i'm almost 100% sure that all swirls, spider webbing, ect comes from washing and drying. it's amazing how easy it is to put swirls in your paint.
sometimes the hardest part about swirls is figuring out what your doing wrong.
here are some tips on avoiding swirls.
first rinse the first thing you want to do is give the car a thorough rinse with water. this washes away the larger dirt particles.
two bucket method one for suds and one for rinse. one bucket will have a soap/water solution in it for washing, the other will have plain water for rinsing the wash mitt.
it also doesn't hurt to have a grit guard in the rinse bucket. here's what it looks like. you can rub your mitt on it when it's in the rinse bucket.
wash mitt most people that detail use a sheepskin mitt as do i. they work better than any sponge because their ''pile'' gets into crevices well and they're soft and trap dirt better.
rinsing after washing after you wash, do a final rinse. this is important for two reasons. wind can blow debris and dirt on panels you've already washed......more so when the season's change and stuff falls out of trees. secondly, the rinsing helps promote sheeting action from the water, which makes the drying process easier.
drying use a high quality, lint-free micro fiber drying towel.
don't use a chamios, they can make swirls.
use the pat dry method. it's taking a drying towel and with two hands doing a "pressing and lifting" motion. this prevents you from rubbing/wiping the paint's surface.
i also use a leaf blower to blow as much of the water away and out of cracks as i can. don't use a gas blower, they can spit oil.
towel and mitt care wash your towels after use and keep the lint free towels seperate from the regular towels. don't use fabric softener. after you've cleaned your towels and mitt, inspect them for debris and ''slivers''.
if you have swirls and want to get rid of them, the basic steps are clay, polish, sealer and glaze, and wax to protect.
here is a thread discussing swirl removal
great artical on orbital buffer use with before/after pics
here is some before and after. 10+ years of defects and swirls removed with an orbital buffer and polish. i used this touch up paint blob as a reference point.
after
later.
sometimes the hardest part about swirls is figuring out what your doing wrong.
here are some tips on avoiding swirls.
first rinse the first thing you want to do is give the car a thorough rinse with water. this washes away the larger dirt particles.
two bucket method one for suds and one for rinse. one bucket will have a soap/water solution in it for washing, the other will have plain water for rinsing the wash mitt.
it also doesn't hurt to have a grit guard in the rinse bucket. here's what it looks like. you can rub your mitt on it when it's in the rinse bucket.
wash mitt most people that detail use a sheepskin mitt as do i. they work better than any sponge because their ''pile'' gets into crevices well and they're soft and trap dirt better.
rinsing after washing after you wash, do a final rinse. this is important for two reasons. wind can blow debris and dirt on panels you've already washed......more so when the season's change and stuff falls out of trees. secondly, the rinsing helps promote sheeting action from the water, which makes the drying process easier.
drying use a high quality, lint-free micro fiber drying towel.
don't use a chamios, they can make swirls.
use the pat dry method. it's taking a drying towel and with two hands doing a "pressing and lifting" motion. this prevents you from rubbing/wiping the paint's surface.
i also use a leaf blower to blow as much of the water away and out of cracks as i can. don't use a gas blower, they can spit oil.
towel and mitt care wash your towels after use and keep the lint free towels seperate from the regular towels. don't use fabric softener. after you've cleaned your towels and mitt, inspect them for debris and ''slivers''.
if you have swirls and want to get rid of them, the basic steps are clay, polish, sealer and glaze, and wax to protect.
here is a thread discussing swirl removal
great artical on orbital buffer use with before/after pics
here is some before and after. 10+ years of defects and swirls removed with an orbital buffer and polish. i used this touch up paint blob as a reference point.
after
later.
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