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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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where the heck you been hooper? Why not come to our meets sir :P
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ennius
wow. alright.

so i guess it does sound like i'll be getting the starter kit, since it's got everything i need.
Price it both as a kit and separately... do you want the ~$2.50 plastic thing in the kit?
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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haha well i went through the list again...and actually, i guess i don't really need some of the stuff (i think the Z-8 and something else...) but DAAAAMN i was sweating the sticker... :P

this is what i finally put in for an order:

1 ZFX ZFX Flash Cure Accelerator Additive
1 Z-2 Z-2 PRO Show Car Polish for Clear Coated Car Finishes
2 Z-6 Z-6 Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray
1 Z-18 Z-18 ClayBar
1 Z-5 Z-5 Show Car Polish for Swirl Marks and Fine Scratches
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Byrnie
where the heck you been hooper? Why not come to our meets sir :P
Looking forward to. :-) Somehow I've managed to be out of town every weekend for the last couple of months. Not even exagerating.

Hope to catch up with you guys at HIN, though I may not be able to meet up beforehand (all depends on whether I'm giving a ride to a friend out in Centreville).
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by HooperX
Looking forward to. :-) Somehow I've managed to be out of town every weekend for the last couple of months. Not even exagerating.

Hope to catch up with you guys at HIN, though I may not be able to meet up beforehand (all depends on whether I'm giving a ride to a friend out in Centreville).
Tight man see you there.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by HooperX
I'd love to give my car the Zaino treatment, but living in an apartment complex I don't have anywhere suitable. Any suggestions? And on that note, is anyone else interested in doing a Zaino day, kind of like the DIY day? I think it would be awesome :-).
I kinda did one... http://g35driver.com/forums/showthre...t=55067&page=5

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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by G35_coupe_6MT
Great Link
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by G35_coupe_6MT
Wow, that's beautiful work! Wanna trade? :-)

I've had mine for 2.5 months now and she's starting to fade (especially around the trunk). Unfortunately there's only one car wash area for the entire complex, and the only covered parking is back in the parking garage, which is too dark (and without water) to work.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 02:18 AM
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Fortunatelly, my apt complex has a carwash area which is hose-reachable to a covered parking.

HooperX, you could do like me and wake up at 5am and wash there. At that time, there is no sunlight to hit your car. By the end of car wash, its 6am which you get some light, but the water does not evaporate so you can dry w/o waterspots.

Start at 5am, finish 6am (wash) take to shadow are and dry... then do the Zaino stuff.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by G35_coupe_6MT
Fortunatelly, my apt complex has a carwash area which is hose-reachable to a covered parking.

HooperX, you could do like me and wake up at 5am and wash there. At that time, there is no sunlight to hit your car. By the end of car wash, its 6am which you get some light, but the water does not evaporate so you can dry w/o waterspots.

Start at 5am, finish 6am (wash) take to shadow are and dry... then do the Zaino stuff.
That's actually not a half bad idea. I bet no one else is crazy enough to wash their car that early :-). And after the clay bar, I don't need a hose anymore, right?
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Nopes, just claybar, wash again and move to dry. Make sure you have it really really soapy when you clay bar or else, soap will stick to the car. Clay bar a small area at a time, and after you finish that section use the hose to rinse that area and look for those spots. If you see spots, clay bar over them and wash untill the clay bar is removed from the metal. The soap sticks to the metal in uneaven parts such as the fenders. Around the rims, since the metal overlaps (not flat surface) so keep an eye out for those parts.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by HooperX
... And after the clay bar, I don't need a hose anymore, right?
You'll want to wash the entire car after you Clay Bar it. You'll be squirting (from a spray bottle) soapy water on the car's surface as you use the Clay Bar to remove any 'deposits' on the car's surface. (Essentially you want the Clay Bar to glide easily on the car's surface and yet "grab" in shear any foreign material on the surface.

As a result of this process, you'll leave behind soap residue and also the now loose foreign material. Thus the need to wash and rinse after Clay Baring your car.

I first Clay Bared my wife's car when it was less than a day old.... and got lots of stuff off!
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