CL9 best polish and wax products? (light swirl marks)

[HunterZero]

Yup there was a hazy/chalky layer on the paint which is now gone. It might not be clear coated? Yea some red paint came off on the polishing foam whereas nothing came of on my car.

Yes, that's confirmation there is no clear coat on the red Mitsubishi, just solid colour coat. Your Honda has an extra clear coat layer over the pearl white paint to give a nice deep gloss, which explains why the foam appeared to stay clean on your honda, but was tinted red from polishing the Mitsubishi.

If you ever see white paint come off the Honda, that's really bad as it indicates the clear has been polished through - it's called strikethrough. But it would take a long time for that to happen by hand. It's relatively easy to do this with improper use of a machine, especially on panel edges and raised creases.

Nope no paint protection

That's good, it means you don't have to worry about products removing the paint protection. Paint protection schemes usually lock you in to using only their approved cleaning products.

When you get the car detailed, you could ask the detailer to apply a sealant if the car is parked outside regularly. The sealant will help protect the paint from some staining, adds gloss and will last several months, longer if the car is garaged. You can apply your wax over the sealant, the wax should last 2-3 months before it needs reapplying.

And of course, remove bird/bat poo from the paint as soon as you notice it! It can burn hazy marks into the paint.

- HZ

[aaronng]

this stuff was in a red bottle

Yeah, dark red/magenta/purple. This one, right?