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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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I just got the car painted a little over a month ago. I got a kickass job for the price, thing is, towards the end I had to rush my painter to get the car out because its my only vehicle.

I got the car back and the paintwork is perfect, but the entire car has the typical holographic swirl marks that the rotary buffer left behind. For what I paid for the job, I can't be too picky. He told me he would make it right but he wouldn't be able to fit me in at least for another month so I'd rather do it myself.

What do you guys suggest for removing these scratches? There isn't a single deep scratch in the paint so I assume I'll need something with very light cutting action. Can they be removed by hand?

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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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A PC and some swirl cutter on an Orange Lake Country pad should do it, as far as by hand I have no idea.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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some swirl remover on a 3m blue foam pad at very slow speeds should do the trick
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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Here check this stuff out:


http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220797


Look at the after pics....
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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That car looks great.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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I'd say either pick up a PC or see if you can borrow one from someone. An Orange pad with some Meguiars Intensive Polish or some other compound would get rid of those in a few passes. Too bad you arent closer or else I'd help you out!
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