swirl removal experiment

[orangecurry]

I've been experimenting with swirl removal... these pictures are not of an E30, but my E30 is silver/blue and I wanted to remove swirls on a darker car. It's only 6 years old, and I've kept it clean, but by using (I guess) a sponge whilst washing, i've swirled it.





I've not been trying to take pictures which distort the results - what would be the point. I hope it's obvious which panel has been done and which has not

Step 1 for me was using Auto-Glym resin polish AS IT IS VERY GOOD AT REMOVING TAR SPOTS ( and I have some left over anyway), but that isn't what got rid of the swirls, though it did lessen them.

Step 2 was using 3M Imperial Hand Glaze; you can buy this from any automotive paint business. I cannot stress how important it is to remove this BEFORE IT DRIES! It won't do any harm, but it's a devil to get off! It has no wax or polish, but it cleans the paint superbly AND REMOVED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SWIRLS. It also removed the Auto-Glym very easily

Step 3 was Gold Class Meguiars.

I know the result isn't in John's league, but it made a big difference (all by hand) and didn't take too long.

btw a big thanks to John for supplying the polishing pads - they are very good.

[c76jon]

3m hand glaze is a top product

agree with the dont let it dry bit aswell

i use a lot of 3m products tho sadly some afaik are only available in usa

[Chris-W]

Do you know of any stockists in the UK for 3m Finesse-it, John?

I've been struggling to find anyone

[c76jon]

do you have a 3M part number

i have a lot of 3M but some is from usa and they are labelled differently but numbers are the same so i may be able to help with a number

jon

[DanThe]

Chris, you should be able to get Finesse from any paint shop

[Chris-W]

Cheers John, Dan.