(S) windbrake

on a totally different issue you need to break out the polish for those swirls...

its booked in for a full repaint on the 13th

ah good good....what colour the same colour or different?

yeah, the same

nice one i hope you keep her in top tick nick though no swirlies....

i,ll do my best !

get into detailing lol....or at least some AG SRP and top off with a sealnt or wax....

You worry me. Do you not have loved ones to spend time with??

Admittedly I also have the same obsession... Spent £200 on a machine polisher a few weeks ago :-( The Barchetta is an absolute bastard to keep swirl free - solid red gloss seems to show every imprefection

Easy solution; get a proper (aka silver) one instead

You should never use a machine polisher as you will make it worse. They go round and round!!!!

I'll be honest now. I have spent years trying what is best.

This is what I come up with.

2 Buckets - One to rinse the sponge and one with wash wax. Clean sponge. Dip into the wash wax clean your car, rinse in the other bucket of warm clean water, then dip into the other bucket to clean car.

Car dried off.

Now use wax and a very soft cloth only.

Swirls - Clay Bar - Work this, panel by panel.

Then polish loads and loads.

I managed to get the swirls out of mines after being told by a valet guy (Never use machines) use hands! Cheap valet people use machines to make the job faster. Not many people really look into the paint so they think it's ok.

To be honest I'd not even go close to my car with a sponge, grit lurks in all of the holes, get yourself a decent mit and ensure it's washed properly between car wash's.
To help get rid of your swirls try good old fashioned T cut but only lightly until the swirls dissapear.

Clay bar is the best as it's less harsh.

Loads of ways I guess.

You have two buckets to clean the sponge of dirt. All at ownes preference I guess.

WOW form Windbrake to cleaning cars.....

so why would detailing pro's use a rotary then....abrasive compounds do remove the imperfections... i dont want an argu though tbh...personal pref...and mine have gone down since using a proper DA (not some cheap halfords c*ap)

You’re rubbing the paint away if you use machines and cutting compound. Not all professionals use machines, the cheaper ones do.

If you look after your car from day one then the swirls will never happen. The problem is when you buy a second hand car where the swirls are already on there. I was taught by a professional valeting guy who did high end cars. All by hand was his motto, build up the layers.

I do on occasion valet body work for people as I have hundreds of pounds worth of stuff and will bet I can get a car shinier than most. OK it takes a day or 3. I also do a lot of cars that have been re-sprayed; I mark all the minor imperfections.

It's all up to the owners; if you’re happy why change your method. I personally feel the way I have been taught works best (For me anyway). More time consuming yes. Hence machines where born!

Shame your not close by as I would meet up and take your car for a day.