When I bought the Jag 3.5 years ago I was always reminded whenever I washed the car of all the swirl marks....especially black non metallic paint like mine. I knew I shouldn't have had the dealer prep the car as they must have used some dirty or old hard towels..........even my sales guy told me when I picked it up the car that he wouldn't trust his detailing crew. I've tried alot of swirl mark remover by hand and nothing work. I knew only a buffer will remove them.

Anyhow.... I bought a Porter Cable a few years back but never had the courage to try it on the Jag or SL and so I figured I'd have my buddy detail the exterior this summer with the buffer.

After the results......I couldn't be happier. Those with black cars...definitely find a good detailer to remove those pesky swirl marks! I am planning to have my buddy do this once a year now.

After 8 hours of buffing........

 

Nice job. I have a guy that does mine. Those swirls and holograms drive me crazy. Nothing looks nicer than a freshly buffed and polished black car.

 

Exactly! The worse is in the sun and those nasty swirls are all over the paint.

I was alittle hesitant at first but now I'm definitely a fan of buffing. Just make sure to find someone who knows what they're doing....don't want to burn a hole in your clearcoat.

 

Looks awesome! My XKR was delivered with swirls and I clayed it and buffed by hand and still had swirls. I bought a power buffer last month and practiced on the old beater Benz and then got brave enough to do the good cars. Wow, what a difference!

It was a major multi-step process, but worth it. I've got several coats of carnauba wax and finally found a detail spray that actually seems to work (two actually: Speed Demon, which contains wax, and Hot Rod, which is wax-free).

 

Good job, I think moving this thread off to the Detailing Forums is a good idea so that besides fellow XK Owners our other model owners will benefit from your experience

 

I know that I have said it before, but your XKR is one mean beastie. Nice job that your friend did.

 

Nice! Mind if I ask what wheels those are?

 

simply put - a beautiful ride that just looks stunning

 

Thanks guys!

another_geek: They are Rennen M9.

 

looks great!

 

If you keep getting swirls and holograms in your paint, that might because your detailer isn't removing them, he might be covering them up with filler polishes and waxes.

If the paint is truly corrected you won't get holograms, these are from improper use of a buffer and finishing down properly.

Swirls are caused in the drying, washing, and wipe down. Some paints are soft and marr easily, if you keep getting swirls change your methods.

Cheers,
GREG