Search results

First BMW I have ever sat down with and buffer, clayed, etc. It was a 2002 Z8 with 2200 miles. Beautiful car, except for the easily scratched plastic dash panels, nice going BMW engineers :nono . Anyway, here are some pics. I clayed the car, Meguiars dacp, klasse AIO, then P21S wax. Here...

Well The is300 finally got some attention from me after this crappy weather they call summer. I got a chance to clay the car and apply S100. Also painted the brake calipers, applied lexus logos, zainoed the rims, and detailed the wheel wells. Here is a few pics, I didn't drive the car after...

over the course of a month our C320 now has 5 coats of Z5 and a new clear bra on the hood. Well I'll let the pics do the talking.

Well last week I decided to completely clean my windshield. I cleaned it with a glass MF and Eagle 20/20 as well as i could. Next I used Zaino Z12 glass polish on the whole thing rubbing it into the glass by hand. I rubbed each section of glass for about a minute and wiped it off with an MF...

Check this out, PPG developed a new kind of paint. Swirl-free paint What do you guys think?

Has anyone tried these mitts? I got a 100% cotton mitt from pinnacle wax and it lasted me about 5 months until it got hard and rough. Are these mitts the same as davids? I have seen the viking synthetic mitts at the store and they feel very soft, has anyone tried autopia's mitts? are they...

I met the owner of this vehicle, a black SL55. He had it delivered from the dealership swirled and scratched up from their prep guys. He searched all over new england for a quality detailer, but could not find one. So he found me and I was very willing to help him out. He is a great guy and...

I always hear everyone talking about them but I can never find them. Can someone steer me in the right direction?

Can clear bra's/film be buffed along with the paint if there is swirl marks on it? I am worried it will haze it if it is buffed. I am getting the Venture clear bra which i believe is not clear coated? I think the 3M stuff is... so can that be buffed? Sorry guys im kinda clueless about this...

Just put a deposit/down payment on a new 2003 Mercedes-Benz C320 4matic, Black exterior :eek: (I know I couldn't help myself) and java(tan) leather interior. The car is at the port and is coming in this week. I told them to keep the plastic on or else i will refuse delivery. However my...

Well about 1.5 months ago i took the ML to get a bunch of things fixed before the warranty expired. I specifically told the dealer no wash because the car was very dirty and told him i did not want swirls and scratches. He sympathized with me and said he wouldnt wash it. The car came back...

A friend of mine has a 96 Black VW Jetta. The car has severely faded paint (dull black) and very swirled but I wanted to detail it for him. However I am thinking its not clearcoated because of how much the paint faded and dull it looks, however if it is clearcoated I would be worried about...

Hey guys, The exhaust tip on my IS is all brown on the inside... it was black to begin with but this just seems to be rusty water that dried and hardened on the inside of the tip. when i use a towel with alcohol on it, it turns brown but doesnt clean it all off(probably would if i kept...

Hey guys, I was wondering if I could use Menzerna's final polish (they say has no wax, oils, glaze, or fillers) and then go straight to Zaino without a dawn wash? Is this possible? Thanks:)

Woke up this am around 7:30. Went out to the parking lot to get my car and found the car like this. Looks so cool the way the snow slid right off the hood.

A good friend of mine just picked up a brand new 2003 M3, black with imola red leather int. The car is beautiful. We took delivery of the car dirty, and i mean dirty. There was a thick crust of dirt, water spots and so forth. There was also a deep scratch on the hood, (about 1 inch long)...

Ok guys, it is about 35 degrees outside, the IS300 is in the garage, i think it is slightly warmer in the garage (about 42). Is this a high enough temperature to repair paint chips? Also the car is somewhat dirty, how can i clean the chipped area without washing the car?

Well I am getting fed up with the slowness of the PC and would really like to speed things up and get a rotary buffer. Now what I am wondering is will a rotary be more harsh on a finish than a PC, say using the same pad, and same compound, which takes off more paint (when both are used...

Ok on both the IS300 and the ML the paint below the rub strip on the door panels seems to be beading pretty poorly and water is clinging, however the rest of the car is still beading like a champ. So this weekend should i Z7 wash, Z6 and then Z2/ZFX 3x. OR Dawn wash, then Z2/ZFX 3x. Thanks guys!

Well i have been using zaino now for a while and i never really liked their Z7 wash compared to MGC or even dawn. It seems like the wash doesnt really stick to the surface, when i rub the mitt it feels like im just rubbing water around.... I am not sure what i am doing wrong... When I fill the...