Excuse me if this has been addressed before...

So far, I've kept my G in really nice shape (5.5 months old, 1950 miles on it, washed almost every weekend)...but now I want to get it looking REALLY nice by detailing it.

All that I learned about caring for a car came from my dad, who basically told me to wash it once a week, and wax it a couple times a year. Well after reading what others on here do to care for their cars, I'm not doing a good enough job .

1. Where can Zaino products be purchased? Only online, or do retailers stock them?

2. I read that you need to "de-wax" the car before applying Zaino products...when they're applied, do they protect as well or better than wax? Or do you wax like normal after you've applied the Zaino "system" (for lack of a better term)?

3. After the Zaino has been applied, how often should the car be waxed?

4. How frequently should Zaino be applied?

5. I read that Zaino should be applied by hand...for removal, do any of you use an orbital buffer? If so, are there certain pads for each step of the process? Do you all recomment the PC 7424?

6. I need to fix a couple (very) minor rock chips on my front bumper, and after that, I'm going to get a clear bra put on. Should I apply all the Zaino products before I get that installed, or does the clear bra installation require "bare paint"?

Thanks for the help guys...anyone in the Denver area watch our for a silver flash of light running down the road in the next couple weeks!

 

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And yes the clear bra requires bare paint, if there's any wax/polish on it, your installer will remove it.

 

Zaino is a polymer sealant. Essentially, you would either use a polymer sealant or a Carnauba based wax. The goal is the same . . . protection. Carnauba has advantages with respect to shine and depth, but you can't beat a polymer sealant in terms of durability. This is where Zaino truly excels. His shine and depth are pretty damn good too, but his durability is probably the best in the industry.

If you want your car to truly look amazing, the bulk of your work has to come in paint prep. You can't top your car with a last step product and expect miracles if you haven't done the work to make the paint look as good as it can first. This includes, first and foremost, removing previous wax/oils from the paint and claying. You can remove wax and oils by using a dish-washing detergent (like Dawn). You really don't want to do this often since dish detergents are so alkaline, but if you do it once a year as a prep I don't expect you'd have any problems. One of the most important steps is claying to remove impurities from the paint.

After claying, your paint surface should be buttery smooth, leaving it ready to properly accept any products you choose. But after claying and before your last step product is the key step to get that "pop" from your paint. This step is often referred to as polishing. This is where you have to decide, depending on the condition of your paint, if you need to use something physically abrasive, a purely chemically "abrasive" product, or both. This is the step that will give your paint the "wet" look. After this step (and likely another wash to rid the paint of fillers and oils left behind by the product you use), then you can top with a polymer sealant or a carnauba wax.

Sounds like a b*tch, don't it? Well it is. But if you want results, it takes a lot of work. In theory, if you take care of your car as indicated, a) this won't be too bad, b) you'll only have to this maybe once a year.

In addition to Zaino, check out Detailing Dynamics products as well. Go to their site and check out the cars they do and you'll see why. Go to autopia.org for good detailing info. That's where I learned a lot of the above.

With regards to the clear bra, you don't want to have a sealant or wax on the surface to be cleared . . . the surface has to be clean so that the adhesive can bond properly.

Hope this helps.