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I've just got a meguair clay and have used it as per the destructions with their spray.
Its made the bonnet verrry smooth which is great, however, its a bit swirly now....
Do you go round and round with a clay bar or up and down along the panel?
I've been going round and round and have added a layer of meguair wax but in the failing light of this evening it looked swirly. Still its a silver car so i hope its not too bad...
Its made the bonnet verrry smooth which is great, however, its a bit swirly now....
Do you go round and round with a clay bar or up and down along the panel?
I've been going round and round and have added a layer of meguair wax but in the failing light of this evening it looked swirly. Still its a silver car so i hope its not too bad...
Small areas in lines works for me sir.
If you have induced swirls then its possibly as you haven't been altering the bar often enough.
If you think what its doing, i.e. removing contaminents from the paintwork then trapping them in the bar, then you will see why the bar requires constant turning / folding / kneeding / replacing. From your post you say you have used the spray as directed, no need to say you need to keep the panel lubraicated all the time. I Always give the clay a spray too before using it.
Another possible consideration is washing the car down thoroughtly prior to claying. That is the most common reason for causing damage with a clay - your cleaning the car with it rather than cleaning the paint.
If they are light then they will polish out by machine.
Al
If you have induced swirls then its possibly as you haven't been altering the bar often enough.
If you think what its doing, i.e. removing contaminents from the paintwork then trapping them in the bar, then you will see why the bar requires constant turning / folding / kneeding / replacing. From your post you say you have used the spray as directed, no need to say you need to keep the panel lubraicated all the time. I Always give the clay a spray too before using it.
Another possible consideration is washing the car down thoroughtly prior to claying. That is the most common reason for causing damage with a clay - your cleaning the car with it rather than cleaning the paint.
If they are light then they will polish out by machine.
Al
Edited by 360 detailing on Friday 23 January 20:33
hman said:
If I was to re-polish the panel with super resin polish and then re- wax with meguirs would this help the current swirls?
AG SRP will barely tickle the paint on the Audis with hand usage, so it'll mainly fill in the defects.Time to invest in a machine polisher or a local pro-detailer to correct the paint, and leave you to maintain it thereafter.
update:
I checked the swirls in the cold (literally) light of day and they had gone.
They returned when the late evening condensation appeared, so I put them down to my crap hand waxing technique.
Long story short, I re-waxed the bonnet taking a bit more time and effort and buffed to a nice shine, swirls have not reappeared upon the next frosty/condensation ridden evening.
Now the scratches on my roof where a work colleague slid an archive box across it are another matter and I may well need a machine polish to remove them.....
I checked the swirls in the cold (literally) light of day and they had gone.
They returned when the late evening condensation appeared, so I put them down to my crap hand waxing technique.
Long story short, I re-waxed the bonnet taking a bit more time and effort and buffed to a nice shine, swirls have not reappeared upon the next frosty/condensation ridden evening.
Now the scratches on my roof where a work colleague slid an archive box across it are another matter and I may well need a machine polish to remove them.....
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