Pearl White Paint, How Do I See Swirls?

[mudhog79]

It's kinda hard to put into words... Have you ever painted the walls inside your house? Do you remember how after painting for the 1st time you gained a whole new way to focus in on the paint and easily recognize the difference between 1 coat of paint vs. 2 coats of paint? Well it's nothing like that, but in a way it's similar because once you figure out how to spot swirls it just becomes sort of natural [easy] no matter what color the vehicle is. [even silver & white]

Here's an example of defects on white paint: The contamination is extreme here, and believe it or not so are the swirls, but they're still somewhat hard to see... Your car won't be anywhere near this bad.

And after decontamination & polishing away the swirls.

Ha, I get what you are saying. Thanks for the input.

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[mudhog79]

This is the trick! I recently did "paint correction" on my Summit White Camaro. I tried all sorts of shop light combinations and in the sun but couldn't see scratches that I knew were there. Bought the Rupes Pen Light and used it in dark garage and was horrified of all the scratches I hadn't seen! Almost wish I hadn't used this light!

I turned off the lights in the garage and worked my way around the car. I tried to look at each area from various angels. I found holding the light a 45 degree angle worked best and hold the light away from me. Once I was ready to start compounding, I would find the spots again I wanted to correct and put a little dab of compound (used Meguiars Ultimate Compound which is slightly yellowish) on the spots. Then turn my work light on and start compounding using the dabs as my guide.

How is the UC to work with? What did you use for a polish?

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[Eldorado2k]

Check it out: Honest to God, here's a 2011 Kia Optima, never been polished and no swirls.

I've prepped to the max. Bout to polish it out!