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Old 03-31-2012, 01:13 PM   #4
nUcLeArEnVoY
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You can't achieve perfection with a black car. It's impossible. And if you do, you better store it in a bubble never to be driven again, because the next time you f*ck with it, you'll start marring it and adding swirls.

I polish once a year with a fine cut polish and pad, and yes, I'll admit, by the time it comes to polish again I have some swirls. Nothing severe, though. If you drive a black car more often than NEVER, you're going to have to develop some degree of tolerance for imperfections.

Look at it this way: they don't show as bad throughout MOST of the day. Swirls are at their worse not when the sun is right above it, but when the sun is facing it (i.e. early morning or late afternoon).

All in all, it comes in sync with your use of the car. Unless it's a trailer queen (even a weekend warrior will have to be washed at some point), you're going to get imperfections after time. The trick is to minimize their occurrence. You'll get far less swirls through chronic two-bucket washing with quality media and product than you will through chronic one bucket washing with a terry cloth towel and dish soap.
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