anwar1337

Hey :]! Check out the nasty swirls on the car!
Zaino stuff should arrive at the door with in a couple of minutes then I will begin on my journey :]!

anwar1337

Steps :
Wash car with dawn
Clay the car
Wash car with Z-7
Polish with Meguiars 83 via Cutting pad
Polish with Meguiars 80 via Polishing Pad Maybe 2 Times
Wash Car with 50% Water / 50% Iso Alcohol
Apply Z-5 Via PC Finishing Pad
Apply Z-2 Via PC Finishing Pad
Apply z-6 via towel
apply z-8 via towel

sashax415

wow...that's gonna need some prep. Are you going to use a pc or a rotary? Post pics when you're done and good luck.

anwar1337

I'm going to be using the PC, see the via PC :P~. So the zaino comes and im outside washing the car with Palmolive and then a second later it starts thunderstorming :-x!!!!

Alan D

Did someone wash your car with a bucket of rocks? Wow, that thing is scratched.

GS300Rich

those swirl marks look terrible, cant wait to see the end result. I have been reading that people dont recommend dawn when washing the car, its too harsh or something. I use the P21S soap and it works great

INHOCJP

Yikes, that paint is in bad condition. You're going to have to spend some serious time with the PC to get those swirls out, but the PC may not be powerful enough.

Zaino? Great stuff, but not for your car in its current condition. All Zaino will do is highlight those flaws. Good luck.

anwar1337

Hey, reporting some updates, today there were crazy thunderstorms in the Long Island area so I only had a window of 4 hours and it took about that long to apply 1 coat of polish to the whole car with the PC and it took away Almost all if not all of the swirls there are some slight scratches but hey you can't get em all, gonna z5/2/6/8 Tomorrow and I'll be done ~ The car looks so nice after just 1 coat of polish... Its like a mirroRRRR !!! Detailing @ home = Thumbs Up.


Edit : Ill get pics up whenever, tomorrows my brothers graduation party so I wont have time. SOON! I promiSE!

15951

I'm surprised you removed swirling that deep with one pass. Are you using a polish with fillers, or a pure polish? If it has any fillers, the swirls might still be there. Swirls that bad would usually require at least a few very slow passes with the PC at moderate pressure, with a good polish that resists early breakdown. When I first saw those swirls, I thought you'd need a rotary to completely remove them.

Is Lexus clear pretty soft? I haven't needed to polish my IS350 yet.

Suspect7

Anwar, I've been having the same problems with these damn storms on LI, but it looks like today is finally going to be a nice day, so I think i'll finally get out and take care of my IS250!

Were you able to find a window of opportunity to finish working on those swirl marks? if so, can you post some pics so we can see the final product? If your process worked, i'm going to keep it in mind for the future should i ever need to really take care of mine or my gf's car.

tod071

Let's see those POST pics!!!