Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 2745997)

Trust me, you won't be able to get rid of swirls or other paint flaws with hand polishing, especially with a black car. It will take a machine. With my Black Cherry Z, I became a total Junkman convert for paint correction and management...check his videos here in the detailing forum, on YouTube, or look at the videos on Adams Polishes website. I recommend the Porter Cable 7424XP with Adams orange and white pads and polishes. Very cost effective and will maintain that Magnetic Black and really make it pop. I moved up to the Flex polisher...it doesn't do a better job, but it is much faster.

Foam guns, good microfiber towels (South Korean, not Chinese....check out The Rag Company) are fine for maintaining the finish, but if you can't correct a swirled finish or other paint marring, you'll never be able to do justice to that beautiful black car. I was resistant too, but Black Cherry is as hard to correct as black, and when the finish has swirls and micromarring, no amount of Walmart wax is going to give you a good depth of shine.

Here's my old Z...

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Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2748428)

She's a beaut, Mac. Nice job on maintaining the shine.

That reminds me, I need to buy new MF towels for this year.

Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2748428)

She's a beaut, Mac. Nice job on maintaining the shine.

That reminds me, I need to buy new MF towels for this year.

Originally Posted by mnz (Post 2746177)

Nice Z! yeah i watched all of junkmans videos thats why i became more careful with my 2nd black car. havent used one towel on it, but has few swirl marks from previous owner. When i said polisher should of been more clear, i meant the one you were talking bout and if i remember thats the one he uses? have no experience in polishing yet so gonna start on other black cars first before touching my beauty!

Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 2748461)

You will be surprised at how easy machine polishing is with that Porter Cable and at the truly excellent results. Virtually impossible to damage your finish with that machine.

Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 2748452)

I highly recommend The Rag Company. Their prices on good quality South Korean microfiber towels are far lower than any of the detail places like Adams (for the same towels). I just picked some of their Eagle Pro Edgeless Blue 16x16 towels for $6 each. Top quality.

Microfiber Detailing Cloths, Towels, and Supplies

Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 2748457)

I have since exchanged that Z for a 2014 in Pearl White. Waiting patiently for the weather to moderate.

Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2749566)

Thanks for the tip! :tup:



Even better! Love the white... ;)

I'm having a hard time waiting for the streets to get cleaner. Driving the new minivan is getting boring.

Originally Posted by mnz (Post 2758214)

Putting in coils and exhaust on Sunday! Gonna be nice day

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Originally Posted by mnz (Post 2758214)

Putting in coils and exhaust on Sunday! Gonna be nice day

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Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2760715)

Alright, guys. I'm feeling it. This weather pattern has to break soon.

Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2760715)

Alright, guys. I'm feeling it. This weather pattern has to break soon. Since I'm addicted to Z's, you guys have to help me out. I want to see if we can break a record this year and get a meet with as many Z's as possible. All generations. Let's get the word out.

Date: May 31st

I'm working on details of the meet and greet. Seems like a lot of new faces are on the boards, so we should do a meet and greet. Because this may turn out to be larger than anyone can imagine, I'm going to come up with points of interest and route options so we can drive and catch up.

Stay tuned...

Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 2765905)

Nothing wrong with that. Just show up and smile, nod, wink, and drive around with us.

Originally Posted by rlhotka (Post 2771275)

Happy Sunday fun day everyone!

Originally Posted by 1cleanZ (Post 2772320)

He// yeah it was a Sunday Funday. 1st time pulling the Nismo out of storage and damn it felt good! Filled her up with some fresh fuel, heated it up to get the oil going through the oil cooler and away I went.

Stack of goodies won't be installed for another few weeks once we get a few good rains. Might try and have everything pieced together by May C&C.

Originally Posted by mnz (Post 2772334)

And you didn't hit me up!? Me and ty were cruising yesterday. Me and Zane are about to go get his car


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Originally Posted by 1cleanZ (Post 2773361)

Zane's sure is lookin' good. I wanna get together and compare our stances

As for cruising, I wouldn't have made it over there, trying to avoid most of the roads between us as they're all SH*T. Have just been sticking on roads I know around the woodhood that aren't jacked.

I'm actually considering leaving my Nismo wheels on and not mounting/painting anything until I get back from ZdayZ. Will avoid me throwing on brand new rear tires on the WORKs and then driving 17-2000 miles on them, and chipping up all my paint on the route. Hmmmm

Originally Posted by rlhotka (Post 2774813)

Need to mock up a bracket for the oil cooler, if anyone has an idea? I got the 34 row one from race parts wholesale.

Originally Posted by rlhotka (Post 2774842)

Ya thanks I mentioned you and they gave me a discount. Flat black, orb angel eyes, stir clearlens, white headlight orb. No it didn't but I'll check again.

Originally Posted by mnz (Post 2774844)

This weather tho!!!!!

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Originally Posted by 1cleanZ (Post 2774854)

what weather? uuugh, been here at the office since 7am. Going to try and get out by 330 to atleast enjoy some of it!

Originally Posted by Mai-z (Post 2778264)

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