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Apr 28, 2005 | 10:19 AM

kjmdrumz3

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From: Moore, OK

My first ALL OUT detail

Here's what I did:
-Wash
-Clay Bar
-Wash
-Dry
-Meguiars 83 (cutting pad)
-Meguiars 80 (cutting pad)
-Meguiars 83 (polishing pad)
-Meguiars 80 (polishing pad)
-Spray and wipe with 50/50 Isopropyl Alcohol and Water (to remove "trade secret" oils in Meguiars so Zaino can bond)
-Zaino Z5
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z2
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z5
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z2
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z2
-Zaino Z6
Took quite a bit of time, but I think it turned out pretty good. You can still some some light scratches, but ALL the swirls are gone!
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_024.jpg
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_026.jpg
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_029.jpg

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Apr 28, 2005 | 10:28 AM

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oooooooooo shiney.

Apr 28, 2005 | 10:55 AM

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Looks nice man, did it take you all day, or two days?

Apr 28, 2005 | 11:10 AM

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From: green bay

great job. could you give us a more specific amount of time it took you.

Apr 28, 2005 | 11:26 AM

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looking good man. thats a beauty!

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Apr 28, 2005 | 11:39 AM

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From: Houston

Pictures usually never give the paint the proper justice. Great job though. Too bad my paint has too many scratches and rock chips to make this job worth it.

Apr 28, 2005 | 11:41 AM

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From: buffalo,ny

nice work

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Apr 28, 2005 | 01:24 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kjmdrumz3

Here's what I did:
-Wash
-Clay Bar
-Wash
-Dry
-Meguiars 83 (cutting pad)
-Meguiars 80 (cutting pad)
-Meguiars 83 (polishing pad)
-Meguiars 80 (polishing pad)
-Spray and wipe with 50/50 Isopropyl Alcohol and Water (to remove "trade secret" oils in Meguiars so Zaino can bond)
-Zaino Z5
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z2
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z5
-Zaino Z6
-Zaino Z2
-Zaino Z6
Took quite a bit of time, but I think it turned out pretty good. You can still some some light scratches, but ALL the swirls are gone!
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_024.jpg
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_026.jpg
http://corvettekillstories.com/photo.../zaino_029.jpg

Beautiful.

Did you use a buffer/polisher machine?

Or did you apply the cutting stuff by hand?

Apr 28, 2005 | 09:50 PM

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kjmdrumz3

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From: Moore, OK

Took me about 12 hours, taking a few breaks of course. But yeah, I used a Meguiars (made by Porter Cable) DA polisher. Next time, I am going to use an even more aggressive polish to see if I can't get ALL the defects out.

Apr 28, 2005 | 09:55 PM

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looks good....time well spent

Apr 28, 2005 | 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WS-Sick

oooooooooo shiney.

kjmdrumz3, did you get some metal Ram Air inserts or paint yours?

Apr 28, 2005 | 10:46 PM

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That red paint looks like glass! Great effort...keep it up man.

Apr 29, 2005 | 01:48 AM

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kjmdrumz3, did you get some metal Ram Air inserts or paint yours?

Painted mine with a high quality (if there is such a thing) silver metallic spray paint. Repaint every few months to keep em looking good. I never liked the metal design.
Thanks for all the positive comments guys. Makes me feel like I didn't waste my time

Apr 29, 2005 | 01:51 AM

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That red paint looks like glass!

Feels like glass too lol. Damn pollen is kicking my *** though. A spray or 2 of Z6 everyday seems like its doing the job.

Apr 29, 2005 | 02:25 AM

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beautiful job man!

Apr 29, 2005 | 07:31 AM

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kjmdrumz3, did you get some metal Ram Air inserts or paint yours?

ACW--if you want some mirrored ones let me now--I can give you a link.

There are pics on my homepage.

Apr 29, 2005 | 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bird Man

ACW--if you want some mirrored ones let me now--I can give you a link.

There are pics on my homepage.

Sure, I'd like to take a look at that, PM me the link

May 1, 2005 | 10:34 PM

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ok guys, im an idiot. clay bar. i know its just a bar of clay, but what do you do with it? just glide it across your car and it hudeni's everyting off your paint or what?

May 1, 2005 | 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Swang

ok guys, im an idiot. clay bar. i know its just a bar of clay, but what do you do with it? just glide it across your car and it hudeni's everyting off your paint or what?

It takes the contaminants out of your paint, like the brake dust, tree sap, etc, etc, etc. Use some type of lube (soap and water works fine, or the stuff that comes with the clay bar works also)
You can tell if your paint needs clayed by putting your hand in a baggie and rubbing the paint (after you've washed it of course) if it feels rough, it needs clayed

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