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Originally Posted by edub370
Thanks for all the info guys. looks like i will be getting some meg's on the way home. i won't be doing the entire car. just a couple areas i noticed it. hood/rear hatch. i'll let u know how it turns out!
another question, how often do u guys clay bar. i did it once last year when i first got the car, but not sure when/if i need it again
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it really comes down to the type of polish you use. I use zaino and I have found that I only need to clay bar 2 time a year and that is really pushing it. I do it once in the spring to get ready for summer and once in the fall. when you clay bar you want to get all of the old polish off and get down to the clear coat. use a dish shop like dawn that has no fragance and I wash the car 2-3 times with that once i can feel the wax is gone then i clay bar and wash once again with dawn and put it away not to be used again until I decide to clay bar again. then after the clay bar I begin to fix any scratches or swirl marks with their swirl remover and a DA polisher. once I get it to where i am satisfied with the car ie no swirls/scratches ( the sun is your friend or a good uv lamp) then you can begin the process of building up the coats of wax. I use the Z2 and Z5 waxes from Zaino alternating between the two with a coat of their spray in between each coat. I usually put between 3 to 5 coats of this to get the protection I want. at that point I only have to wash once every two weeks and maybe put another coat on once a month if that. I find this will last the car for the full year. It sounds like a lot of work and it is. I usually take a week to do a full detail with no driving and letting the coats sit overnight to do it right. Junkman does some amazing videos detailing alot of this info but it comes down to you deciding on what type of polish to use. adams and zaino are two great products. I have a black car and I have no issues with scratches/swirls following these steps.
