The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) X

kenchan

i use my regular (high quality) mf detailing towels for waterless wash. the griot's green towels are my choice.. the ones they sell with the carwash set. they are excellent (well, that's after you remove the tags completely )

JARblue

Yeah. This is one of better places in town for sure (Suzi's). I drove by their location the other day, and the building was completed demolished Then I looked up at the sign and it said "Remodeling - Re-open March 2014". That's one hell of a remodel Quick, too

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kenchan

as for wax durability.... i use alcohol to remove old wax when i switch between polymer and natural wax.

if it's the same type, i just apply over the old.

these days i only use spray wax/polymers on my hobby cars.

kenchan

that's cool. even the real expensive places i go to only gives me disposable chopsticks. this must be a texas thing!

kenchan

these are the ones i use:

Micro Fiber Spray-On Car Wash Cloths, Set of 3 - Griot's Garage

they are great because it has the longer threads on BOTH sides unlike most MF detailing towels.

kenchan

btw, i used griot's paint sealant to seal the bath tub. lol

it keeps the tub clean longer by 3x or more. hahaha.

JARblue

I've used paste wax exclusively on the Z (except for one panel testing out Meguiar's Spray Wax), though I know I should be using a sealant for better durability. But to be honest, the paint is in such good condition for a 3 yr old 50K mile DD, I don't have any regrets.

The stuff I used recently is a liquid wax and the depth... OMG

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happytheman

Which one?

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happytheman

By the way Ken, I saw a taffyapple at the local Target the other day with...I'm not kidding here....seven (7) bags of pork rinds in his cart.

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kenchan

sounds good. i use griot's one-step paint sealant on my dd before winter. the other times just Prima Hydro (polymer spray). that polymer is quite durable and since i wash my dd at least once every 2wks, it gets plenty of layers of polymer sprayed on it while i dry.

on my Z and G, all i use is SpeedShine. and SprayOn Wax on the front bumper to make it real slick to remove bug easier. water beads like crazy on those cars which is cause i use QD most of the time. i only wash my Z and G once a year at best using water... 99% of the time i go waterless if they are dirty.

kenchan

cant wait to wash the salt off my dd's...

kenchan

the snow removal contractor also sprinkled so much salt on our porch, i need to figure out a way to wash that off without damaging the foundation beams with salt....

JARblue

I've stopped bothering to wax the front bumper because it is so riddled with rock chips

I'm really tempted to try a sealant this Spring. Then I'll use the natural wax as an enhancement on top of the sealant. I've heard nothing but good things about the Prima Hydro.

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kenchan

holy crapola...


btw, i use Prima Hydro spray on my dd. im going to try the meguiar's polymer spray this season. i forget which one it was but $30/gallon one. (it's saved in my amazon cart. lol)

hydro is $60-70/gallon.

kenchan

yah, at that point it's best to get that painted i suppose, and get it clearbra'ed.

yah, i do use SprayOn wax over polymers and it can look fantastic. it depends on the finish you want. on my silver cars, very shiny is fine, but if you do that on darker colors your car will suddenly become invisible. (very reflective).

that's one reason why i say "No to Zaino." too plasticy shiny.