Grrrrr, swirl marks!

[colintf]

half the problem when people wash there cars is that they use a sponge which causes these, should use a wash mitt.

I've only ever used a sponge. Can you recommend a wash mitt in particular Peter? i'm not even sure what one is

Many thanks

[stevemiller]

I agree with Pete as regards the mitt over a sponge. No matter your choice replace after a few months. I use the TBM (two bucket method) with the older of my two mitts for the lower parts of the car.

This reduces the speed of swirls/marks pick-up. Depending on the amount of paint damage it may require a detail. I have found that with the wash, clay, polish, seal and finally wax all but the worst can be hidden or at least reduced to an reasonable level. All hard work though.

[wraith01mg]

Yes I was anoyed to note that after a polish and wax 2 weeks after a full front respray, that I had those as well. Then some retard threw a stone that bounced off the bonnet. nice big chip. I'll try a clay barring but I'm now paranoid that I'll make it worse. Decisions decisions.