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DETAIL: Nissan 350Z buff and shine Late yesterday morning one local owner brought his Z up to me for an interior/exterior freshen up. He was hoping to have it done before our Monday night GTG. It was previously washed on Saturday but has some road grime and light dirt upon arrival. He wanted to get a little more shine and brightness to the paint. Typical circular scratches and stray lines were visible due to routine washing and drying practices. After checking out the surface condition, I started with this time-shortened process:
Quick rinse to remove loose surface dirt and road grime
Used the Gilmour foam gun and our "SPARKLE" car wash concentrate, sprayed and allowed the suds to remain on the surface for several minutes before hand wash and rinse.
The flat surfaces had very mild grittiness so I used the gray mild Clay Magic/car wash solution to smooth and clean. After completion, a quick rinse and wipe down.
Since time was a factor today, I moved right to the orange pad and Menzerna "Super Intensive Polish" combo on the Porter Cable buffer. Starting a speed 3 and increasing to 5.5, the paint showed quick improvement. Working on 2' x 2' sections and moving at the rate of 1" second, I completed the buffing having the usual dusting of the Menzerna. A quick rinse and wipedown revealed no micro-marring on the paint. In some occasions, a follow up with a white pad using Swirl Cutter may be necessary to smooth and refine the clarity of the paint. To finish for today's treatment, I topped the surface with the TC-3 Sealant xP using a blue foam pad at speed 3.
While waiting for the sealant to dry/haze, I did a light interior vacuum/wipedown including the trunk area. Dressed the tires with our water based TC-15 Tire Dress and lightly cleaned under the hood. To remove the residue, the blue microfiber polish bonnets fitted over the orange pad made removal a breeze. To wrap up, a quick wipe down with detail spray revealed a crystal clear finish.
Last night under the lights at our local weekly GTG:
Questions/comments welcomed.
Quick rinse to remove loose surface dirt and road grime
Used the Gilmour foam gun and our "SPARKLE" car wash concentrate, sprayed and allowed the suds to remain on the surface for several minutes before hand wash and rinse.
The flat surfaces had very mild grittiness so I used the gray mild Clay Magic/car wash solution to smooth and clean. After completion, a quick rinse and wipe down.
Since time was a factor today, I moved right to the orange pad and Menzerna "Super Intensive Polish" combo on the Porter Cable buffer. Starting a speed 3 and increasing to 5.5, the paint showed quick improvement. Working on 2' x 2' sections and moving at the rate of 1" second, I completed the buffing having the usual dusting of the Menzerna. A quick rinse and wipedown revealed no micro-marring on the paint. In some occasions, a follow up with a white pad using Swirl Cutter may be necessary to smooth and refine the clarity of the paint. To finish for today's treatment, I topped the surface with the TC-3 Sealant xP using a blue foam pad at speed 3.
While waiting for the sealant to dry/haze, I did a light interior vacuum/wipedown including the trunk area. Dressed the tires with our water based TC-15 Tire Dress and lightly cleaned under the hood. To remove the residue, the blue microfiber polish bonnets fitted over the orange pad made removal a breeze. To wrap up, a quick wipe down with detail spray revealed a crystal clear finish.
Last night under the lights at our local weekly GTG:
Questions/comments welcomed.
Last edited by Steve@Tropi-Care; 10-21-2008 at 05:50 PM.
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Would you recommend the steps that you took with this car to a car with similar scratches? Also by rinse and wipe down after the orange pad/menzerna treatment is it possible to apply a water/alcohol mixture and wipe down with a microfiber or does the car need to be rinsed with water only? I really need to buy a kit from you soon so I can detail my car before it starts getting colder.
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Would you recommend the steps that you took with this car to a car with similar scratches? Also by rinse and wipe down after the orange pad/menzerna treatment is it possible to apply a water/alcohol mixture and wipe down with a microfiber or does the car need to be rinsed with water only? I really need to buy a kit from you soon so I can detail my car before it starts getting colder.
I rinsed this car off because of all the dust generated by the Menzerna during buffing. It was faster for me to completely rinse of all surfaces and crevices to remove this powder. Even though there is no wax or silicone in this formula, you can still swab the surface using your non-scratching microfiber cloth and a 50/50 IPA/water solution to remove product residue while exposing any remaining surface lines, micro-marring or blemishes.
