Polishing cloth

Hat polishing cloth do you guys use? I use Finesse 2 polish and my softest cloth still leaves swirl marks in the finish. Any recommendations?

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Hat polishing cloth do you guys use? I use Finesse 2 polish and my softest cloth still leaves swirl marks in the finish. Any recommendations?

Thanks

I polish by hand using inexpensive microfiber cloths. If you still have swirls after Finesse it II, you actually use a swirl mark remover compound afterwards to polish it out further.

Another big offender to swirl marks is polishing before the finish has a had a chance to harden all the way.

Meguiars Microfibre Towels (polyester*). Meguiars Quik Detailer spray (no wax). Autoglym High Definition wax (carnauba wax).
* polyester is like a protein, therefore readily absorbs grease, and why you must not use a biological detergent on it, or it will dissolve.

Automotive "detailing" products are very very good and do not leave swirl marks.
Likewise - Menzerna finishing polish i.e. pro stuff - not the common diy car polish stuff.

Liquid Glass & micofiber towel

So I followed the Luthiers Mercantile Finishing schedule and polished the tele tonight after waiting the two weeks recommended for Seagraves lacquer. I used some soft polishing cloths and 3M Hand glaze which i have done in the past, but the last two guitars still have those pesky micro fine scratches all over it. So was it the sanding, hand glaze or the polishing cloth that caused it? I want to try the Liquid Gold but not sure if that will take the scratches out. Any ideas??

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on a side note, the other guitars I have used DEFT on actually look better than the seagraves. Was told that Seagraves was they way to go. Oh well. Prob another reason

most probably earlier in your sanding i would say
go back to around 1000 grit then use a >1200 grit paste > 2000 grit paste > swirl remover and you should be good to go

Like Colt, I use microfiber towels for polishing. (I get mine at Costco.) I think flannel is best to use with swirl remover. I learned about flannel when my wife gave me a big piece of the material from her quilting material stash.