liam am guessing seen as your car is island green, which is metalic paint, so it wont have laquer it will just have a top coat which is part of the actual paint
i have had the majority of my audi re sprayed and i have loads of swirls all over my new paint it is virtually impossible to wash it without creating swirls you can minimise them for sure but not totally stop them for gods sake my car gets scratched when it rains from the water dragging the grit over the car!
metalic paint is a nightmare for sure!
i feel for you fella