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Oh Damn...
I was hoping a Monster Fluffy was something more like a Pixar creation... or at least a Sponge Bob Square Pants-type wash mit.
Ok you guys, I'm still using a chamois (spelling?). Worse than that, I'm not even sure if it's a real one as I've begun to notice that it leaves little cat hair-like fibers randomly on the car. I must be lucky with the local water because I don't have the water spots issues that I read about. I attempted to read the detailing for the non OC, but it's 13 pages
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I was hoping a Monster Fluffy was something more like a Pixar creation... or at least a Sponge Bob Square Pants-type wash mit.
Ok you guys, I'm still using a chamois (spelling?). Worse than that, I'm not even sure if it's a real one as I've begun to notice that it leaves little cat hair-like fibers randomly on the car. I must be lucky with the local water because I don't have the water spots issues that I read about. I attempted to read the detailing for the non OC, but it's 13 pages
.
I disagree. Been taking care of my cars for over 35 years, and never had swirl marks in the paint. The only difference between then and now is the quailty of the paint itself and the tools/product available to keep paint looking good. Alll of the new stuff has made it easier to maintain the paint.
The amount of work it used to take to keep a paint finish swirl/mar free was very time consuming. The old lacquer paints were easy to mar, but presented the best shine when properly polished. Unfortunately, it was almost impossible to avoid swilr marks in lacquer. Even hand rubbing wet would still leave some marks.
Then the old enamels were so soft, it was difficult to get a shine out of them. So you saturated them with waxes which were not as easy to apply and remove, leaving behind marks.
The only way to remove swirls back then was to wet rub the surface with a dense cotton towel. Had to be careful to turn/replace the towel often. Took a lot of time.
The amount of work it used to take to keep a paint finish swirl/mar free was very time consuming. The old lacquer paints were easy to mar, but presented the best shine when properly polished. Unfortunately, it was almost impossible to avoid swilr marks in lacquer. Even hand rubbing wet would still leave some marks.
Then the old enamels were so soft, it was difficult to get a shine out of them. So you saturated them with waxes which were not as easy to apply and remove, leaving behind marks.
The only way to remove swirls back then was to wet rub the surface with a dense cotton towel. Had to be careful to turn/replace the towel often. Took a lot of time.
... that swirl-free finishes were very, very hard to achieve and maintain with older methods. To the point of being impractical for many.
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