{"id":30496,"date":"2020-09-22T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=30496"},"modified":"2020-09-08T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:03:45","slug":"whats-the-point-of-polishing-for-those-who-think-all-of-the-swirls-will-come-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/whats-the-point-of-polishing-for-those-who-think-all-of-the-swirls-will-come-back\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s The Point Of Polishing? For Those Who Think All Of The Swirls Will Come Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of people tell me there is no point in doing a paint correction because in their minds the swirls will always come back. That is not necessarily true. Whether they return is often up to the owner.\u00a0 After you get your car back to like new, if you care for the car properly then you will see a return on investment.\u00a0 With very good maintenance you may see swirls, but they will be mild and not accumulate nearly as frequently.\u00a0 You may not see any swirls at all.<\/p>\n

Ideally, you want to put yourself in a position where a 1 stage (milder) correction will bring your car back to where it was after a two-stage (aggressive) correction.<\/p>\n

This 2015 Ford Mustang is a prime example, being the second time I worked on this car.<\/p>\n

This car had very mild<\/strong> swirls and few isolated deep scratches.\u00a0 To most people, it could pass as a recently polished car.\u00a0 In some areas, the marring from the clay bar I used would be deeper than the wash induced marring.<\/p>\n

\"Taped-Mustang-PreCorrection\"<\/p>\n

In regards to how the owner maintains his car:<\/p>\n