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Old 12-24-2006, 11:55 AM
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Question swirls and weak paint !!

do I need to polish it every month !! if I just pass my finger over the body paint,it will scratch... is it the paint !! or the layer that gives the paint shining... I don't know what they call it !

if I leave it for a month a lot of swirls show up..


I took some pics to post here but the car looks fine,so I didnt put them..lol

what do you think !
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YOur just scratching the clear coat thats over your paint, does the car have any dust on it when you rub your finger on it that will scratch it, What color is your car if its black it will show everything, i hade that same problem with mine just not that bad.
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Originally Posted by My01SSCamaro
YOur just scratching the clear coat thats over your paint, does the car have any dust on it when you rub your finger on it that will scratch it, What color is your car if its black it will show everything, i hade that same problem with mine just not that bad.
somtimes it does..it's navy blue metallic
is there anything I can do with the clear coat !!!
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Get it detailed by someone that knows how to use a rotary polisher. Then just keep it waxed and don't scratch it up again.
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
Get it detailed by someone that knows how to use a rotary polisher. Then just keep it waxed and don't scratch it up again.
I'm tryin...kinda hard thing to do
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May wanna invest in a Porter Cable dual action polisher as well.
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
May wanna invest in a Porter Cable dual action polisher as well.
Ditto that. Get some Menzerna Intense Polish and then some Zaino and prepared to be impressed! Look in the appearance folder. LOTS of threads about this subject. Trust me, the Porter Cable and the Menzerna made a HUGE difference. My old 2000 Trans Am had all kinds of swirls and looked like ****, especially at the gas station under the lights.
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I second the Porter Cable Polisher. It does wonders. I bought my 2001 WS6 recently with swirls, and they came right out




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