First detail of my Mazda6

[ssarcevic]

Finally had a chance to detail my car and begin my journey to become an Autopian.



My process was:

wash/clay bar

1 coat of Z-5

3 coats of Z-2 with Z-6 in between each coat

1 coat S100



I welcome everyone`s input, negative/positive doesn`t matter. Just trying to learn throuhg trial and error.



Thanks!





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Didn`t realize the photos would be so small. Sorry guys. Please check out the larger ones in my gallery under the name ssarcevic.

[MongooseGA]

:bow :bow What a gorgeous color!



I love the dark metallic greys that manufacturers are offering on the new models. Not as picky as black, capable of depth, wetness, and awesome reflections! :cool:

[sQuashed]

I wish my Black would fade to that color sometimes...ho hum..



Thats a Nice car and a great lookin detail.. Do you notice imperfections easily with that color?

[zainoshine]

I love that color too (anthracite)!!! Another great Mazda6 color that I enjoy is the Sepang Green Metallic...shown here (http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/selectConfigTrim.action?hiddenVehicleCode=MZ6&modelCode=MZ6++SSP+A++&vehicleCode=MZ6&buttonAction=continue&modelYear=2005&x=53&y=9&vcode=MZ6&cab=SSP&transmission=6-Spd+Auto)



It`s a really nice color in person.



Carl

[ssarcevic]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. It`s nice to have a community that understands my sickness for keeping my car looking it`s best. My wife/neighbors think I`m nuts because I wash at least once a week usually twice, often at night. But the results are worth it.

I`m really happy with the results of the process I used. However, I did notice some very minor swirling. You really have to look hard to even notice them. Next time I`ll try a more aggressive pad for my PC with some 3M swirl remover I have.



I haven`t noticed any impertections in that color. Time will tell though.



I like the Sepang Green also. In fact, I like almost all of the colors on the 6. One of the few cars that looks good in many colors, IMHO.

[Thomas Dekany]

here is a different response for you - make those pictures larger! :D

[ssarcevic]

How?

[White95Max]

Beautiful color on a beautiful car!

Great detail too. :up

[Thomas Dekany]

Originally posted by ssarcevic

How?



Ahhhh.... I don`t know!