Whats the best swril remover by hand?

[miked]

For a 84-87 GN with the usual swrils/ minor scratches what is the best way to remove by hand? don't like those machines! Thanks guys!

 

[88ZNX]

Scratch Out! by Kit

Kit sells a small yellow bottle at Autozone. Called KIT Scratch Remover. Its like a cleaner wax and takes swirls out of the paint. But note... if you do one spot, your gonna have to do the whole car!! Its that good! its only a few bucks. get a small applicator pad, wet it till damp, and get to work!

Jason

 

[Tin Man]

I have had good luck with "3m swirl mark remover for dark colored cars".

 

[phillyturbosix]

Yes 3M makes some really good stuff. I use Ardex detailing waxes. They have one just for black that works real good. You need a orbital buffer. They are cheap these days and won't burn up the car if your careful. Then a nice coat of wax!

 

[BoostKillsStres]

I recently tried the Eagle One Nano wax which is made to fill small scratches and stuff. No BS, I took a flash photo of the hood before and after up close which w/ the flash will show you things you never expect or really want to see in your paint because of the brightness of the flash and this stuff took out about 95% of all the swirls in the paint, hardly any left, I was pleased. I can only see the remaining swirls w/ a 100 watt trouble light, don't see them at all in the sunshine. By the way I did mine by hand.

I can probably dig up the 2 pics if you want, just email me. The stuff is a liquid, goes on very easy, of course, takes a little effort to buff it off but no white residue and easy to final buff, its what I'll use from now on and I've tried about 6 different brands to this point. No long term results yet but so far so good.
Mark

 

[Gary Wells]

FWIW & IMHO:
Best inspection method for any paing/body work flaws/imperfections is not by a standard light bulb but the long round light sources such as in a garage overhead, whatever they are called.
For all imperfections such as swirl marks, minor sctarches, &* such any of the glazes that fill work very well. Keep in mind that a glaze does not offer any paint/surface protection as a wax does, so a coat of wax is a very good idea. I use glaze only. California Car Cover Company offers an excellent glaze under the 1 GRAND label,"Omega Glaze". Very reasonably priced at $ 10.99. Theuy are on line at:
>www.calcacrcover.com<
I would like to try the 3M Imperial hand glaze but it is $ 18.00 a bottle, only comes in a size designed for professional use, such as body shops, and I have been told by body & paint shops that it will only work with a polisher/buffer.
Just my $.02 here, no flaming intended

 

[TurboJunky]

McGuires #9 "Swirl Remover" or a 3M swirl remover.

 

[TurboJim]

Originally posted by Wells
I would like to try the 3M Imperial hand glaze but it is $ 18.00 a bottle, only comes in a size designed for professional use, such as body shops, and I have been told by body & paint shops that it will only work with a polisher/buffer.
Just my $.02 here, no flaming intended

Imperial HAND glaze is for use by hand, Imperial MACHINE glaze is the buffer stuff. I used to use hand glaze prior to repainting my car. It used to darken the car a shade, and hid the cracking quite well in the original paint. Since painting my car, I havent needed a glaze as the paint is very deep and I try to keep it away from sources of abuse. I have done touch ups using Meguires ShowCar Glaze, and it works very very well. But if I needed to hide swirls, I'd go back to the 3M imperial hand glaze stuff no doubt.

 

[Warp6]

Originally posted by TurboJim
Imperial HAND glaze is for use by hand, Imperial MACHINE glaze is the buffer stuff. I used to use hand glaze prior to repainting my car. It used to darken the car a shade, and hid the cracking quite well in the original paint. Since painting my car, I havent needed a glaze as the paint is very deep and I try to keep it away from sources of abuse. I have done touch ups using Meguires ShowCar Glaze, and it works very very well. But if I needed to hide swirls, I'd go back to the 3M imperial hand glaze stuff no doubt.

Agree 3M is the stuff you want. I just did mine with a buffer. Started with 3m finesse then went to 3mM Imperial Hand Glaze (yes, I used the buffer..not really necessary) then Mothers Carnauba wax. 3M Imperial Hand Glaze will make a brick shine!

 

[fireberd350]

One of the best quotes I've ever heard concerning detailing is "Prep is EVERYTHING! A good finish consists of 85% Process and 15% product."

The products you choose have little importance, it all depends on how you perform the work and what tools you use!

You can rub for 20hours by hand and still not get the same finish as using a machine for 2 hours! believe me, if you want to get a swirl free finish you will need a machine. If there's one thing you can accomplish by hand with some(not all) of the above mentioned products is "filling" the swirls, which is like a 1/2azzed way of doing it, but does provide a so-so appearence for a wash or two.

If you want to do it right check out autopia.org and start reading...you will not regret it, people there will be more than willing to help you out too.

Here's a sample of what I was able to accomplish on my 1st attempt using a random orbital polisher (porter cable), it's very user friendly and anyone can safely use it, here's proof:

 

[Welby]

Holy crisp

I always liked those Dakota RT's....



Too bad the new Dakota's look like ass