John Rom

Thanks for the lively discussion and all the info. I,m sure the the Chrysler and Monte have swirl marks but the lighter colors don't show them. My Fiero doesn't have any (or very many) because I hand wash it or spray wash it and I had it painted a few years ago. The swirls on the Lincoln can't be seen looking straight at it in the sun or shade, but at an angle in the sun they pop right out.

I guess I'll price the polisher out and see what they run. Do you really think the Meigures Ultimate Compound is too aggressive? How about the Swirl X 2.0 Instead of the compound? I've never owned a black car before so this problem is new to me. My wife suggested contacting a few shops to see what they would want to just buff the swirls out and I could do the rest. That may be an option because I can't see paying someone 600 bucks to do the whole thing. I just found a Black and Decker polisher pretty cheap on Amazon. Listed for over fifty bucks but on sale for about thirty. I know the cheaper isn't often too good, but I only have the Lincoln that I'd use it on. Two of my other cars are white, and one is gold so swirl marks aren't a problem on them. Thanks for all the advice.

In January I picked up a nice 08 MKX in black. Very nice shape with 62,000 miles on her. The paint is in good condition but it looks like it was run though an automatic car wash about a million times. It's covered in swirl marks from stem to stern. My plan to attack this is a good washing followed by Mothers clay bar. The next steps is by hand as I don't have a buffer and I'd be afraid to use one. Meigures Ultimate Compound or Swirl X 2.0 depending on which one works faster. I'm pretty sure the compound would be faster/easier. then a couple of coats of Meigures Carnaba Paste Wax to protect it, plus no automatic car washes. is there a better way to do this? Any tips are appreciated.

I've owned my 08 MKX for a month now. The biggest thing that bothers me is the fuse box by the drivers side left foot. It makes it hard to find a comfortable angle on a trip. So far I'm loving everything else.

I just bought a Lincoln MKX, but I'm glad to have found this forum. I've been looking for a good Lincoln forum, but the one's I've found aren't very active. I'll be in here a lot as I learn on my new car.