swirl marks and fingerprints?

[Beastmaster]

You need to do this:

1) Get yourself a Porter Cable 7424 and a bunch of foam pads
2) Buy these two 3M products
- 3M Swirl Mark Remover
- 3M Perfect-It II Foam Polishing Pad Glaze - Dark

Wash the car, dry it with a chamois or other drying technique. Take the swirl mark remover and the 7424, do the entire truck. Wipe off. The truck's paint should squeek a bit. Next, do the Polishing Glaze. Do the whole truck. Wipe off. Then wax with your favorite wax.

I use this method on Black BMW's all the time with perfect results. It also works well on my black H1.

[R6realtor]

wow that looks bad, not sure about the swirl marks but try a clay bar for the finger prints if it is some type of solvent on there that should remove it, unless it actually etched into the clearcoat? I had something similair to the fingerprints on my vette and the claybar took care of it. The day I brought my Hummers home I claybarred them both, you wouldn't believe the crap that sticks to the paint during shipping. Other wise take it back and complain. Good luck

[K9sH3]

Go back to your dealer and make it known, you should also be getting a rate our dealership letter that goes back to Hummer, say what you need to on that and don't hold back.
But, if that doesn't work do what the others say, Look at there H3's, you will see why. They know what they are doing!
As for me, I have no clue what a clay bar is.

[R6realtor]

Originally Posted by K9sH3

Go back to your dealer and make it known, you should also be getting a rate our dealership letter that goes back to Hummer, say what you need to on that and don't hold back.
But, if that doesn't work do what the others say, Look at there H3's, you will see why. They know what they are doing!
As for me, I have no clue what a clay bar is.

The Claybar is basically the best thing ever invented for your paint!
It's actually a bar of clay I guess? thats about the size of a small bar of soap. It comes with a lubricant, which is usually just a detailer spray. Spray it on in a 2x2 section at a time and rub the claybar over it, very easy to use and you really can't mess up, just don't rub the paint to hard the claybar does all the work lightly. It's amazing the results you get after your done, paint is smooth as glass, takes out all the contaminents, then you have to wax the whole thing! because it does take all the wax off as well, Long process but well worth the results and it's only like $15 bucks at autozone, pepboyz.

[dictionaaron]

i went to a local car wash and detailer here and he said he could high speed buff it but he didnt know how much better even that would make it. Im sure i could get it out eventually using one of the methods above its just the fact that i purchased a brand new hummer and it was already like this. I mean its not like they could have never seen it on the lot and attempted to fix it. It looks like its etched the clearcoat pretty bad. Also if i buff the car with swirl mark remover will that not remove a good percentage of the clearcoat.

[dеiтайожни]

Another, cheaper option would be to get a tube of Nu Finish Scratch Doctor and some microfiber cloths. Just apply by hand, dry to haze, wipe off and all your swirl marks and surface scratches should be gone. If you can't catch your fingernail in any of them, they shouldn't be a problem. It removes so little of the clearcoat that it's not going to matter.

You can complain to the dealership, but I'm sure they would just have it buffed out. Not like they are going to have it repainted for you.

[Zoomie]

Black is a heart breaker. Go to Griot's web site. People use his stuff on museum quality Ferraris and Pebble Beach Concours winners. a little pricey, but there is a lifetime guarantee. They have a show room in Fife, WA. His stuff salvaged a paint job on my Vette that the savages at Bret Chevrolet in Kent, WA tried to pass off. Do all this AFTER you make the dealer make it right! Also, if you want black to REALLY look like wet licoriche, go to the Zaino web site. It's kind of tricky to apply, but that wet look is worth it.

Cheers!