thanks,

my main concern is the swirl and the polish. we have 3 different car with 3 different color.

G = black osbidian
FX = dark silver/ desert graphaite
Maxima = green. Fresh paint. painted about 1 week ago.

I take care of of G well, althouh the G stays outside. So i need a good swirl remover and polish and sealent for the G.

Also, The Fx is my dads daily car. And all the dust and stuff in Arizona ist in a rough position now.

And for maxima. the cloro was bad so my dad repainted it. My brother also doesnt take care of the maxima

im seeking towards menzerna IP, FPII for polishing for all three cars. then FTG

then for Sealent Z2/Z5 for G and FMG or Z2 for the Fx

As for PC i found this site www.tools-plus.com, PC for $99

and im buying Lake country pads 1 orange, 2 white, 1 gray



thats about it for now

 

Looks good! You could actually go w/ Z5 for all , instead of the Z2. I used Z2 & Z2Pro for many years and saw a deeper look with the Z5 on my DG G35 and Mil Silver GS300. I actually threw away the Z2 when I got my pc and Z5Pro.
Check out autogeek.net , properautocare.com, autopia.org for more forums and online ordering.

 

Lowe's has the PC on sale for either $69 or $89 depending on where you are.

 

i know

i couldnt find any

im going to check again, thanks

also does the 7424 comes with backing plate ?

what about 7336 ?

 

how long does i have to wait to remove Z5 0r Z2 without ZFX

i have lots of time in my hand btw

 

First rule to Zaino, use VERY sparingly. If you can see an obvious haze, you used too much. To remove, you can use the "finger test". After a thin haze forms, swipe the haze with a finger. If it wipes clean, you're ready to be removed. If it smears, wait a little longer.

ZFX is a curing agent. If you choose not to use it, you will have to wait 12-24hrs to apply another layer. This has nothing to do with application time. With ZFX you can apply another layer once you remove the existing one.

With the color of your cars, you're better off just using Z5Pro. Although the Zaino site, as well as others, use the Z5/Z2 combination. Just different opinions, there is no right/wrong way. The fun part is experimenting and finding what works for you and your cars.

Have fun!

 

Finally I got my stuff and very excited to use it

i got the portercable from autogeek with pads

Menzerna from detailed image

here are the pics










thanks to Tod and redlude and all other ppl to help me out with what to buy.
i havent bought ziano yet but I will soon

 

the swirls

 

If you purchased FMJ, try that out and see if you like it before you purchase any zaino. Many on autopia will argue FMJ is as good as zaino, and no sense in purchasing multiple products that do the same thing. Also, pick up some more wash mitts if that's your only one, I use at least 3 per wash, and 2 buckets, seems like alot of your swirls are wash induced, so learn proper wash technique before doing any polishing or its just going to come right back

 

yes, I have purchased one but have another wash mitt and i also use 2 bucket method

My car was washed twice at the dealer and one time at the shop agter i got into accident. After that i have been washing by myself. I would be more carefull this time to make less swirls.

I follow the method written by picus

any more advice would be apreciated...

 

Some more advice? What are you using on your wheels? have seperate mitts for wheels as brake dust can f up paint pretty bad. Practice on another car first if possible. Pick up some blue painter's tape to mask all trim etc

 

JK

yeah thx man

 

before




after









is this hazy or i took the pic at a wrong angle like that ?




more day light pic coming soon

 

Ok... very nice. What product and steps did you use to get to that last picture?

 

thanks

this was my first time detaling as u read other post in this thread. i was going to buy ziano but ended up purchasing a PC and Menzerna IP, FPII. FMJ and HGAS.

my steps was

wash
clay
wash
IP orange pad PC
FPII white pad PC

FMJ hand applied x2
HGAS x2


for some reson the last pic is kinda hazy but its not normally.