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New product for claying. Faster, cleaner, quicker...I know the dealership is using something like this. I bought one and will use today. I thought claying was going to be nasty but its a cakewalk and the results are incredible.
The Speedy Towel just makes it easier.
check out this vid I found. This is what sold me. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...y+Surface+Prep

I look at my 3 year old black truck that I put a paint protection on and never touched since. Its a mess. The Camaro, I super cleaned the paint, removed all marks and then applied Opti-Coat 2.0. Now thats amazing stuff.
I'm hoping that I can bring my black truck back to something reasonable.

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Originally Posted by dragon22 (Post 6506384)

Sheena, I am going to be doing mine this year. I have/use the Adam's products. Since I had the hood spears put on my car, I clayed, polished the hood to get the slight surface scratches out of it, sealed the paint and put a coat of wax on it. I put one of my cloths on the hood today and it slid off. One way to see if your car needs claying is lightly rub your fingers over it. It will probably feel rough. Then put your hand in a baggie and rub your paint. It will feel like gravel!

I'm willing to give tips. Product? On your car, the Zaino polishes would work amazing on it! They will tend to give it lots of depth and a wet look. Don't get me wrong...Adam's has great products, but I know how well Zaino works on the darker cars. Zaino is expensive, but keep in mind around 1 ounce should do the whole car.

I will warn you, like I warned Rob. There is a LOT of work to detailing a vehicle if you want the paint perfect! LOL LOL There are more abrasive polishes you can buy to speed up the process and different polishers as well. Go to adamspolishes.ca and watch the videos. They are VERY good videos. Then you can look up The Junkman on Youtube as well. He's a supporter of Adam's polishes.

Let me know if you guys would like a hand.

Thanks for the offer Tom, I might take you up on that and maybe stop by to check out what you are doing!

I'll be washing my car today, almost 2 weeks since its been painted so it should be ok now, will do the Baggie test after. The biggest issue for me is the swirls-hate them!

I was at the dealer yesterday getting my tpms reset and an oil change, so walked around looking at the ZL1's they have. The ones outside had massive swirls on them :confused0068: was surprised to see them looking that way and with the high sticker price!

Anyway, I have watched the videos, I'm just more of a gotta see it in person. Will be ordering something this week, and plan on getting it done before may long weekend....might not happen by then, but it's a plan :lol:

First rule of thumb, Sheena, do not let the dealer wash your car! LOL
THAT is why all the swirls are on their cars. :(

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Originally Posted by dragon22 (Post 6506384)

so adams work better on lighter cars like SIM... and zaino works better on darker cars? I've been using Zaino from day 1 and its given me a good look... but not that DEEEP LUSTRE WAXY LOOK... which i've kinda wanted

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Originally Posted by smarbrit (Post 6507057)

I'm just more of a gotta see it in person.

Same with me. I've already scratched the drivers side RS hood stripe and it makes me cringe every time I see it :(

I had my car detailed at refine automotive last year and I was pretty happy with the results.

I'd love to do it myself, but I'm nervous I'd make it worse!

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Originally Posted by NFRNOSS (Post 6507354)

We could meet at Toms and practice on his car :thumbup: lol just kidding!!

I ordered the Zaino package this morning, including towels! I'm committed now :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by NFRNOSS (Post 6507354)

How bad is the scratch in the stripe? Sometimes that can be fixed, or greatly reduced.

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Originally Posted by CloudXTC (Post 6507263)

I wouldn't say Zaino doesn't work on the lighter colors, but its easier to see the results of Zaino on the darker colored cars. I have SIM myself and there are certain angles tht you look at it and the paint looks wet. And you can get a deeper look to it from polishing.

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Originally Posted by smarbrit (Post 6507361)

We could meet at Toms and practice on his car :thumbup: lol just kidding!!

:laughabove:

I've used adams. Honestly prefer eshine.ca
Prices are great, free shipping over $150 and you get reward dollars. Spent over $450 in the past 2 months and will continue to buy from there

One thing I will say is most Adams products are good. Eshine carries a bunch of brands so you need to find out what's "good"

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Originally Posted by dragon22 (Post 6507409)

How bad is the scratch in the stripe? Sometimes that can be fixed, or greatly reduced.

I took it to several detailers last year, and they all said it would be unfixable. I'll probably replace the stripes in a year or two.

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Originally Posted by NFRNOSS (Post 6508815)

I took it to several detailers last year, and they all said it would be unfixable. I'll probably replace the stripes in a year or two.

When the time comes to replace them, get them painted on.

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Originally Posted by Matster (Post 6509937)

When the time comes to replace them, get them painted on.

I'll definitely consider that.

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Originally Posted by NFRNOSS (Post 6512541)

I'll definitely consider that.

Had vinyl on mine for the first year, they looked good but I hated the raised edges and the fact that they just would not hold a shine.

Had them painted on in the spring of 2010 and they look so much better. I guess the only down side is, if I get a big scratch or chip, I can't just peel them off and put new ones on.