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gchristopher9

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My porter cable ultimate detailing machine came in the mail today. Thing is really nice. Seems to be super high quality. Next step for it gets warm enough to detail is to pick and purchase some product. Last year i got the recommendation from the forum to go with Zaino, but i wasn't super impressed with its durability. As of right now i plan on using the Zaino AIO for a light polish, followed by some mothers glaze, and meguiars nxt 2.0 wax. i wanted to see what others though of this stuff, or what they use personally. what products are you guys passionate about when it comes to your paint? my car is silver so it doesn't really need full paint correction since the color hides the swirls and light scratches really well. i will be practicing my paint correction on my sisters Black 94 Explorer though, just for good measure!
 
zaino is awesome stuff, but I don't find it soooo much better than other more readily available materials to me, not enough to go crazy for it. I use more run of the mill products & still can get a flawless finish... durability of zaino doesn't seem to be so much better than other products I've used, to me anyway.

silvers are very easy to deal with & are not anywhere near as critical as black. now adays most synthetic waxes will have decent durability & shine retention, not saying zaino may not be a little better, but if it is, it's not a night & day difference... I use regular off the shelf stuff on my car all the time, with black, no matter what you do you'll wind up detailing every 3-4 months no matter what if your going to use the car regularly & park it on the street anyway, so I don't see the need to go crazy for zaino personally... to do a nice detail your going to just strip it all off anyway...

you got an orbital or just a vibrating buffer? orbitals are the best BUT are very dangerous in the wrong hands... a vibrating buffer is very safe, but won't do much to help polish out fine microscratches & stuff.. depends how abused your finish is to begin with... if it's a vibrating then you may want to think about claying before even starting your polishing thing...
 
well i got a random orbital buffer. not sure if that's what you mean by vibrating. seemed to be the best choice for an amateur like me. straight up high speed orbital is to dangerous for me. i forgot to mention that i was going to clay before doing anything with the buffer. i did clay last year for the first time and was amazed with the results.
 
yeah, random orbital is like a da, it just kinda vibrates on the surface without any aggressive high speed spinning. much safer for an inexperienced user for sure.


ful straight up orbitals are awesome, but there is a learning curve & before you really learn how to use it properly you WILL damage some paint at some point, goes with the territory & is inevitable, only way to learn where the limits are is by passing them sometimes... any seasoned pro will tell you that they had to damage some to really learn what does & doesn't damage paint...

clay & the buffer you have should be fine if you don't have any deep scratches...
 
any idea what the most durable liquid wax out there is? do you glaze before you wax? do you know if NXT 2.0 leaves a greasy finish that will make it grab all the pollen that will be in the air in the next next few weeks?
 
haven't tried the nxt but it looks to be another new tech synthetic type thing, should be good. I've been using ice lately, not gonna say it's the best, actually it's probably just run of the mill, but it does a very nice job & is easy to work with.... for years I've been against all these synthetics but modern paint is very durable & it just makes for so much easier job that now I've given in & use them all the time.. for years I would only use a true carnuba wax, still may be the best thing for your paint but not as durable & more work to work with... if I had a garaged showqueen with a real high dollar paintjob then I'd only use carnuba but when reality sets in on a daily driver, stuff like ice & nxt among others are fine to me...

I do usually glaze before wax, actually my final step with the orbital is a sort of glaze... on silver you really don't need to glaze before wax, but it can only help...


one thing to note, these synthetic waxes are easy to apply, easy to buff, great at avoiding white residue & are pretty durable, but there real downside is if you ever need to refinish anything on the car... these type waxes are headaches for a body shop, best to advise the shop of what youv'e been using so they can take extra steps to ensure no refinishing issues...
 
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