Meguiar's SwirlX and ScratchX 2 (SwirlX is a bit milder polish) and the original ScratchX (mildest cutting of the three) are OK, but it's going to take a while and a lot of patience to remove all the swirls by hand. Menzerna polishes are good too.
The method you need to use is just as important as the product. Honda paint is very soft and sticky, and this means unless you're very careful with your method, you'll likely cause more fine scratches with clumped product as fast as you'll polish them away.
Properly clean and decontaminate the paint before you polish it. Don't apply too much pressure through the pad, let the product do the work. Most importantly, don't use too much product, the product needs to break down as you work it to get the best polishing results. And it's a good idea to follow up with a good sealer like Zaino Z2 Pro or at least a good wax. Keep a good supply of microfibre towels handy for wiping away polish residue. Take care not to get polish on the satin black and rubber trims.
But is the swirling really that bad? Since your car is a light colour, and if you can't notice it from more than a few feet away, you can probably just get away with a good wax and call it done. If your car was a dark colour, it would be different.
There's a mob in Melbourne Australia who are very good with restoring sticky Honda clear coats, they also sell foam machine polishing pads (they use the orange pad on poorer condition paints, black on light corrections), heavy/medium/fine cutting compounds, and sealants -
http://www.finalinspection.com.au
- HZ
Originally Posted by HunterZero
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