About to go all out
 

In preparation for the Winter weather I am going to be doing some serious detailing.

I plan to start off with doing some paint correction by doing some swirl removing. I previously purchased this kit:

http://www.autogeek.net/porter-cable-meguiars-kit.html

* In preparation of that I will be giving the car a full bath in Dawn to remove any tough contaminates.

* Then clay the entire car with this:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=18

* Then a quick wash in dawn again.

* Then into the polishing starting with the Meguiars 105 compound first on the orange pad then followed up with the 205 compound finishing glaze on the grey pad.

* After polishing is complete It will get a fine mist of:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=10

To remove any excess polishing residue

* Finally I will begin with applying the final polishing glaze (3 coats):
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...roduct_Count=7

* After that is complete it will get the final sealing coat to lock in gloss / wetness:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=12

* For some final clear coat protection it will get a coat of:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...roduct_Count=6

This is going to require A LOT of time, probably 20hrs+. Will be a 2 day+ job I am sure. I will probably have to break my efforts into stages which unfortunately will require more washes but the end result should be stunning.

I will be starting this on my vacation I have coming up on the 21st.

I also probably will do the wheels completely separate and off the car to make it easy, probably put them up on a table one at a time and work on them.

I plan to do something similar next weekend after I install my parts. Should look good especially with the black.

Well, that's one way to spend your vacation. haha. It will look really good when you're done!

When I got my '14 a few months ago I went home and bought the stuff from Zaino right away. I got the clay bar, Z2, ZFX, and Z6 spray. The next weekend I washed it with dawn, clayed it, washed it again, Z2, buff, Z6, Z2, buff, Z6, and it looked KILLER! Just this past weekend I added another coat of Z2 and plan to keep doing that every few months. I keep it clean and wash it with Zaino soap at least once a week with regular mist&shine wipes pretty much daily.

It is a lot of work, but it's totally worth it. I did all mine by hand as my car was pretty much brand new and didn't require any correction after the clay.

I dread this kind of work, so repetitive. This is why my cars white...easy to keep looking good.

How much did all that Zaino stuff cost?

Since you are putting in all this work when it comes time to buff/wax mask off the plastics and tailights. It will save you a ton of time. Dont forget the interior especially the leather!! Use Lexol cleaner/conditioner. Ph balanced and will keep the leather pristine for years to come. I usuallly do my Seats once every couple of months and the steering wheel once a month.

I think it was like $85-95 shipped, don't recall the exact amount but a little goes a LONG way.

If you are only using Zaino, it will not leave a white residue and it is hands down the easiest to remove I've ever used. Just follow their instructions on the website and you can't go wrong!

Haha yep, I am gonna be soar. Some well desired beers to stare at the shine will make it worth it.

White defiantly has its perks for sure. I like white a lot too, almost bought white.

Depends on what you get. I originally bought this Steve:

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...roduct_Count=2


I've since had to buy some more wash and z6 spray but that's it. I will be having to buy the additional stuff. I like Zaino because their products are well priced and some of the best stuff you can buy. They do need to expand into paint correction stuff more rather than just paint maintenance.


Oh ya. I've done one round of buffing before, it definitely heavily pays off to mask off windows, plastics, etc. I also have Zaino's leather cleaner and conditioner, I love it. My seats get treated every 2 months.

Its a chore but you'll thank yourself. Especially the next wash after. Water just rolls off the car.

Def do stering wheel as well. Shiny leather is dirty leather.

Always do, and shifter boot / e-brake boot and handles.

I did mine as well until I bought the Shelby boot.

This thread alone is making me tired.

That's something I don't have is a good leather cleaner/conditioner.

Lexol is one of the best and readily avail. Even autogeek.net reccomends it.

Can I find it on a shelf somewhere or do I need to order it?

Oreillys, autozone, walmart. Buy the cleaner and conditoner and a one of those finger nail brushes they usually have at the front of Oreillys. Soft enough for nails soft enough for leather. LOL I agitate the product on the leather with this brush and wipe off with a clean cloth( white so you can see the dirt). You will need to a bucket of water as well. Spray product, dip nal brush in bucket, scrub scrub scrub lightly, wipe off with clean damp towel. The conditoner is simple.

I wish I had the room to do something like this.

Going to come out sick, Danny!

You can always swing by my place and we can do yours sometime. Would go a lot faster having help haha!

I may take you up on that sometime when I can figure out a free weekend. I'll include beers in my payment. :D

Dan, Sounds like a good plan and will be well worth the time spent. By hand sucks, the porter should really help out. I will be doing the same in December on my car, I've been eyeing a porter cable & looking for a black friday deal. I will do the same stages with Wolfgang swirl/polish/sealer.

The Porter Cable helps tremendously. I can't image doing a swirl remover compound without it. It still takes some time and can tire you out controlling the machine but sure as hell beats doing it by hand.

Take some pictures and post them when you finish! I did something similar (no paint correction and polish) not too long ago and water still just runs off the car. Good products make a world of difference. Good luck and get the Advil ready!

A deeper shine use caranuba, for a longer lasting shine use synthtic wax.

Also, you are going to need a shit ton of microfiber towels! Lol

Order them, The ones you buy at the store are poop.

I will take pics for sure

FYI, the Zaino shouldn't be applied with your PC but rather by hand. All directions say so for their stuff. For your correction steps, yeah, use the PC... but not for the Zaino.

OH ya I won't be doing the Zaino with the PC, Only the correction parts. I've done the Zaino now twice its a pain but totally worth it. I just haven't gone the full route of using the Z8 and Clear Seal.

I generally use O'Rileys or Auto zone microfibers but I cut off the borders. I've also used the ones Zaino sells and the ones that come from Autogeek. They are all about the same.

Im referring to the size. I like the bigger towels that way I can use just one for the whole car.

Damn. Nice. I never though about that.

Ya the size does help a bunch. I use 16" towels for polishing and the normal smaller sizes for washing.

Size always matters. LOL

I'm with this guy

Gonna look amazing when finished though

Getting ready for some serious soar arms, legs, and back:

http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps05d7b700.jpg


http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6f450d7b.jpg

interesting.......and Zaino the "rave" of the numerous forums....never subscribed to the hysteria........
105, 205 Meguiars.....as good as any......

I've used a lot of other products before. I'd have to say Zaino is hands down the easiest to use and price is good on most of their products.