I tried the 3M swirl remover on a small corner of my black 350z roadster and it left a dull haze. I applied as directed by hand.

I claybared the area first. Then applied the 3M. I put a coat of blackfire polish then sealant on and the haze went away. But after 2 washes, the dull haze is back. What am I doing wrong? I don't want to do an entire door with the 3M if that's going to be that outcome.

Should I remove all the wax on my car first? If so, which is the best and safest way?

Am I applying the 3M swirl remover incorrectly?

 

anyone?

 

You probably need to get some polish and just go to town on that spot. A machine is best but it can be done by hand. The wax/sealent probably has some fillers in it that are wearing off.

 

Black is a *****.

I assume that you permanently scratched the clear coat. I’m going to recommend against using a light abrasive polish to try to remove the scratches. Leave it along. Wax as usual.

 

Check Autopia.org 3M SMR will cause a haze in removing the swirls. You then need to use a polish to "buff out" the minute scratches the 3M SMR made. Lastly, you then put a wax or final step sealant on the car.

The Blackfire polish did not buff out the hazing made by the 3M SMR. It merely filled the swirls and made it look OK until you washed off the polish.

Autopia's motto is to use the least abrasive method first; if it doesn't get rid of the problem, gradually go more abrasive until the "defect" is removed. Then start with a very weak polish to remove the imperfections caused by the removal method. Using the same motto, gradually get stronger until the imperfections are removed.

Always use the least abrasive method to remove imperfections in your paint.

 

I did the exact same thing on my door and thought I had really screwed it up.
Get the Meguiars Step 1, 2 and 3. Cleaner, Polish, Wax It will take care of it and you will never know it happened. I had to do stage 1 and 2 twice before 3 but it totally took care of the haze.

 

I'm thinking of taking the car to a detailer before I put it away for the winter. This way, I can have all the swirl marks removed. There isn't a lot but I want the car to be glass like.