I recently purchased a 2006 BMW 750LI. Up to this point my car detailing experience was pretty basic but with this car I elected to do some in-depth research to try and take care of it. After plenty of online research I found a pretty good following for Zaino products so I decided to try them. I spent over $200 on their offerings and meticulously read and followed all the steps. After 17 hours of work with prepping, claying, wax/polishing, glossing, and synthetic sealing the result was pretty good. I was expecting a little more but I'm still pleased (see attached image).
Anyway, the other day I had the chance to inspect the paint under some fairly high intensity light and I could make out some minor scratch and swirl marks. I can't be certain but I may have actually produced them during my detail work. I will be doing more washing than anything from this point forward and don't want to contribute to the issue.
I called Zaino to see what wash mitt they would recommend and they said they don't even use mitts. They recommended using the towels on their web site to wash the car (see attached image). I have three of these already so it would be very easy for me to use these, however, common sense is deterring me. Wouldn't any towel when wet lay too flat to the surface and potentially drag grit across the paint and possibly scratch it? I would think almost any mitt would be better than a towel but I just don't know.
So what do ya'll think? Is a high-quality towel like what Zaino offers really the best? Would it be just as good as any mitt? Would a mitt clearly be a better tool for this and if so specifically what product do you think is the best? Naturally, I do know one's process when using any of these tools does have something to do with it. If you press to too hard on the paint you run a much greater risk of causing a scratch so I'm asking these questions where that is already understood. Thanks for any guidance.
Anyway, the other day I had the chance to inspect the paint under some fairly high intensity light and I could make out some minor scratch and swirl marks. I can't be certain but I may have actually produced them during my detail work. I will be doing more washing than anything from this point forward and don't want to contribute to the issue.
I called Zaino to see what wash mitt they would recommend and they said they don't even use mitts. They recommended using the towels on their web site to wash the car (see attached image). I have three of these already so it would be very easy for me to use these, however, common sense is deterring me. Wouldn't any towel when wet lay too flat to the surface and potentially drag grit across the paint and possibly scratch it? I would think almost any mitt would be better than a towel but I just don't know.
So what do ya'll think? Is a high-quality towel like what Zaino offers really the best? Would it be just as good as any mitt? Would a mitt clearly be a better tool for this and if so specifically what product do you think is the best? Naturally, I do know one's process when using any of these tools does have something to do with it. If you press to too hard on the paint you run a much greater risk of causing a scratch so I'm asking these questions where that is already understood. Thanks for any guidance.
