Minimizing Swirl Marks by hand, Adam’s Style:

1. Wash vehicle, or use the Detail Spray and Microfiber Polishing Towel to clean the surface.

2. Determine the need of a Clay Bar. Using a sandwich bad or piece of flimsy plastic bag, gently rub the surface to feel for roughness.

   1. Feel little bumps? Clay it!
   2. Smooth? Skip it!

3. Dress your plastic, rubber, and vinyl with our Vinyl, Rubber, & Tire Dressing. It’s okay to be a little sloppy and get some on the paint or glass.

4. Determine a good part of the vehicle to use a test spot. Find a spot on the trunk or hood, where inspection is easy.

5. If working by hand, use our Swirl & Haze Remover (SHR) and a Microfiber Applicator pad.

6. Apply a small amount of SHR to the surface of the vehicle.

7. Spay one mist of Detail Spray into the applicator pad.

8. Rub up and down over an area, say 10 inches square, covering each square inch at least five times.

9. Now do the same going side to side.

10. Do not remove the SHR residue!

11. Using the opposite side of the MF Applicator, Apply the same amount of Revive Polish in the same manner as the SHR.

12. Remove the residue with a clean Microfiber Polishing towel.

    1. Note: Be sure not to use the cheap, bulk Microfiber towels on your paint. The cheap towels can scratch just like a terry towel. Use only high quality Microfiber, which should be ultra soft to the touch, wash after wash.

13. Apply a thin coat of Buttery Wax to the vehicle, then remove the residue.

14. Did you reduce the swirls to your satisfaction?

    1. Yes: Great! Finish the car, completing one step at a time, one panel at a time. (Complete the SHR step to the entire vehicle, then on to the Revive, etc.)
    2. No: If you aren’t afraid of the work, repeat steps 6-12 above and see if the results are acceptable. Otherwise, you’ll need to get the Porter Cable to get the results you want, and with 1/8 the effort!