paint garbage??

kenchan

washing and drying techniques (and using proper gear) make a huge difference.

cheshirecat

Agreed. The two bucket method along with a grit guard will do wonders for keeping the paint free of swirls.

To the op- don't expect a good wash and wax to ever fix your swirls. Certain products, including waxes, have "fillers" that try to fill in those gaps and give you a more uniform paint surface and therefore a better "shine".

The issue is that these fillers are temporary and will end up coming off in a short amount of time and you'll be back at square one.

The only way to fix this is through "paint correction" via use of a dual-action polisher (the aforementioned PC7424XP is a good starting point) along with some pads and compounds. This will *very* lightly "sand down" the clear and eliminate the swirls, setting you up for a paint surface that looks great even before you add product.

Unfortunately for Nissan owners, the clear coat on most all their paints is very soft, which means it can be damaged very easily. I've had a poor quality, brand new microfiber towel leave streaks in the clear, which may not happen on paints with harder clear coats.

Junkman's videos are a great resource to learn about what swirls are and how they can be fixed- check them out and subscribe to his channel.

After_Shock

Couldnt agree more.

Also mentioned about cheap microfibres avoid them as they do mark the paint when used.

It is possible to improve the paint by hand with the right products (and alot of man hours) but using a machine polisher is much easier and less time consuming.

gurneyeagle

Agreed. I did a full detail a few weeks back - clay bar, Griot's #2 polish, #3 polish, glaze, sealer, and then carnuba wax. No way to really remove the orange peel, that I can see in my wife's Honda, and my DD Toyota (as well as my neighbors's Volvo and Audi).

There are no swirl marks or scratches, and then shine is pretty impressive. What I've started to do after a quick detail is to first hit the car with some spray wax followed by a coat of glaze. Glaze doesn't last very long, but my car stays garaged, so that isn't a problem. The glaze gives a really nice shine.

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valpozguy

vinyl wrap it!