Will BUFFING my car cause my PAINT TO THIN?

i bought a brand new car and i washed it the other day LEAVING SWIRL MARKS!!!








should i get it buffed? wont it thin my paint!? help!?!?!Will BUFFING my car cause my PAINT TO THIN?
No don't buff a new car. You must have used a coarse cloth on it to scratch it. Normally paint is very tough %26amp; takes a lot to scratch. Go back to your dealer %26amp; winge at them, get them to polish the car for you as through normal washing you won't scratch it. Good luck!Will BUFFING my car cause my PAINT TO THIN?
Here is the deal: First of all, I would like to know what color your car is? Then, I can help you on how to fix it. Quick tips: What you are going to be working on is the clear coat. When you touch this is the first thing your fingers touch. If the swirl are deep that;s something else to deal with. If just your car has swirl marks you don't have to buffed you only need a machine to apply glaze a nice faom pad and a really good product, ( from 3m).
waxing your car prevents the paint from fading, and gives a much better shine to it, the paint removed is unnoticeable but the pluses are a lot. it will preserve your paint for a lot of years, wash it and wax it on the shade to prevent swirl marks and always use waxes containing carnauba.
Yes, it will thin your paint. But you probably won't notice until you have it buffed a dozen more times.








also: That's buffing the PAINT, not the wax, dude
A light buff job won't hurt the paint if you are carefull. You have to eat throught the clearcoat first. That's why car detailers charge so much. They know the tips and tricks to using a power buffer. If you are gonna do it yourself, stick to hand polishing. Don't use rubbing compound unless you have some practice. (Eats the clearcoat right up if you ain't carefull.) You said it was a new car. Is it less than six months old? New paint (Since about the late 80's) takes almost 6 months to fully cure. Current recommendations are not to wax a new car paint job for about six months since the wax keeps the VOC's from evaporating and letting the paint fully harden under the clearcoat.





Swirl marks are a pain. Just means you used too much pressure, or to much compound. I always buff now with just plain wax, and the softest rag I can find. (I don't throw out my old bath towels. Them puppies are big enough to switch to a new surface, and after a few years are pretty soft.)





Using just a plain wax, and a few soft rags, (You gotta keep changing them out, or you are just rubbing the old dirt back in. It's like you turned your rag into sandpaper.) you will have a nice paint job in no time. (Well, actually it will take quite a bit of time. And elbow grease!) But it will save you the layout of dough for a detailer, and you will be happier with the results since you did it yourself.