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I pick up my SB Touring roadster in Mid-March. My question is:
Should I use the claybar on the new car. I already plan to
1. wash with Dawn
2. use Z2 with ZFX
3. use Z 6
Is it necessary to use the claybar right away? I will if it's recommended. Thanks.
Yep! Your Z will pick up a lot of debris on it's long journey over from Japan. Junk from the ship, "rail dust" if by train and road debris when on the truck.
Originally posted by wayne55 I pick up my SB Touring roadster in Mid-March. My question is:
Should I use the claybar on the new car. I already plan to
1. wash with Dawn
2. use Z2 with ZFX
3. use Z 6
Is it necessary to use the claybar right away? I will if it's recommended. Thanks.
Nagle
Absolutely, yes.
I also have one very important bit of advice for you. Contact your dealership's sales manager and tell him that your Z is not to be washed AT ALL by the dealership. Make sure he knows this is important to you, and make sure he gets buy-in on this from the service manager. Tell him you understand that it won't be all shiny and stuff, that you have special plans for the finish.
I have seen SO many cars come brand new from the dealer just COVERED in swirls. I did the above, had the dealer back it off the truck & call me; I raced right down and helped them peel off the protective plastic, took it home, washed, claybarred, and started with 2 coats of Z5 (highly recommended, even on a new car) and a coat of Z2. My paint surface is virtually flawless, except for a few inevitable rock nicks and a very few microscratches from cleaning.
Last edited by bhobson333; 01-27-2004 at 08:05 PM.
Z-18 ClayBar on a Brand New Z?
