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loudancoe:
Unfortunately the black paint on my GTi is full of swirl marks :( After trying various products that can "achieve great results by hand" I have learned that its all rubbish and I need to invest in a DA polisher.

What I could use some help with is the process from removal to waxing. In my head the steps would be:

Swirl removal - I have G3 scratch and swirl remover & Meguires ultimate compound left from my hand attempts, will either be suitable for use with the DA?
Polish - I've been using Autoglym super resin polish which works nicely but sometimes I find it difficult to buff off but again that was by hand so could be easier with DA. I've also seen a lot of hype around poorboys black hole for dark paint, any recommendations?
Sealant? - I've been reading that once you have polished then the paint needs sealing? Any advice or tips and products would be great
Wax - I'm currently out of wax so any recommendations for dark paint welcome!

Thanks!!

Kai96:

--- Quote from: loudancoe on September 13, 2016, 12:56:07 pm ---Unfortunately the black paint on my GTi is full of swirl marks :( After trying various products that can "achieve great results by hand" I have learned that its all rubbish and I need to invest in a DA polisher.

What I could use some help with is the process from removal to waxing. In my head the steps would be:

Swirl removal - I have G3 scratch and swirl remover & Meguires ultimate compound left from my hand attempts, will either be suitable for use with the DA?
Polish - I've been using Autoglym super resin polish which works nicely but sometimes I find it difficult to buff off but again that was by hand so could be easier with DA. I've also seen a lot of hype around poorboys black hole for dark paint, any recommendations?
Sealant? - I've been reading that once you have polished then the paint needs sealing? Any advice or tips and products would be great
Wax - I'm currently out of wax so any recommendations for dark paint welcome!

Thanks!!

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Decontamination - Before you start machine polishing I'd make sure the car is decontaminated properly, if not you can get micro marring when using the machine polisher. I usually wash, rinse and then polish the car, after this I would then clay the car/ or the panels I'd be using the machine polisher on. The next step for me would then be to use a bug and tar remover/fall out remover to remove any contamination that is still present. I'd then rinse the car again before I start machine polishing

Swirl Remover - I use megs 105 and megs 205 so I don't know if the ones you have are suitable for machine polishing (hopefully someone will come along and confirm)

Sealant - Personally I use http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/chemical-guys-wet-mirror-finish/prod_339.html which gives the car a excellent gloss and finish and if the sun's out you'll get a nice flake pop.

Wax - I dont use it as I'm not a fan so I can't recommend anything.

Hope that helps. If I've missed anything out or got it in the wrong order I'm sure someone will be along to correct me  :signLOL:

Dan648v:
I've done mine in the past with good results.

Wash
Clay
Das6 pro da polisher.
Megs 105 and 205 combo with white and orange hex pads
Then I always wax with swissvax (cleaner fluid before hand)

Simple methods always work for me, never try overcomplicate.

Boothy:
If your gonna stick to using product by hand then I'd maybe go for a nice glaze with some filling abilities. I've used Prima Amigo by both hand and DA with good results. Top that with a nice wax/sealant. On my black Golf I've used Colinite 845, Fusso99 Dark and Frost Armour sealant. All are good but I thing the Fusso gave the best results.

loudancoe:
Wow you guys have some great results there!!

The megs 105 & 205 keep coming up so it's obviously doing something right

@Dan648v do you find that without sealing the effects don't last as long?

Thanks for your help guys!

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