Swirls

[bailey]

Basic question.

WHat causes swirls ? I see a lot of details on how to get rid of 'em. I would like to know how to avoid 'em in the first place.

[silvermate]

many things can cause swirls, brushes, incompetent towels, dirty towels, dirty applicators, crappy buffers, novice on a rotary, ect..........

to avoid never use any of the above..... <_<

always use clean microfiber towels

[SW03ES]

99% of swirls are caused by improper washing. Most people simply don't know how to wash a car properly. Most people use sponges they shouldn't use, don't rinse their washing media throughly or often enough, don't pre-spray, use old hard rough towels to dry. Keeping swirls away is pretty easy when you know how to wash.

1. Always use a high quality wash mitt, sheepskin, chenille, microfiber.

2. Only wash in straight strokes, never touch your car in a circle.

3. Wash from top to bottom, rinsing the mitt every panel.

That said some swirls are unavodable. I take ~ 2 hours to wash my car being VERY careful and I still get minor swirling that has to be removed from time to time, but washing carefully will rid you of the bad swirls everyone can see.

[ArmyofOne]

99% of swirls are caused by improper washing. Most people simply don't know how to wash a car properly. Most people use sponges they shouldn't use, don't rinse their washing media throughly or often enough, don't pre-spray, use old hard rough towels to dry. Keeping swirls away is pretty easy when you know how to wash.

1. Always use a high quality wash mitt, sheepskin, chenille, microfiber.

2. Only wash in straight strokes, never touch your car in a circle.

3. Wash from top to bottom, rinsing the mitt every panel.

That said some swirls are unavodable. I take ~ 2 hours to wash my car being VERY careful and I still get minor swirling that has to be removed from time to time, but washing carefully will rid you of the bad swirls everyone can see.

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Agreed! i take 2-3 hrs to wash mine too!

[bailey]

thanks for responding guys.

Appreciate it.