^^^^^^lawrence wrote:Someone who wants to learn to look after their car.... oh yeahDhir-DKR wrote:howzit guys,
I love washing and polishing my car but the only downside is the swirls, which are killing me.
I have adopted two bucket, wash mitt and mircofibre cloth processes for the last year.
I use meg deep crystal polish with meg carnuba wax. I also found a turtle wax polish for black paint, which i also tried.
I have even purchased scratch x 2.0 to remove marks and swirls.
My questions are:
- can swirls be taken out without a machine?
- If i had to purchase a machine, would the shield 1 from game suffice?
- Are the polishes and wax okay for my application? ( i did find the meg to shine a great deal more than the turtle wax)
Ideally i would like to learn how to detail on my own, so that my car can always be in pristine condition.
Thanks in advance
I see you are in Durban bud - why don't you come through and see me and I can try and give you some tips first hand - it will be a LOT easier than trying to type out all the advice... shoot me a PM and we can set something up if you are keen
Some quick things to think about though....
Are you pre-washing? In other words, are you trying to remove as much dirt as possible from the car BEFORE you touch it
I see you are using 2 buckets - are you using grit guards with them?
How big an area are you washing before rinsing out your mitt?
Do you wash any particular panels first or do you wash the car in a haphazard fashion?
What are you using for drying?
Do you make use of a drying aid or quick detailer during the drying process?
Yes swirls CAN be taken out by hand.... but it is HARD work A dual action machine is a lot more efficient at doing so though - but DO NOT look at a Shield ORBITAL polisher (the cheapy for like R300) - that will NOT fix swirls and will probably impart more into your paint.
For the most part, shine does NOT come from the wax, but instead from decontaminating and correcting the paint - wax should primarily be used for protection and if it visually enhances the paint, so be it...
I would honestly tell the person no cause if he tries to take it out by hand he will fair away from detailing for the rest of his life and go back to the back yard gangsters thats why i said no honestly
wished i could of spent a weekend when you detailing a car was suppose to meet you on the detailing day however we had a death in the family so couldnt make that one.