Polishing white car

vanondemand · 08-15-2013, 12:23 AM

Any tips? I'm polishing my AW car hoping to remove "swirl marks" and clean it up before winter comes around. Swirl marks are not as apparent on AW compared to black cars

Otruba_843 · 08-15-2013, 08:57 AM

Clay it first before polishing and after polishing, wipe the whole car down with diluted Isopropyl Alcohol before applying your LSP.

psnt1ol · 08-15-2013, 05:45 PM

Dealing with a white /light color car is a bit different than a darker one. Imperfections don't show up as dramatic as is on a black car. It is much more difficult to achieve the same look (glossiness and shine) as a fully paint corrected black vehicle.

IMO...Put more focus on the decontamination process. A good wash follow by IronX before claying should be sufficient. There are methods that are more thorough but the process stated above will serve a big majority of the DD well.

Unless your paint is stained or have some major issues, a light to a medium polish will work well. If the defects are not that severe.... a good AIO (Blackfire Total Polish & Seal) will save you a lot of time.

08-15-2013, 12:23 AM	#1
vanondemand Banned 46 Rep 659 Posts Drives: E92 335i M/T Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	Polishing white car Any tips? I'm polishing my AW car hoping to remove "swirl marks" and clean it up before winter comes around. Swirl marks are not as apparent on AW compared to black cars
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

08-15-2013, 08:57 AM	#2
Otruba_843 Lieutenant Colonel 93 Rep 1,509 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Egg Harbor - Athens iTrader: (0)	Clay it first before polishing and after polishing, wipe the whole car down with diluted Isopropyl Alcohol before applying your LSP. __________________ 2009 E90 328i Monaco Blue premium/idrive/convience/logic-7/cold weather/ xenons/ saddle brown interior
	Appreciate 0 Quote

08-15-2013, 05:45 PM	#3
psnt1ol Lieutenant 31 Rep 547 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	Dealing with a white /light color car is a bit different than a darker one. Imperfections don't show up as dramatic as is on a black car. It is much more difficult to achieve the same look (glossiness and shine) as a fully paint corrected black vehicle. IMO...Put more focus on the decontamination process. A good wash follow by IronX before claying should be sufficient. There are methods that are more thorough but the process stated above will serve a big majority of the DD well. Unless your paint is stained or have some major issues, a light to a medium polish will work well. If the defects are not that severe.... a good AIO (Blackfire Total Polish & Seal) will save you a lot of time. __________________ What is absolute control???? Having the means and the abilities to exercise it at will but....chooses not to.
	Appreciate 0 Quote