I had a huge problem with swirls on my car, but yesterday and about 6 hours of work, all I can say is wow. The swirls are GONE(not filled or hidden, but GONE)
My Black 03, swirl free!!
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Ok....I'll bite.....how did you do it?
waytofastvette
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I bet you used the stuff from 3M Thats the only thing i could find that would get the swirl marks outa my car
That looks good. What did you use? I have some major swirl marks.
That looks like my car after a good application of Zaino. Black is a muther to keep up... good work :thumbsup:
Ok ok. I used zaino, so 3mSR was out of the question. (has fillers). Soooo this is what I did.
Wash with dawn. Dry
Polish with a PC buffer, white foam pad, Menzerna Intensive polish. (only did the hood, top of the car, trunk, and fenders with this) Buff and remove
Polish with a PC buffer, white pad, Menzerna Final Polish II, again buff and remove, the entire car.
Wash with dawn again to remove anything left behind. Dry
Z6 the entire car to remove any water spots that may of been left behind, and prep the car for z5
Then z5, two coats
ONe coat of z2.
Im gunna z2 the car again tomorrow a few more times, then Im done. It took 6 hours, but that was also BS'in around with a few freinds. I never thought zaino would, or COULD give a deep look to a car, but wow. The menzerna line is amazing product.
Wash with dawn. Dry
Polish with a PC buffer, white foam pad, Menzerna Intensive polish. (only did the hood, top of the car, trunk, and fenders with this) Buff and remove
Polish with a PC buffer, white pad, Menzerna Final Polish II, again buff and remove, the entire car.
Wash with dawn again to remove anything left behind. Dry
Z6 the entire car to remove any water spots that may of been left behind, and prep the car for z5
Then z5, two coats
ONe coat of z2.
Im gunna z2 the car again tomorrow a few more times, then Im done. It took 6 hours, but that was also BS'in around with a few freinds. I never thought zaino would, or COULD give a deep look to a car, but wow. The menzerna line is amazing product.
where is your car and what the hell is that big mirror doing in your street?
i also have a black car. can you please expand on these products. are they all zaino?? who makes these Z5 , z2, PC buffer, white foam pad, Menzerna Intensive polish. thanks soo much. i cant wait to do it to mine.
Wow, that looks real good. Looks like the 6 hours paid off. Can't wait to finish the meguiar's and try zaino. What part of LI is oceanside? I'm up near Huntington. Rarely see another Cobra around here.
that looks sweet, nice job man
I'm ususally in Oceanside, or Smithtown. Oceanside is south nassau, near Long Beach, Baldwin, Rockville Centre. Huntington, near 110, right? Didnt they have a car night at the Jillians there at one point?
rpwsrw. Zaino is called a polish, but its really not. Its more of a paint sealent. It adds a great shine to a car, but the depth isnt good, nor is its ability to remove or fill any kind of swirl mark on the car. There are two different kinds of zaino. Z5, which is called a swirl filler, but it really just adds an optical effect to the paint. z2 is the actual sealent, or wax. It will not soften under the sun, and the shine is amazing.
I used a PC(porter cable orbital buffer) with a white foam pad, and applied Menzerna Intensive polish. This is an abrasive polish, which is used to remove marring, light scratches, or swirl marks. Be carefull using this stuff. THe paint will look a little dull after you buff with this. THen I used Menzerna Final Polish, which brightens up the paint, and polishes it to an amazing shine, and adds HUGE depth to the paint. Then you apply the zaino, which adds the reflection. Thats why the paint doesnt look like its covered in saran wrap(typical zaino look, shiny but no depth) it looks deep and shiny. These to products are amazing together, IMHO
rpwsrw. Zaino is called a polish, but its really not. Its more of a paint sealent. It adds a great shine to a car, but the depth isnt good, nor is its ability to remove or fill any kind of swirl mark on the car. There are two different kinds of zaino. Z5, which is called a swirl filler, but it really just adds an optical effect to the paint. z2 is the actual sealent, or wax. It will not soften under the sun, and the shine is amazing.
I used a PC(porter cable orbital buffer) with a white foam pad, and applied Menzerna Intensive polish. This is an abrasive polish, which is used to remove marring, light scratches, or swirl marks. Be carefull using this stuff. THe paint will look a little dull after you buff with this. THen I used Menzerna Final Polish, which brightens up the paint, and polishes it to an amazing shine, and adds HUGE depth to the paint. Then you apply the zaino, which adds the reflection. Thats why the paint doesnt look like its covered in saran wrap(typical zaino look, shiny but no depth) it looks deep and shiny. These to products are amazing together, IMHO
fubu795
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Pictures look insane!
It really didnt get rid of the orange peel, maybe a little but I cant really tell. Zaino from Zainobros.com, and Menzerna from Autopia.org Zaino lasts for quite a while. Depends on how many coats you have on. I am going to start building it up so its ready for the winter. Ive heard of guys with 20+ coats on. Nuts.
Use NXT and be done with it. I've used every product Meguiar's has made and Zaino too. NXT gives a zaino shine and covers all swirls in 15 minutes. You can get it locally for $14 to boot.
BTW the car looks sweet!
BTW the car looks sweet!
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