doctorttt

Hey guys,

1) What kind of sponge I should get in order to prevent swirls?
2) As long as I'm using microfiber clothes, I should be fine, right?
3) What other products do you recommend?

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iTrader: (17)

Your car will get swirls regardless. You cannot avoid it. Especially with a ****ty quality paintjob such as the Obsidian Black. I did an IS-F recently with that paint and I can tell you it will take a miracle to avoid putting swirls in that paint its so soft and fragile.

You can MINIMIZE swirls, not PREVENT them.

Get a nice wool wash mitt, one wash bucket and two rinse buckets. Always start at the top surfaces. Do the roof and pillars first, than the top of the trunk, than the hood. I'd do the top half of the sides first and the bottom halves of the sides last.

Having the car frequently waxed will help out a great deal.

PondScum

I'd get the paint perfect, and then apply one of the coatings that is known to add scratch resistance.

Otherwise, some things you might try:

1) Stacking two grit guards on top of each other in your rinse bucket
2) Use a high lubricity car wash soap and on top of that, add a couple capfuls of ONR for even more lubricity.
3) Spray the car down with diluted ONR (diluted down to either clay lube ratio or instant detailer ratio) before you wash it with soap and mitt
4) Cover it with foam from a foam cannon before the wash

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-P...and-dry-a-car/

Read and follow this article by Todd Cooperider. This is the proper washing and drying method that will help minimize swirls in between polishing routines.

-Zach