Grrrrr, swirl marks!

[colintf]

I use Autoglym and I'm always impressed with the result of the annual polishing.

I use their normal polish, then their one for modern paints, then the paint protectant. Normally takes me the best part of a day to do.

Looks good on trophy Blue, Starlight Silver or Goodwood Green. Cannot comment on Black though, and I have no experience using it on black cars.

Could some grit have landed on the car when you were polishing?

[robert.jamieson]

I use Autoglym and I'm always impressed with the result of the annual polishing.

I use their normal polish, then their one for modern paints, then the paint protectant. Normally takes me the best part of a day to do.

Looks good on trophy Blue, Starlight Silver or Goodwood Green. Cannot comment on Black though, and I have no experience using it on black cars.

Could some grit have landed on the car when you were polishing?

Yeah, maybe. Hope not. Gutted if it was me! Not having much luck recently. The wheels are at Rimstock at the moment thanks to Autoglym alloy wheel cleaner stipping off the paint in places! Perhaps I should leave it to the professionals! Nah, maybe not.

Oh, by the way. I believe I am down for a new handbrake cable. Could you make that two please.

Cheers

Rob

[colintf]

Oh, by the way. I believe I am down for a new handbrake cable. Could you make that two please.

Cheers

Rob

Wrong Colin Rob, it's Ragman (another Colin) that runs the shop for us all - drop him a PM just in case he misses your post above

[Coasting]

Probably best to get a very good detailer to take care of it, gonna cost you £200 + though for a pro detail and then only wash it yourself using their recommended procedure with new sponges cloths every time

[pessling]

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

Another is that the car hasn't been clayed which can cause unseen grit etc on the paint to be pushed into it.

AG super resin polish is good as it covers some of the swirl marks up, black and dark colours are a right bitch to keep clean and swirl free.

[lowey260]

black and dark colours are a right bitch to keep clean and swirl free.

Tell me about it, had mine detailed last year and trying to keep it swirl free is a right pain. I use the B&Q grout sponge instead of the mitt though, just cant get on with the mitt

[spartacus]

I've been using pigmented polish on mine off and on - tried the Turtle Wax Black Box, which is OK but quite short lived, and have been using Poor Boys World Black Hole of late, which goes on and comes off quite easily. Both have fillers which help to hide the swirl marks. Looks good on an overcast day, but I can always see swirls on a day like Sunday at Brooklands.

I've decided there's only so much I can do with it being a daily driver used all year round, unless I want to spend more money having it detailed. Detailing seems expensive in Surrey but, then again, why should detailing be different from everything else

[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.

[GeoffW]

Yeah, maybe. Hope not. Gutted if it was me! Not having much luck recently. The wheels are at Rimstock at the moment thanks to Autoglym alloy wheel cleaner stipping off the paint in places! Perhaps I should leave it to the professionals! Nah, maybe not.

Oh, by the way. I believe I am down for a new handbrake cable. Could you make that two please.

Cheers

Rob

That auto glym wheel cleaner is like a mild acid makes alloy froth up