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I touched based on this in the 95 LT1 Thread but I'm just gonna start a thread.
What's the best method to use to clean a black car that you are going to use for a show car? My Dad just uses Quick Detail Spray and Quick Wax Spray but my car is dirty from the ride home on Sunday and I think if I just wipe it off it will create swirls?
What's the best product? I've read nothing but good things about Zaino, anyone here ever use it?
Idk about the best product. I like meguires... but if you do wind up with swirls, and you're not a competent buffer..
Try an orbital waxer, some people call these buffers.. but they're not.
Use a clean bonnet and allow the waxer to do the work...use soft micro fiber towels to wipe the wax off... and obviously, never wax a dirty car...
One rule with a black car..they're hard to keep up, sand lines from wind..smudges...its hard to keep up, but man they look sharp...
I'm a jack of all trades lol...I put myself through college and worked through high school at a detail shop. :)
EDIT: hand wash the car too..avoid wash lines from wash rack brushes.
Oh. .and don't use dawn!!! Use a decent car wash soap. They're not expensive and dawn strips wax....good luck :)
Zaino is good but I told you before how to do it.
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That's a deep looking paint job there ^^^ I'll have to try that wax..
I use adams 3 stage with a flex orbital polisher. Gets my car looking great every time.
Meguirs cleaner wax. Stuff is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by brandons94lt1
If its dirty ... WASH IT.
Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
LTXtech.com
On the black, stick with the Zaino. Pricey but worth it.
Wash the car with Dawn first and foremost, get all the old stuff (if any) off the car, as well as crud, whatnot. Use a new sheeps wool mitt, separate clean and dirty water buckets. Once wash is done, claybar the entire car. This will get you down to smooth as glass paint. At this point, take a look and see if you have swirls, marring, fine scratches, etc. If you do, break out the polisher (PC7424 anyone?) and the compounds. ZPC from Zaino is fantastic for a quick cleanup. If you need more aggressive, I myself prefer the Menzerna (they're German) line of polishes. Once the machine polishing is done to satisfaction, hit it with the Zaino and take pictures of your work.
For towels, 100% cotton including stitching and edges is the ultimate "take care of it" towel. Microfiber towels work very well but test on a CD surface first to see if it's gonna scratch. Not all are created equal.
If you really want to go the extra "precaution" mile, get a good leaf blower to use to dry the car. Believe me when I say that once the polishing and Zaino is all done, you can literally dry the car in about 5 minutes this way without touching a towel to it.
I'm afraid I will create tons of swirls if I wash it..Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
Thanks for the quick write up, I don't know how to use a machine buffer :/ mhmm.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Fastbird