Buffing Streaks

straightlinespeed said

Plum Crazy Purple. They may be swirl marks, but they are vertical lines where I was doing it in sections. I started buffing with a wool pad and a cutting compound, then used a high quality finishing compound with a foam pad and spent a entire weekend doing it.

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After all that is done well, it helps to use a a softer (less aggressive) foam pad. Most systems have 2 foams, one for initial, one for finish. Pad could also have too much compound on it causing excessive heat.

Give it a final with a random orbital with the finish compound. so any remaining stuff will not be so linear.

Wax will reduce appearance of the marks, because as someone already mentioned swirls are scratches, but will return after washing/rain.