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      03-31-2016, 02:20 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Viffermike View Post
If you do what Xiaoxi does, yeah, it'll stay pristine for a while. For the rest of us (read: most of us) who don't hand-wash their cars weekly, etc., gloss black vinyl will swirl
Well, what I meant was that it seems less prone to swirling than paint. Handwashing, at the end of the day, does introduce swirling. But my experience has been that the wrap has very minimal signs of swirls compared to my paint, when it should be even more noticeable because it's gloss black.

And I mean sure, if you're getting your car washed at any old wash station with dirty scrubs, your car is going to swirl regardless. If you don't wash it, then theoretically it shouldn't swirl...only look dirty.

Swirling is a result of wiping contact in the presence of dirt.
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