Out Pesky Swirl Marks !

[Ductape]

OK.... when you guys buff your tractors, what do you find gets out the swirl marks the best? I used the Meguiars two step, polish then wax. But i can still see a few light swirl marks in the finish.... maybe someone has found a better system?

 

[Ductape]

Oh.... and a helpful hint, buffing when your tractor is cold is best as the splatter coming off the pad is really hard to get off your exhaust when its hot ! It really bakes the stuff on there.

Scott /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[ChickenWing]

I use Zaino products on my car. It is really great stuff. Its like looking in a mirror. They have a product that will fill swirl marks. Here is the website. They have some good tips and instructions.

http://www.zainostore.com


If you want a very nice polished finish, do not use a power buffer. Use your hands and a very soft cotton cloth. The power buffer will make swirl marks.

 

[depasseg]

Looks great! Except the splatter. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I haven't done the tractor yet, but I use Klasse All-in-one and Sealant glaze on the cars:
Klasse Car products

Greg

 

[theonlybull]

tractor, buff, paint, i don't understand this concept.... isn't that what a nice layer of mud is for??? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Onthesauk]

I think I'd be embarassed to drive a tractor that clean and shiny. Mine has been washed a couple of times in the last ten years and maybe a little degreaser on some fittings once in awhile. Spilled diesel makes it kind of shiny in spots. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Ductape]

OK..... i have a confession to make. When i started the thread, i meant it in a very tongue-in-cheek way. Admittedly.... i actually DID buff the hood of my tractor to get some shine back in it. But i was chuckling to myself the whole time i was typing..... I apprecitate the serious answers, but i hope at least one person besides me scratched their head and laughed at this post !! So... tell me what you really thought the when you read it !

Scott /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[DickThomas]

What did I REALLY think????
BUFFING a tractor??????
Somebody has WAAAAAAYYYYY too much time on their hands!!!!
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[5030]

Ductape:

I for one don't have a problem with buffing your tractor. I wax the hood of my M9 because my wife's cats sleep on the hood and leave paw prints. I use Honda spray wax, the same thing I wax my bike with. HD guys use it and put a chunk of electrical tape over the "Honda" so they can fool themselves. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Toolguy]

There are products made specifically for removing swirl marks. Go to a Body Shop supply store (Finishmasters is one, there are others, too. NAPA, etc.) and ask for it. Also get a new foam pad of the proper density while you are at it. This is a common problem that car painters deal with so you are not alone.

 

[RobJ]

What did I really think? First I doublechecked what web site I was on. But tongue and cheek or not, I see a buffer, wax and a very shiny "tractor". So I think you really wax that thing for real. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Not that's there anything wrong with that!! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[GuglioLS]

Logic dictates that a clean tractor:

1. Is for sale.
2. About to be in a parade.
3. Will not be used for real tractor jobs.
4. Owner does not really need a tractor.
5. Owner is about to pick up his date for a "Hay Ride"

Enjoy your clean tractor while it lasts.

P.S. The only part of a tractor that should be clean are parts that have been recently repaired or replaced.
If you would have not tried to buff that machine you would have never got those swirl marks in the first place - What were you thinking?

 

[ELMO67]

I've used 3-M '' swirl remover" with a used, not new, clean terry cloth towel to remove buffer swirl marks on a black car- works great, NO swirls at all when done. Don't use a circular motion, just back and forth. I guess a foam pad will help prevent swirl marks too, but a towel is cheaper.

 

[scott_vt]

Ducktape,
Cant ever remember buffing this old girl out, but when I scratch it , it doesnt hurt as much /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

scotty

 

[Ductape]

Like a boy with a new toy..... i just couldn't resist shining it up a bit ! I swore i would never be one of "those guys", but yet, there i was ! Just figured a couple other guys and gals might find it as ironic as i did that there was a buffer, and a tractor in the same picture !

"those guys" = "tractor waxers"

Scott /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[BadDog]

Get a life.

 

[Clyde]

BadDog - you are brutally honest. I guess I'll never ask you if my slip is showing!!!!! Clyde

 

[not2shabby]

I don't worry about swirls- tractor has no paint left! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[JimR]

I am really glad to see that people have the time to buff thier tractors. I'd be afraid of getting dirt on it if I spent all that time doing that. I wouldn't even take it up in the woods for fear of scratching it. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Sure does look nice.

 

[slowzuki]

Uhm, I've never even washed a tractor before... the rain takes car of it usually.