How to Avoid Swirl Marks !!!

[mattymax]

Hey guys,

Ive been detailing my car, 1996 Nissan Maxima Dark Green in color, for years. I do all my steps and after I am done I have NO swirls. Even in the dead sun, nothing. Then a few days later, maybe after a rain or two, I have swirls !!! All over the place. Not deap either. I am prepping for swirls as well, and nothing seems to not make them appear. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Here is what I am doing.

WASH + DRY
CLAY Bar with Mothers

**ALL DONE BY HAND***
Poor Boys SSR2.5 Medium swirl
KLASSE All-In-One Polish
KLASSE SEALANT GLAZE *put in garage*
24 hours another coat SG *put in garge*
24 hours another coat SG

Top finish of P21S 100% Carnuba Wax


Any tips or advice would be good. It may just be that the clear coat is so old and its much of harsh products. Or something in the process is wrong.

Thanks for any input
-matt

 

[southbeach]

There are no way to prevent swirl mark....you are causing swirl when wash your car...I don't care how careful u r.....it will just take longer before you can actually see it....

 

[mattymax]

Well I dont see them until the car gets hit with rain...I dont wash between the end of the detail and when I seem them

 

[southbeach]

I see it now....you r using a filler...to permanently remove swirl....you have to buff it with a machine n compound then machine polish...

 

[sulla]

You can't avoid it all you can do is to minimize it...

The moment you wipe you paint you are abrading it.. Whether it will become swirls or not will depend on what kind of cloth you use (MF,cotton,rags),how much pressure you put into it and if there's something on your cloth or paint..soap/lubrication is good grid is bad...Last but not least the hardness of your paint will also be a factor

If you want to avoid it the only honest answer is don't let anything touch your car