Had my car wet sanded and buffed a few months ago, what now?

[bsmith782]

I own a 99 Black Cobra with 103k on it so it would be easy to say that the paint has seen better days. I work at a dealer and have used the same body shop for my customers who have accidents for a long time. So when I need something for my personal car the manager takes care of me. Recently I had my bumper repainted because of etched in bug guts. At that time I also had the whole car wet sanded ad buffed because of rain/water marks that again wee etched in the paint. Everything came out beautifully I could have not been happier. But now a few month later the swirls of my doing are returning (every where but the bumper) and I believe a waxing is in order. So, what should I do now?

[01SVTSnake]

Originally Posted by bsmith782

I own a 99 Black Cobra with 103k on it so it would be easy to say that the paint has seen better days. I work at a dealer and have used the same body shop for my customers who have accidents for a long time. So when I need something for my personal car the manager takes care of me. Recently I had my bumper repainted because of etched in bug guts. At that time I also had the whole car wet sanded ad buffed because of rain/water marks that again wee etched in the paint. Everything came out beautifully I could have not been happier. But now a few month later the swirls of my doing are returning (every where but the bumper) and I believe a waxing is in order. So, what should I do now?

Swirls have to be polished out. Do not wetsand the car again. Sounds like someone good did your original wetsand, as these cars have a very thin clear coat that is easy to FUBAR wetsanding in the hands of a DIY'er or relatively new to wet sanding.

Anyway, as I said, they must be polished out. You can get glazes and waxes that hide it by filling them, but with time, washing and UV exposure they will come off the car re exposing the swirls. You probably need a new washing method if your swirls are coming back so soon.