I had the same problems, swirl marks, scratches from maybe a car wash machine or two, and all I could see in the sum was terrible. I always waxed by hand, but it came out the same whatever wax I used. So this time a bought some Black Magic synthetic wax. I had a orbital buffer (autozone, NAPA, etc) that went unused. This time I put on the BM and buffed the rest off. I cant say enough on how it came out. Most 95% of the scratches were gone, no swirl marks, and it looks like a very deep shine. I could'nt be happier after all these months of a bad shine. Hope this helps.