as well a lot of you know iam a massive massive fan of zaino car polish well in fact all their products
yester day i went to see paul at his garage and see if i could improve some paint problems on his evo sport
i will be honest and say the paint surface was worse than expected and there was serious laquer damage on every panel and i mean every one
i know paul wont mind me being honest
so at half 8 yesterday morning i set to work
now please bear in mind for me to detail a car properly not including interior i would probably take 3 good days
in this case i had 1 day and i had to do my utmost for paul as he was very depressed about paint and its condition
this includes washing ,clay etc etc but car had been washed in fairy liquid day before by paul at my request and dried off which saved some time
but i would like longer with the car as i think i could take it to another level yet
this removed all previous polish/wax etc from paint surface which allowed me to see what i had to contend with and that it was not being partially covered up by any other products
i used a porter cable orbital buffer using sonus sfx pads (different grades)
and zaino zpc along with 3M swirl mark remover to remove all or as many as possible defects from paint surface
prep is the key no doubt about it
if you dont take your time with it you will not get a good finish i have proved this to myself many times in the past and learnt by it
it also allows the product you are using to work to its full potential
zaino is amazing there is nothing to touch it
i say that with confidence as i have tried the lot and they dont get close
its not the cheapest but its the best and you use so little as paul saw that it goes miles
this car was prepped and then had 1 coat of zaino z2 pro applied and it was amazingly thin coat at that
the less you use the better it is
it then had one misted coat of z8 finale spray which enhances the depth
you can layer zaino and it gets deeper and wetter so the sky is the limit for paul now which can become addictive
i used the same microfibre cloths i sold in group buy
paul will tell you that he wiped some water from the bonnet just prior to my arrival from around the roundel with a chamois leather
bear in mind car is black and shows everything up and i mean everything
the damage that one wipe did was astounding
chamois and sponge and stockinette are the work of lucifer himself and will cause more damage thabn you are attempting to rectify
i know chris(billgates ) uses zaino now and has treated himself to a porter cable which willbe with him shortly and ben(the bootyman) has ordered a lot of zaino.
chris i know is happy with results and i know he will take his car to another level with the porter ben is still waiting for proof when he uses it on his amazing cab as he has been a meguiars man
so for any doubters here are the before and then the results
bear in mind like i say this was one day and detailing is a process which goes on and on but i think it illustrates what is achievable for those out there that want the best finish possible using the right products and taking time with prep
comments good or bad are invited car has had a little dust settle on it over night too
first before prep
now pictures taken today outside and bear in mind how murky it has been so there is no brilliant sunshine aiding rflections
john
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) i have only polished the car once with this stuff and it came out rather quite nice but i just don't get the feeling it's gonna get the same effect as a darker colour.
But, there are a couple of paint and panel imperfections which have to be corrected before going much further.
I'm glad you liked the EvoII, but I think Johns would have the edge! 
He came in a very nice white Merc Sprinter van 
It is my EvoII, although the same model and colour as johns, it will never look as nice as his 
I have just ordered the Porter cable with the kit. 
