First Self Detailing Job

vividracing

To echo what others have said, claybar is a great idea to use and DEFINITELY layer wax in order to achieve more depth. I always used Zaino products on my 350Z and LOVED the amount of depth it gave the paint.

-Seth

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Junkman2008

NO.

Anyone who has watched my videos and paid attention KNOWS that I preach POLISH = SHINE, WAX = PROTECTION. Layering different products is the exact thing that will REDUCE the amount of shine in your paint IF your paint is perfect to begin with.

To the OP, this is something that I preach over and over again in my videos and is why I tell people to watch them MORE THAN ONCE so that they don't miss or misunderstand anything that I say. It sounds like you need to revisit those videos because this should not be a question that you have after watching them, especially given the fact that I repeat myself like a hundred times already (which some people don't like but this situation is exactly why I do).

If you are not satisfied with the amount of shine in your paint, there can only be two reasons. Your paint has damage in it, which will greatly reduce the amount of shine or your paint has oxidation on it, which will also reduce the amount of shine. POLISHING is what takes care of both of these issues. Right now, you are taking a simple process and trying to make it rocket science. It's not that complicated. Have a method/reason to your madness. I give all the answers in my videos as to resolving every paint issue that you may have.

Depending on the Zaino product that you used (and I'm going to assume Z2 and Z5), they are NOT traditional polishes like the ones I use in my videos. They are more like glazes because they have FILLING characteristics. That's why the more you use, the better your paint looks. Those products don't REMOVE paint damage, they hide it. You would have to use a product like Z-AIO in order to compare a Zaino product to what I show and use. You could get even better results by removing the damage in your paint instead of covering it up. Fixing the damage will give you much more pop.

Here are two pictures of my car. The first is with Zaino covering the paint damage and the second is with NOTHING on the paint AT ALL. The difference is, I REMOVED all of the paint damage using a compound and a polish to get the look you see in the second picture. Other than that, the paint in the second picture is BUTT NAKED. No wax at all.

The same goes for the Camry in the video. NO WAX OR ANYTHING AT ALL.

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