Product Review: Detailer's Pride Super Swirl Eliminator

[JaredPointer]

On Saturday I had a detail to do for a friend who had sold his wife’s car. The car is a 1999 Altima. My friend owned it for a year and half, and before then it was a rental car. Needless to say, the paint was not in the best of shape. Part of it had been repainted and there were scratches, marks, etc. over most of the finish. I wasn’t too hopeful about removing some of the more serious stuff, but I figured it would be a good test vehicle for the new Detailer’s Pride (DP) products I had gotten from Dwayne. I have four products to review for this one vehicle, so I’ll start with one and continue each new product in it’s own thread.

Product: Detailer’s Pride Super Swirl Eliminator (SSE)



Packaging: Packaged in a white 8 ounce bottle with a wrap-around type label. Nothing flashy, but the label states what the product is and contains directions and warnings and so forth. The dispenser cap on the sample 8 ounce bottles are nice.

Price: $14.95 USD for 16 ounces of product. That’s $.93 USD per ounce. There’s a bulk size as well that’s $26.95 USD for 32 ounces of SSE. That makes it $.84 per ounce.

Directions: Nowhere on the label did it state to shake the polish. I think as with all polishes, you should keep it well shaken. They state to use a cutting or light cut pad with a machine polisher, not to exceed 4,500 RPM. This is another problem I have with the directions (this has already been pointed out by HollandPatrick). It should be OPM for the PC, and I also think a speed suggestion would be nice for the rotary as well. They state when the polish begins to slightly dust, you should stop and remove the residue using a MF towel. Follow up with DP Mild Swirl Eliminator to refine the paint.

Cautions, Hints, etc: Standard caution about being harmful if swallowed and avoiding contact with eyes. Also, there is a statement about the mfg not being liable for misuse. There’s a quick intro to the product explaining how diminishing abrasives work. Pretty nice. I think that more elaboration on the directions would be helpful.

Product: The Super Swirl Eliminator is a whitish colored polish. You can feel the abrasives in it by rubbing it between your fingers. It has a light chemical smell. It’s about the same thickness as other polishes in the same general category.

Usage: I started out with an Edge light cut pad (green), but soon needed to step up to the medium cut (yellow). I don’t’ think that this was due to the polish, but rather to the poor condition of this paint. In any case, I applied the normal “ring� of product to the outer edge of the pad. I think the directions indicate the use of way too much polish (three 3� lines on the pad), but that’s just my opinion. I spread the polish, turned the PC on to about 4, worked for a minute and then bumped it up to 6. Worked a 2’x2’ section very slowly until the product started to “vanish� on me. Wiped the residue with a MF towel. It works like most other polishes I have had the opportunity to use. I guess it’s close to SSR 2.5 in abrasiveness, if not a bit more strong. Easy to work, and easy to remove the residue.

I liked the ease of use of this polish and the very easy removal of residue. It didn’t produce mush haze (if any) and I think that is wonderful considering I was using one of my more aggressive pads. It removed a ton of swirls, but I did have to work slowly, and in a lot of places make more than one pass. Again, I chalk that up to the poor condition of the paint. The product dusts very little, but then again I did use it sparingly. I assume if you used more, it would dust more. It left a nice finish and removed a lot of marring. A very good polish indeed.

Here's a few pictures. They're not the best, but they are all I gots....

Some befores of the hood:




Some afters:



Click HERE to read more about SSE or to get some for yourself!!

Very professional reviews Jarred!

Nice job!

[Mungo]

Anyone know if this, or the DP line in general, stains trim?

[Raven]

Great review, looks like the DP polish is a keeper.

[Mungo]

I'm sure Jared appreciates that. But does anyone know if DP SSE or MSE stains textured trim?

[JaredPointer]

Originally Posted by Mungo

I'm sure Jared appreciates that. But does anyone know if DP SSE or MSE stains textured trim?

I didn't notice any staining when I used it, but I didn't really test it out to see for sure. The trim on the Altima was in poor shape to begin with.

Edit: You may want to try and Email the kind folks at AutoGeek just to see if they know one way or the other. The next chance I get I will test it on a piece of textured trim to see if it stains. FWIW, even with non-staining waxes and poishes I try not to get it on the trim. That's just my way of going about it.

[Mungo]

I tried a little section last night. best I can tell, so far, there isnt any staining, however, it was a major PITA to buff out. I ended up taping off the rest of the trim.