Hey all,

I have a Z and there are lots of swirl marks on it. I went to Wal Mart today and bought Meguiars Scratch X, NXT wax, a, and some spray detailer after reading up in the forums.
I was thinking along the lines of...
1. Scratch X (do I just rub it into the panels until it disappears?)
2. NXT Wax
3. spray detailer

do you think this will work?

thanks

 

Good start. But scratch X is not meant for applying on a whole car. To make your Z looks perfect/swirlness, invest on porter cable and a good polish.
It may take some time, but in the end, you will find out why.

 

You'll get replies from pro detailers here that will explain the detailed 12 steps into bringing back the deep black gloss look.

If you want to know a quick way (just doesn't last as long) use some "Zaino"

 

all that walmart stuff isnt going to get rid off your swirls, they are just topicals for your clear coat, when your car is swirled up due to people who dont know how to use a buffer, you'll going to need a low rpm dual buffer with some premuim glaze, clear coat compound and so good wax...

 

Im pissed that i have swirls cuz the car is brand new. Is there anything i can do "by hand"?

 

No. In order to make a swirl-free car, you have to generate a good amout of 'heat' by cutting clear-coat to make it level with using a buffer. Using hand method is only to hide the swirls by using wax.
www.autopia-carcare.com has very good info that you might need.

 

im so pissed....i think im going to go to the dealer and demand they fix the swirls....

 

polish then hand glaze will make it look alot better, wont fix it but it will lox better for the time being

 

They won't fix it. You made the mistake by buying black. What year is your Z? It will only get worse!

Use a Porter Cable and Zaino ZPC, worked on my swirls!

 

+1, people who don't know how to detail their cars should not get black. But since you're trying to learn, i recommend going to the forums at www.autopia.org.

Meguiar's NXT wax is good at covering up minor swirls. But it can also make your really bad swirls look a little better.

 

meguires paint cleaner wax + carnauba wax seems to work well

 

Isn’t there a detailing forum that covers this subject?

 

This info might help also..http://www.properautocare.com/reswwaspincl1.html

 

The buffer you need is the Porter Cable. I ordered mine from here http://www.autogeek.net/po.html

Take a look and read about it, it's the best one on the market.

Also I would have to give the +1000 on the Zanio products. I got the whole product line for Christmas and I'll never use anything else.

 

Holy **** batman.. 300 plus for porter cable... Which combo did you guys buy? What rpm do you use? That looks like it would take days to complete.... lmao..

 

I didn't pay that much for mine because I bought it a year or so ago, I think it was 250. As for the time it takes me about 4 hours start to finish and as for the RPMs I run it around 5 and half for just about everything.