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Old 03-15-2008, 01:03 AM
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This spring I'm going to give the car a good clean and polish.
I've got most of the suff to do a good job, clay, glaze, sealants etc. However this time I'd like to remove the swirls from the paint work. They arent very deep, so hopefully I can do it by hand.
Doing some searches I've found a few products that claim to do the job. So which one should I use?

They are:
Poorboy's Super Swirl Remover SSR2.5
Meguiars #9 Swirl Remover
Meguiars #82 Swirl Free Polish

Any other tips? Should I be getting a pro in to do it?

Thanks
Alan
Old 03-15-2008, 01:12 AM
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Do a search for Porter Cable. It's a machine polisher and the results are amazing. Certainly do your reasearch first though before using it!!!
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+ Menzerna/Clicky
Works for me
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Menzerna is good but very dusty By hand it'll take alot of time and sweat but those products are good. if you can get access to machine polisher then that will save you considerable pain
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Make sure you buy a product that states for hand use, not machine use. I use SSR2.5, but I've got a porter cable. Amazing results.
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I am looking to but one of these very soon. As a beginner, is it a good kit to use? What is the process when using one of these polishers?
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It's really easy to use. Can't go wrong really! Do a search on youtube, there are a few tutorials.
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Honestly, rubbing by hand is a waste of energy and your life. I did it for years and I wonder why.

Get at least a random orbital.
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Looks like
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I'm a firm believer of 'you get what you pay for'.

That Ebay jobbie may be pathetic and end up being a waste of money.


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