Full Detail on my G35 this weekend...
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Full Detail on my G35 this weekend...
So I'm planning to do a full detail on my g35 this weekend atleast on the exterior.
I ordered a PC7424 and the Pinnacle XMT Intermediate swirl remover kit. Additionally I have a few other products I can go to.
I spent a few hours the other day with a drawing pad making diagrams of all the issues with the paint I can see. For the most part its predominantly medium to heavy water etching on all horizontal surfaces. There are medium to light swirls on all panels, around 20 or so smaller polishable rids, 1 or 2 primer deep rids, and the illustrious "***" thats written on top of my trunk lid. My cousin wrote "***" with his finger not knowing it would mar my paint(If he wasn't my cousin he would've ate a knuckle sandwich).
Heres how my plan goes...
-Wash with dawn to remove all wax
-Clay with Megs White(also have Z-18 and Mothers California gold clay) and QD as lube
-50/50 isa wipedown/ Or another Dawn wash
-Test panel of XMT #1 Fine Swirl Remover polish with PC7424 on LC white pad(lightest cut first)
-I may switch to XMT #3 if the cut isn't deep enough(also have orange and green LC pads)
-50/50 wipe down with a final look over
-XMT Carnauba Finishing Glaze
After glazing is where I'm stuck at. I didn't order any decent wax or sealant. Heres a list of what I've got.
Zaino Z-2
Megs Carnauba paste wax
Megs Carnauba liquid wax
Mothers Carnauba liquid wax
My car is Twilight Blue which has a bunch of beautiful metal flake in it. From what I've read Carnauba wax will only mask the brightness of the flake while darkening the paint. So my gut tells me to do 2 layers of Z-2 with 24hrs in between. Sadly I have no ZFX on hand to help cure faster.
Also I'll be re-finishing my driver side rear wheel entirely. I curbed it 360deg around in a taco bell drive through. My plan is to go for Duplicolor wheel paint wet sanding between every coat with 3 or 4 coats of clear.
One quick question as well, I don't have anything short of armor all to dress my wheel wells with. Does anyone know of a good OTC dressing I can pick up? Around here I've got Kragen, Autozone, PepBoys, Walmart, and I think thats it. Any help/critiques are appreciated.
I ordered a PC7424 and the Pinnacle XMT Intermediate swirl remover kit. Additionally I have a few other products I can go to.
I spent a few hours the other day with a drawing pad making diagrams of all the issues with the paint I can see. For the most part its predominantly medium to heavy water etching on all horizontal surfaces. There are medium to light swirls on all panels, around 20 or so smaller polishable rids, 1 or 2 primer deep rids, and the illustrious "***" thats written on top of my trunk lid. My cousin wrote "***" with his finger not knowing it would mar my paint(If he wasn't my cousin he would've ate a knuckle sandwich).
Heres how my plan goes...
-Wash with dawn to remove all wax
-Clay with Megs White(also have Z-18 and Mothers California gold clay) and QD as lube
-50/50 isa wipedown/ Or another Dawn wash
-Test panel of XMT #1 Fine Swirl Remover polish with PC7424 on LC white pad(lightest cut first)
-I may switch to XMT #3 if the cut isn't deep enough(also have orange and green LC pads)
-50/50 wipe down with a final look over
-XMT Carnauba Finishing Glaze
After glazing is where I'm stuck at. I didn't order any decent wax or sealant. Heres a list of what I've got.
Zaino Z-2
Megs Carnauba paste wax
Megs Carnauba liquid wax
Mothers Carnauba liquid wax
My car is Twilight Blue which has a bunch of beautiful metal flake in it. From what I've read Carnauba wax will only mask the brightness of the flake while darkening the paint. So my gut tells me to do 2 layers of Z-2 with 24hrs in between. Sadly I have no ZFX on hand to help cure faster.
Also I'll be re-finishing my driver side rear wheel entirely. I curbed it 360deg around in a taco bell drive through. My plan is to go for Duplicolor wheel paint wet sanding between every coat with 3 or 4 coats of clear.
One quick question as well, I don't have anything short of armor all to dress my wheel wells with. Does anyone know of a good OTC dressing I can pick up? Around here I've got Kragen, Autozone, PepBoys, Walmart, and I think thats it. Any help/critiques are appreciated.
Last edited by ZXERT; Oct 31, 2008 at 02:20 PM.
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Zaino will not bond to the finishing glaze, so I would skip that. Even after a polish with XMT I would either do a wash or IPA wipedown to ensure there are no polishing oils left on the surface. This will ensure that you will get the maximum durability out of zaino.
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You are busy today. Did you cut and paste this on 3 forums? If the swirls and stuff are medium the #1 is not going to work. It is a fine swirl polish. Use the #3 with the white pad first. If that doesn't work switch to the orange pad. You'll need tofollow up the #3 with the #1, to eliminate any marring caused by the more aggressive method. Use the white pad of maybe even a grey pad.
Your plan....FAIL!
Had you done a search you would have discovered that using dish washing
detergent on our painted surface is wrong....it dries out the clear coat. Using
carnauba wax will not darken your paint, where did you get that kinda
misinformation? Wash your car....top to bottom using water only....then dry
now you can use the clay making sure the surface is super wet at all times
rinse and dry one more time....now you can use a light cleaner whatever's
compatible with the wax you're using....now wax your car following
the lines of your car but never apply using circular motions and use a quality
applicator....to remove wax use microfiber towels....again following the lines
of the body....after you think your done wait an hour and rebuff the entire
car again following the body lines. Twilight Blue is such a great color, done
right it will look better than any other car on the road!
Gary
detergent on our painted surface is wrong....it dries out the clear coat. Using
carnauba wax will not darken your paint, where did you get that kinda
misinformation? Wash your car....top to bottom using water only....then dry
now you can use the clay making sure the surface is super wet at all times
rinse and dry one more time....now you can use a light cleaner whatever's
compatible with the wax you're using....now wax your car following
the lines of your car but never apply using circular motions and use a quality
applicator....to remove wax use microfiber towels....again following the lines
of the body....after you think your done wait an hour and rebuff the entire
car again following the body lines. Twilight Blue is such a great color, done
right it will look better than any other car on the road!
Gary
Last edited by gary c; Oct 31, 2008 at 11:08 PM.
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Originally Posted by ZXERT
I didn't know dawn would dry out the clear coat. But I did read that Carnauba will make the paint appear slightly darker on an article that was wax vs. sealant on autogeek.net. Also read that it will mask metal flake slightly.
Some carnubas will give your paint a darker look, that is usually caused by the oils in the wax. Same effect with a glaze.
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