered full of swirls!! Wasn't happy, but didn't trust them to fix it.
So I went and saw the guys at CCP (Car care products).
After a bit of discussion and some GREAT advice I ended up getting a RO polisher with some polishes, a clay bar, and a decent sealer.
While I wasn't able to remove 100% of the swirls I did get the majority of them out. But the gloss of the paint was like a mirror!!!
It was my first real attempt though and feel a lot more confident next time I do it. Since then I have done our other car, and a few friends asked asked how did I get the cars so Glossy? Needles to say they now have nice glossy cars too. I am getting more confident, AND I have a couple more friends lining up for their cars to get done. I am gonna have to draw the line somewhere with the love jobs though!!!
Anyway I would suggest Seeing the guys at CCP is well worth. Really nice bunch of guys, with endless knowledge!!!
Hope this helps!! By the way I am really loving this new found hobby as well!! (although my wallet isn't)

[Wolfgang]

For iron decon Car Care Products / Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel will do the trick. Really good for an occasional deep clean of wheels too.

As for swirl removal, tonyf has got in one, a chat to CCP is the way to go.