paint care expectation: swirls and polish skills inevitable?

chii370

dude I wash my car almost every weekend by hand. I follow every high end car detailers advice you can even find on the internet. dual buckets, expensive *** microfiber, 2 different washmits, bad *** soap, light pressure washer, the best "commonly available" wax and care products available. I even had the car detailed and buffed once "to get rid of the nasty clear coat orange peel from factory" and asked where I could buy all his professional stuff like the sealant and finish cutters. And I can tell you ive got enough experience washing cars to start my own damn detailing business but if you own a car long enough, and you wash it.... EVENTUALLY you will get swirl marks, scratches and other ********. no matter how careful you are, as the years rack up it just happens. My advice is every 5 years or so of careful care, just have it buff/polish/wax detailed professionally for about 600 bucks. Eventually after doing THAT so many times you will need the car recleared if we are talking 10-15 years down the line. My car still looks like it rolled off the assembly line except for the damn road chips you cant avoid, and no more orange peel.