Hi, all.
Here are some pictures of my 1995 Q45 from last weekend after a wash, clay bar treatment, another wash and then two coats of Zaino polish (I am still a bit sore from that!)
Car looked great ... till the ATF hit the road on Sunday evening!
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P.S. How do I get larger pictures to show up here? The limit of 300 pixels is frustrating!
Pictures of my 1995 Q45 after a Zaino session!
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Re: Pictures of my 1995 Q45 after a Zaino session!
szhosain wrote:P.S. How do I get larger pictures to show up here? The limit of 300 pixels is frustrating!
your Q looks so nice!
to get bigger pictures post moderate sized ones in http://www.nissaninfiniticlub.net/photopost and then link
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Re: Re: Pictures of my 1995 Q45 after a Zaino session!
Thanks!Quote »to get bigger pictures post moderate sized ones in http://www.nissaninfiniticlub.net/photopost and then link[/quote]I will try that - thanks!lessthanjakejohn wrote:your Q looks so nice!
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Jeff Williams wrote:Looks marvelous!
I have the clay bar, but haven't alotted the time to do the process. I did the hood on my I30, and it about killed me.
Yes, clay bar is a painful process physically, although it does not take a lot of effort - a comfy chair helps! The whole process Took me most of last weekend. Started with a wash with Dawn dish-washing liquid and a careful dry. The clay bar of the whole car took about 3 hours - I decided to leave out the air-dam area as I was just too tired to lean over that far. The second wash was with the Zaino Z-7 wash. The Z-2 polish took me an hour to apply and another hour to take off per coat - with a wait of 12 hours between coats. I was sore from all that effort on Sunday evening!
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BIONICQ45 wrote::drooling very nice!! Those are G35 wheels right? What color is the interior?
Yes, G35 wheels with 245/45-17 tires to get near the stock diameter (just very slightly smaller) so the speedometer is not far off.
The interior color is a brownish color. I do not know what it is called - I just know I do not like it a lot, but then again, external or internal color is not too big a thing with me!
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DAEDALUS wrote:Good to hear. The UPS guy was here this morning delivering my Zaino package. I got their combo.
You will like it! A lot of work, but worth it. The pictures do not do it real justice - the surface now has a deep shine that is quite spectacular. I had a neighbour walk by the house last Saturday evening (with only one coat of the Z-2 polish) and they remarked that it looked like a new car. When told it was almost 9 years old, they could not believe it!
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Try 5 Star shine if you want the same results as Zaino but would rather have much longer protection.Click on our ad on the left side near the top and get the details. It will save you the time of having to reapply wax to keep your paint protected. Be sure to use the discount code!-Chadhttp://www.5starshine.com'Never wax your car again"
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Chad, it looks like I would still do the clay bar treatment, to get rid of all the crap on my paint, now. Should I do anything about the small scratches, and door dings, or does the 5 Star products polish these away? What I have read, mostly talks about protection. I need some restoration, before I do some protection.
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Hey Jeff, I would first go over your car with the clay bar and some paint cleaner such as 3M makes. (you can get it at pep boys, it's in a gray/black colored bottle) Some door dings can be made less apparent because alot of times the car that dinged you leaves its paint on your door. That paint can be buffed off with cleaner.
Scratches are more apparent at times because there is dirt built up within the scratch. Try the same thing with a clay bar or cleaner. I've had scratches almost disappear because of this.
5 Star will get most swirl marks out of a car but when it comes to deep scratches nothing will fix that except touch up or re-painting. Don't be fooled by products that say they will remove deep paint scratches. Many scratches just involve the clear coat and you CAN fix those for the most part.
Hope that helps! Whatever your time frame is, I hope that you give 5 Star a try.-Chad
Scratches are more apparent at times because there is dirt built up within the scratch. Try the same thing with a clay bar or cleaner. I've had scratches almost disappear because of this.
5 Star will get most swirl marks out of a car but when it comes to deep scratches nothing will fix that except touch up or re-painting. Don't be fooled by products that say they will remove deep paint scratches. Many scratches just involve the clear coat and you CAN fix those for the most part.
Hope that helps! Whatever your time frame is, I hope that you give 5 Star a try.-Chad
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