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i have been using zaino cleaner and conditioner in the passed and it works good but i really dont like the smell after a couple of days. well my m3 with nappa leather is coming and would like to try something different. i am looking for a mild cleaner and conditioner that doesnt leave the...

i have heard from a couple people that this increases the gloss and wet look even more. anyone tryed this with good results? what would be the benefits of putting a 2nd coat of liquid instead of a 2nd coat of paste? or is this a money issue?

i have been using z7 car wash for quite some time and i really like it . before i only used it on zainoed cars but now that i use other products like megs nxt,#16,p21s etc, it seems to take some of it off. so is this z7 wash a harsher wash than some others? i will be using it on my new bmw that...

well my 05 jet black bmw m3 is coming and i am going to need a cover. it will be garaged 100 percent of the time. the reason i need it is that i have two cats that love cars so it is a must. i know i need to qd before putting the cover on. so what is the best cover i can get that is not overly...

well dacp works for me most of the time but from time to time i get cars that have a little harder clear on them and i really got to use a lot of pressure and a lot of pressure and a lot of passes so i really want something thats stronger and requires less work. i was thinking either getting a...

well i have used it 3 times and the velcro backing is breaking away from the foam. anyone else have this happen to them? i used to think they are of high quality but now i am wondering. they work great though. i use it on speed 5 with low pressure.

i just detailed a eclipse gts 04. it is almost new but had some light to moderate swirls on it. the swirls were just the same on a lot of other cars i have done and the process i used took them all out on the other cars but not this one. it took about 60 percent of them out. i used dacp on a...

ok well i am pretty conviced with this one two punch make it 3 (souveran) but i have a couple more questions. it will be on a brand new 05 bmw m3 and i want the super deep wet look. it wont have any swirls or anything as i requested so i am going to go straight for the wash then the clay and...

well i ordered my 05 jet black m3 the other day. i am an intermediate car detailer as i have worked and detailed many cars of lately (thanks to autopia). but this is going to be my first bmw ive detailed and only the second black car. i have used pretty much every product from the zaino and megs...

well i did a car with a pc the other day and had great results. it had medium swirls so i used dacp on a polish pad and got 90 percent of them out. i found myself going over a 2x2 area about 6 times (3 west to east and 3 north to south) i did a work in at 4, then sped it up to 5 or 6 and put a...

hey i just got my pc and got some ges 9,80 and 82. i was doing my friends black 03 nissan sentra specv and it has normal 1 year old swirl marks a black car usually has and they are everywhere. i tryed number 80 on it and worked it in good and went over it alot and they were all still there. what...

well i tried to put some caranuba waxes over zaino to see if it will make a difference. i left one side of the hood zainoed and applied megs nxt wax and then topped it with megs 16 caranuba and the whole hood looks the same. is this normal or should i be seeing any difference? would i get...

will sonus paintwork cleaner remove zaino? i zainoed my car a week ago and was planning on putting 2 coats of caranuba wax over it but before that i thought id put some sonus paint cleaner on it to remove whatever it picked up in the last week. will this remove zaino? also could i put one coat...

well i just got my pc 7224 today with my sonus pads and velcro backing plate. well i was doing car and all of a sudden, the pad and backing plate break off and fly. after this happened i saw on the counterweight that came with it, that it is only for 5 inch pads. could this have caused this...

hey i am detailing my dads 85 blue supra and it is very bad (bad swirls,scratches and etching). my question is, is there anyway to find out if its clear coat or not? id rub some rubbing compound on it and see if paint came off but i dont have any. also do i need to go about the paint differently...

well i was out detailing my moms lexus and one of my neighbors saw me and asked if i could do his and i was like sure. he said he would give me 100 dollars to put a coat or two of wax on it, detail his wheels and tires ,clean and condition leather and clean his dash. so i was like ok but here is...

hey i have read good things about this paint cleaner. i was wondering if i should use it after i clay and before i polish. will this cleaner affect how zaino bonds and would it be ok to polish over it? also i would be using it on new or slightly used cars so i dont need anything harsh.

well after searching i have seen that #80 removes light swirls but i am doing a car with rather medium swirls so i was thinking to pick up some 80 and i heard 3m or some product from them does a great job of removing swirls also so i might pick some of that up. anyone vouch for the 3m? i heard...

ok well ive searched and searched and i am finally ready to get everything. here are the products i am using in order. i am using it on different cars so i am getting some aggresive products for some cars. please let me know if this is a good product list and if not please inform me of something...

well i am new here and have learned a lot allready. i just bought a complete kit of zaino and a pc with sonus pads in preperation for my black 05 m3 but im not just going to go to work on that, i thought i would practice on my parents cars which vary in color and paint condition. there is my...