With your color Blue I would use Zaino it will make the blue sooo much deeper, looks like 6 coats of paint, shines like nothing esle out there order today by internet recive it in 2 working days..it is the best out there(my .02cents)

 

Rub it in... I keep checking accuweather.com & weather.com to look at the 10-day forecast. The minute the highs for that day is in the 60s, I'm putting Zaino on!

 

Clay bar is way overkill on a new paint job. Clay is used when the paint has a lot of environmental soil like tar, discoloration from acid rain, etc. New paint just needs a good cleaning and new wax. Mcguires Liquid Gold is damn fine for the money.

 

i was cruising around the internet and saw these clay bars everyone is talking about.. do you break off pieces and rub it into your paint like wax? sorry for sounding like a fool, but i have never heard of the clay bar until just recently.

 

No no. It is like... fresh clay, if you've ever dealt with it. Fresh clay is semi-hard, yet pliable. Hmm.... I'm trying to think of an analogy here. Ok, think of a stick of butter in the refridgerator. That's what the claybar is like (in firmness). It's hard enough to retain it's form, but you can grab it and mash it.

What you do is just take the whole bar (or half), and use a lubricant (usually soap & water). Then you light wet the surface of your paint with the lubricant and then you rub your claybar over it until it's smooth to the touch. Obviously it will dry fast because it's clay and your using a small amount of lubricant. That's why you work in small areas, like maybe a 1 square foot surface before rinsing it off and moving on.

 

ahhhhhh i see.. that makes a lot more sense!

 

Anyone ever use Mother's Gold Phase system? Its the (1) pre-wax cleaner (2) sealer and glaze and (3) pure carnuba wax. I got it all for free from my brother, so i would like to know if its actually recommended, or is it a bunch of ****. I plan on detaling my car tommorrow, so HELP....


Ray

 

"Clay bar is way overkill on a new paint job. Clay is used when the paint has a lot of environmental soil like tar, discoloration from acid rain, etc. New paint just needs a good cleaning and new wax. Mcguires Liquid Gold is damn fine for the money."

Look at this thread and see why it is still important to clay the car before you do any waxing/polishing, even if the car IS new.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ght=bonz+zaino

You'll see how dirty the claybar was even after the car was washed and was only in my possesion about 4 days. It's a long way from Japan to your garage!

"i was cruising around the internet and saw these clay bars everyone is talking about.. do you break off pieces and rub it into your paint like wax? sorry for sounding like a fool, but i have never heard of the clay bar until just recently."

Picture more like Silly Putty! That's what the clay feels like. Not the kind spinning on a potter's wheel to make a vase

You lube up the surface and wipe the paint with the clay. Sort of like you would rub a surface with a Brillo pad.

WARNING: DO NOT rub your car with a Brillo pad!

 

Also, you said something about using Z8 between waxes, you are not supposed to replace Z6 with Z8. Z8 is make for inbetween waxes when you want the shine to shine even more. For someone who is about to go to a show but does not want to wax it, its just like Meguiars Detail wax for inbetween waxes. If you read the Zaino report about it you will find out what I am talking about.

 

Yeah but that's pretty much how most of us used to use Z-6. It's just a new product that's all. So far it looks like it works nicely. I'll let you know after I have some more miles on my car with the Z-8 to see how it holds up compared to Z-6.

 

Actually, clay bar might not be a bad idea. As most new cars are at one point or another transported by train and/or stored near railways they may have rail dust on them. It's basically small pieces of metal stabbed into the clear coat.