Okay, managed to get my car back from the professional detailer today who was doing a swirl removal job on my car. I've got a black 97 VW GTI and had a huge amount of swirls in my paint.
When I picked up the car today, when I saw it I almost wet myself. It looked so good.. but I knew it looked a little TOO good. So when I paid the detailing, they told me they also added a glaze to the paint to help finish it off. I explicitly told them to only do a car wash, clay and swirl removal, but hey, they charged me the same price.
When I came home from work today, I washed the car down with dawn and managed to dry the car okay. If you've been following my other threads, I was asking how to dry the car if it's too cold. Well it turns out my underground parkign garage at my apartment is warmer than I thought and I dried it no problem ith 1 bath towel, 1 absorber and a small MF. :up
After the dawn wash I noticed swirls popping up in the paint.. swirls I didn't see when I picked the car up -- hidden by the glaze they applied!
But nevertheless, it was probably 80% better than when I started. You can only see the swirls less than 2 feet from the car, so I'm not too worried.
I started applying Z5+Zfx and since I have a black car, I didn't have any problems getting the coats really thin. I managed to do 3 coats + my wheels with less than 2 oz!
Thanks for the tips in this forum, I used a foam pad that was sprayed with Z6. Made application a cinch. But it helped that I have black paint and could easily see how much was being applied.
After 3 coats, all I can say is WOW. My car looks amazing. While you can still see some swirls, the improvement is unreal. The car is shining like crazy! :up What I did notice however, is that it is a real "flat" shine and not anywhere near the deep wet shine of a carnuba. However, I'd trade the carnuba wet shine for the longevity of Zaino!
It's completely dark outside and my underground garage is poorly lit with fluroscent lights... but here's a shot of my hood:
It's probably going to rain for the next week or so, so I won't be able to take better pictures. However, I will be posting up my thoughts on how water is beading up and how dirt is repelled!
Thanks everyone for all your help!!
When I picked up the car today, when I saw it I almost wet myself. It looked so good.. but I knew it looked a little TOO good. So when I paid the detailing, they told me they also added a glaze to the paint to help finish it off. I explicitly told them to only do a car wash, clay and swirl removal, but hey, they charged me the same price.
When I came home from work today, I washed the car down with dawn and managed to dry the car okay. If you've been following my other threads, I was asking how to dry the car if it's too cold. Well it turns out my underground parkign garage at my apartment is warmer than I thought and I dried it no problem ith 1 bath towel, 1 absorber and a small MF. :up
After the dawn wash I noticed swirls popping up in the paint.. swirls I didn't see when I picked the car up -- hidden by the glaze they applied!
But nevertheless, it was probably 80% better than when I started. You can only see the swirls less than 2 feet from the car, so I'm not too worried.I started applying Z5+Zfx and since I have a black car, I didn't have any problems getting the coats really thin. I managed to do 3 coats + my wheels with less than 2 oz!
Thanks for the tips in this forum, I used a foam pad that was sprayed with Z6. Made application a cinch. But it helped that I have black paint and could easily see how much was being applied.After 3 coats, all I can say is WOW. My car looks amazing. While you can still see some swirls, the improvement is unreal. The car is shining like crazy! :up What I did notice however, is that it is a real "flat" shine and not anywhere near the deep wet shine of a carnuba. However, I'd trade the carnuba wet shine for the longevity of Zaino!
It's completely dark outside and my underground garage is poorly lit with fluroscent lights... but here's a shot of my hood:
It's probably going to rain for the next week or so, so I won't be able to take better pictures. However, I will be posting up my thoughts on how water is beading up and how dirt is repelled!
Thanks everyone for all your help!!
