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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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i feel that the best way to avoid having swirls on your black car is to avoid buying a black car! haha...GL!
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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Thumbs up More Money, More Work, But No Swirls

Hi Breezy from Jersey (US or UK?):

To learn and have instructions handy go to www.superior-car-care.net, in their car care section they have on screen the Auto Care Guide. It will guide you step by step.

Products, I use all natural Zymol and usually get them at Autobarn.net, where they carry the whole line. Tools I use what each job calls for. Results are as expected: clean car, no swirls or lines, deep finish, excellent UV protection.

Cheers, enjoy you car and take good care of it. JV
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Well, we have to learn how to live with swirls on a black car, they are unavoidable, so, let's enjoy them! We can minimize them, but never avoid them. I am picking up a new balck on black tomorrow, and have decided I want to enjoy the car, so I know it will get swirl marks, so what?

I currently have a 550i sport Carbon Black, I am so careful, wash it by hand with the two bucket method, microfiber for drying, etc. has never been trough a car wash, but guess what, it has swirl marks, minor, but they are there.

So, I will enjoy the car, but not become a slave, some swirl marks are OK.
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