40th anni car wash questions.
 

I know theres a car was/detail thread but i wanted to know specifically what us (40th owners) do. What products do you guys like to use? What soap, what towels, wax etc.. ?

thanks

why would it be any different then the non-40th versions?

Here's what I did and used.

First up was a gentle hose down with clean water to get the loose dirt off. (Sorry forgot to take a piccy before I'd started)

http://www.digitaljersey.co.uk/370z/clean1.JPG

Next up was a good coat of snow foam.

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I followed this up with another gentle rinse from the hose. I then gave her a washwith a lambswool pad, Meguirs Hyperwash and used two buckets. Then another gentle rinse.

Normally I'd dry the car off at this stage with some drying towels but left it this time whilst I gave the rims, wheel arches and door jams a good wash and rinse, although I did towel dry thse off.

Next up I gave the whole car a clay barring with Sonus Ultra Fine Clay and Sonus Glyde spray. Used up a whole bar (butter fingers dropped the first half bar half way through!)

http://www.digitaljersey.co.uk/370z/clean3.JPG

Now the paint work was now lovely and super smooth.

Next up I gave the outside of the windows a clean, so that the glass cleaning spray didn't go all over the waxed car.

Next up I gave the whole car a going over with Sonus SFX3 Final Finish polish, applied with a Megs sponge disc (this is all by hand as I dont trust myself with a polishing machine!).

The next coat was a Sonus SFX4 Paint Sealant - left each panel for about 10 minutes to cure before wiping off with a microfibre cloth. I didn't want to leave it on much longer as it was a bit too sunny and warm.

To finish up I gave it a coat of DoDo Juice Blue Velvet. After 4 hours work (and lots of muttering from the neighbours about how long i'd been at it) I was left with her looking gorgeously shiny!


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^ WOW..... I'm going to do exactly what you did lol. Looks amazing!

I dont know. I was just curious since there were threads for black cars or pearl whites.. why not platinum graphites? lol

Thats pretty :tup:

http://www.digitaljersey.co.uk/370z/clean5.JPG

Can I find the products mentioned above at my local stores? walmart,target,autozone?

snow foam? hm.... is that better than soap? where can i get?

I would just wash the car again after claying it, to make sure you wash of anything the clay got out of the paint, but didn't stick in the clay.

For ultimate shine, I have found Dodo Juice products are great. I believe they now have distrobutors State side. Dodo Supernatural Wax topped up with Red Mist (leave 24hrs between the two otherwise the red mist will strip wax) looks awesome.

Dont have any "just washed" pics, heres the shiniest one I have

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...d/IMG_0603.jpg

looking good!

just wash and take care of your Z like you want it to last forever and it will go miles in return for you! you don't need to do anything that's really extra special just make sure it gets a good polish and wax (clay bar once a year at least) and you will always have nice looking paint as long as you wash, polish and wax regularly!

Enjoy the Z's, they are looking good!

I just got all my detailing products yesterday. will post up before and after pics. kinda cold outside lately. waiting for it to warm up a little. great job on your car!!

If you have a garage, pick up some ONR, this way you can wash the car inside. :tup:

Soap - Pep Boys car wash soap

Sponge - Soft shammy for paint, light sponge for the undercarriage/fender wells

Drying method - The Absorber, then quick lap around the block to loosen any water then once again with the Absorber

Mothers Claybar with Mothers Quick Detailer if there are any stubborn stains

Fallowed by another wash, dry, polish and wax...............ya then your done.....

at least that's how your should be doing it!:tiphat:

onr?

Optimum No Rinse & Wash & Shine

Great stuff!

I would figure I would chime in even though I dont have the 40th but it may help you gus out. This is what I did last week based on discussions and information gathering.
Step 1 Prep the car. IE wash using dawn liquid to strip all the wax. (2 bucket system) using a soft sponge. Tip go in the direction of the airflow to minamize scratches, top to bottom. I also use a filter on the water hose to prevent containments in the water supply from getting on the car.
Step 2 drying. many people like the towels etc but I use a leaf blower. This will dry the car and get in those spots a towel cannot get to and it will not scratch the surface (unless you use it in a dust storm).
Step 3 clay bar.
Step 4 rewash with Zaino car wash. Zaino Car wash and wax is the best I have came across. I will talk more about Zaino in the Wax portion. But the car wash is designed to have a neutral PH balance.
Step 5 Dry with leaf blower.
Step 6 wax (Zaino). Great stuff google their website and it will tell you more. I first use the Z5 with ZFX to be able to do multiple coats in the same day. Followed by their spray in between the coats. The Z5 a little goes a long way. The third coat of the day I go a litte heaver to use up the rest of the product and I will leave it on overnight.
Step 7 tires and interior.
Step 8 next day remove the previous days coats and proceed to use the Z2 product 3 coats with the spray inbetween and leaving the last coat on overnight.
Step 9. Wipe away the previous days coat and spray one last time.
I know this sounds like a lot of work but once you do the prep work with the clay bar, the waxing phase takes about 15 min each wax with 30 min dry time. not long at all. and this lasts 6 months from what i am told. I will update later on to let you know how it works, but what I can tell you is my Black has a deeper and richer shine than I have ever achieved with wax and the dust does not stick to it. It is like a sheet of black glass. I will try to post pics soon. Everytime I look at her she looks like she has gotten darker and it has only been a week.

Sounds good, just want to add two things, first this should only be done once, after this the Dawn stays in the kitchen and second I would recommend using Z-AIO before your step 6 to as a foundation & bonding agent.

thanks for the assist Xan, I think faster than I can type. I did change a few steps from the Zanio recommendations by applying a little thicker coat on my last coat of the day but if you follow the instructions they have on the website this stuff is the best I have used hands down.

I agree, the only downside is you don't get to do it so often as it last to damn long... :) But I got the Z Zaino-ed as well, I top it with some clear seal and then sometimes some soft wax for fun and wetness... Dodo juice works well with Zaino...

what is the dodo juice you speak of?

It's a great looking and smelling wax without the extreme price tags.
Dodo Juice USA