FBTO

Ok, what's the deal with swirl marks? Are they there forever? Can they be polished away? Just got my car back from the 1600 km inspection, and there are swirl marks ALL OVER THE F'N PLACE!!!! I have now told them to NEVER wash my car again!! NEVER!!!

BenLS460

Swirl Mark can be polish off...

FBTO

THANKS GOD!! Why would a company like Lexus let some dumbass with a dirty rag clean the cars!! I have blobs of some white cream in spot all over. There are water marks everywhere. Sections that were not even touched. I would have been better off with a dirty car.

LEXUSF

iTrader: (3)

is this your first black car? never let anyone wash your car unless they handwash and know how to wash a car right!

FBTO

Yes, my first and last black car!

blk250

iTrader: (3)

hahah it is hard to keep the BLK kleanzzzzz

FBTO

I can live with the not so shiney can clean all the time. It is just those swirl marks that gets my goat!!

TexxIS

iTrader: (3)

you'll get used to it! this is my second black show car/daily.. honestly, shes dirty a lot. i work a lot and dont have time to keep her sparked at all times. ha

LEXUSF

iTrader: (3)

i know me too i use zymol and never, never rub back and foward always wipe off in one direction.

MicaISF

that's why i never let dealers wash my cars. they are free for a reason.

ub2slow2

When I take my car to Lexus for the oil change I hang a note on the dash that says "DO NOT WASH, DO NOT VACUUM!! JUST SERVICE" They run it through the wash and half *** dry it with a dirty towel and leave water spots all over. Pissed me off when they washed it and left it looking like crap and when I took it in it was spotless. Car never see's rain and I hand wash it. Needless to say I took it back and they detailed it back to showroom condition on their time.

I had a black car back in the day and said never again. Then I ordered a IS-350 black and hated the swirl marks and trying to keep clean. Traded it after 11 months for the Blue IS-F. Now I know for sure I'll never buy black again. Gorgeous cars but impossible to keep showroom clean.

MRxSLAYx

Not the end of the world. In my opinion our cars arnt show cars. If your upset just for the car for 20 seconds and youll forget about the paint lol

Jonsleeper

Thats why I drive a silver Clk55. But I'm looking into the blue or white ISF.

datplayaz

iTrader: (9)

black is such a hard color to maintain, I love the look of it when it's clean and waxed, but all the swirl marks drives me nuts, that's why my cars new bff is the Porter Cable

flipside909

Swirl marks are the biggest pet peeve of any car owner, especially dark colored cars. You can take steps to maintain the finish but there is no real way to prevent swirls from happening. You can do preventative maintenance to help hide the swirls. Your best bet is to wash the car yourself and use the right tools to maintain your IS F's finish.