TomBrooklyn
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[SUB]How do those nasty swirls get in the paint?
What can be done to prevent or minimize them from happening?[/SUB]
What can be done to prevent or minimize them from happening?[/SUB]
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[SUB]How do those nasty swirls get in the paint?
What can be done to prevent or minimize them from happening?[/SUB]
I don't think anyone has answered the Title: of this thread, that being where do they visually come from? Maybe I'm off-base here but swirls are not caused by circular scratches.
If you buy Mike's book, he explains this and more very clearly in layman's terms where the swirls visually come from.
Mike Phillips’ The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine Paperback Book
Mike Phillips’ The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine E-book - Download
From page 31:
Cobweb (Spiderweb) Swirls
The terms cobweb and spiderweb swirls come from the appearance of swirls in the paint which can look like a spider’s cobweb. The swirls have a circular or radial pattern to them when the paint is highlighted with a strong focused point of bright light, such as the reflection of the sun or a Brinkmann Swirl Finder Light.
The scratches are not actually in circular patterns but are randomly inflicted throughout the entire finish.
When you place a strong point of light on the surface, the edges of the scratches (no matter the length or shape) reflect back towards the point of light, creating the appearance of a circular pattern.
From looking at it and breathing on it as well...
Tom
So true if you own a Toyota! I've marred the paint performing a swipe test with a clean fingertip!
Curious, what color, year and model?