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Originally Posted by 08 Black Cummins
It's just life. Every vehicle I buy is black and no matter how careful you are there will be swirls. How many depends on how you wash. Always spray the dirt and mud off before washing, never let your mitt touch the ground or the bottom of your bucket, always wash the mitt out after every section you wash or more often if necessary, and never dry with a towel(only use high quality microfiber towels. Even after all this, you'll get swirls.
To get rid of them you need to polish the truck. Most people say wax. A wax is just a coat on top of whatever is on the truck. Polish actually takes a small part of the paint off. This is where the swirls are. Polishing basically removes that layer leaving a clear, swirl free surface. Then put a wax on top of that and it'll shine and be swirl free. This isn't an easy process especially if there are lots of swirls. I use a mechanical polisher. Doing it by hand sucks, but do some research before buying or using a polisher. There are different kinds with different consequences if you mess up. Good luck!
BTW, if you care about your paint and having swirls never:
1. go through an automatic car wash that has brushes
2. never let anyone else(especially the dealer) wash your truck. Even when you first buy it. I always tell them I want the truck, but not if they wash it. I want it just like it sits on the lot.
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Pretty much. The only way to do a non swirl wash (but it may not be as effective) is to use a foam cannon, rinse, then air dry with a leaf blower so nothing touches your paint.
I hand wash my truck weekly at my house so my swirls are very minimal, but I polished it last May.
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