WOW....thats a Zaino application? very nice...

 

yup just used Zaino

 

If you really introduced swirls, then you totally did it wrong.

First, if it was a brand new duster, you may not have prepped it correctly. It should be left on top of a piece of newspaper for a couple days. That helps absorb the excess parafin from the threads. If you don't do that, when it touches the surface of your car, it will leave what looks like streaks but it is nothing that harms the paint. The instructions are pretty clear about "breaking in" the duster with the newspaper trick.

Second, you're not supposed to drag the duster across the surface. You pat the surface with the ends of the threads. That causes dust to stick to the threads and get lifted away. If you truly did have some abrasive on the car, you wouldn't want to drag it across the surface.

As for you observation that every single inch of the car was covered with swirls, it's not likely. My guess is that you got parafin streaks all over it, not true swirls or scratches.

 

medium sides, (not sure %, the guy went by medium) and limo tint on the rear...
i dont have some nice after wax pics with my new rims, but these are a couple older ones...

 

Nope, it was not a brand new duster. As I mentioned, I had owned and used it for half a year. Yes, it did leave streaks, lots of them (as I expected after reading its packaging before I bought it), but only the first 8-10 times, not after.

I have been detailing since I first helped my dad with our family car at age 7. Twenty year later, I believe my eyes are pretty well trained to differentiate superficial parafin streaks from swirls.

Now it could very well be that my duster was from a "bad batch". But I would rather not find out the hard way one again.

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you do that by hand or pc? Take more pics please. possibly daytime. Dang thats like a freakin mirror.

 

everythin by hand ! next time I polish my Z I'll take some day pics

 

Can you buy that Zaino at like the local Pep boys or you have to order it....that **** looks amazing...really let my DB shine

 

Won't find it at Pep Boys. Go to: www.zainostore.com

 

zaino is amazing product, i love it! Someday when I'm not too lazy I will try and learn how to post pics! My new neighbor is my age 29, and he HAD a hooked up excursion, lifted with full system and had to sell it in order to buy the house. Now he is SOOOO jealous of my car, he always comments on it negatively. I usually wash it every weekend and try to put a coat of zaino or two, so this week it rained in so cal, so you know I had to clean it, especially with the brand new Volks, he made some comment about washing again, and I had to lay into him and say, "when you have a nice car, you don't mind cleaning it", he shut up bcuz he's rollin a leased altima! My other obnoxious neighbor thought she was funny and said I just might wash my car away! I have become somewhat self conscious because the neighbors always comment! F'em!!!!!!
BTW, I have an explorer (my previous baby) that is 8 years old, but I did keep real good care of it, but now with the Z, it's the red headed step child and my wife drives it. Anyways, it's black and I accidently bought some maguirs quick wax (Spray it on), and it came out really good! If your not obsessive about your paint, I would definitely recommended that, it is VERY QUICK and easy to apply!!!

 

Does that Maguirs quick wax mess up the paint bad? Could you go into a lil more explination of it. Thanks.

 

I use that california water blade and drying time is cut soo fast and no water spots because you can actually get to the water beads before it dries. I can dry my car in 15 mins max, water blade does most of the work and rest of the spot the blade cant reach like the corners and crevices i use a chamois to dry off.

I never use the california duster as it leaves alot swirls after you use it, i think its cause you just rotate dirt around while trying to clean it.

 

It didn't mess up the paint at all! I was really surprised how good it came out! Don't get me wrong, it's no Zaino, but for the price, around $5, and ease of use, I was surprised and pleased! I actually did put one coat on the Z, and it looked fine! If you are not obsessed about detailing your car, I would recommend it! It's called Meguiars Quik Wax, Shine As You Dry, got it from autozone! Also found another great deal at Cost Co, they have yellow Microfiber towels cheap, like $9 for a dozen or so! I've used it to clean my new sunglasses and no scratches. Take it for what it's worth!

 

With a couple Microfiber towels, I can dry the Z in 15 minutes as well! Doesn't seem like the water blade is that much more beneficial to me! Anyways, with a good coat of wax, I rinse my car with the hose only, no nozzle, and a lot of the water is pushed off the car and a few beads remain, all you have to do is dab the water a bit. I don't know if I can explain it well, but I read it on another site and it works!

 

The technique you're referring to is called "sheeting". By flooding a section of the car (roof, hood, etc.) when you remove the hose, the majority of the water runs off as one huge drop. It usually only leaves a few small drops behind.

I have a large waffle-weave microfiber towel that I spread out over the surface to absorb the few remaining drops. That also helps reduce the possibility of introducing swirls because you're not rubbing a towel (or blade) across the surface, you're patting it dry. You can get the Z dry on the surfaces in no time with these methods.

 

This is the only way I can dry off my Titan after washing it. I have hard water at my place, and since I am renting it isn't worth it to buy a water-softener. So, to keep from getting spots from the hard water, I have to wash, rinse, and dry each section of the truck individually. It takes some time, but the results are much better since there are no bright white spots on my dark grey paint!

 

It used to take me 50 min to dry the car because I had to go over the same spot a few times to get it dry. That changed when I bought 100% rayon chamois from the houston auto show. That was a very good investment because they absorb water like no other heres a pic[IMG][/IMG] The small blue rags are great for the black interior since they leave no dust. Works great with Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer

Heres a link to a place where you can buy them http://store.yahoo.com/touchoforange...dechamois.html