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Thoe99 Jul 6, 2004 10:52 PM

Freshly Zaino'd, tons of pics!
 
Well, 6 months with no wax, I finally got the time to Zaino her. I spent a whole week meticulously doing so. Washed, claybarred, washed again, Z5 polish, Z2 polish, Z6 detailer, windex'd all glass inside out, rain-x'd all exterior glass, rotated tires, polished wheels, polished brake calipers, and lastly tire shined the tires. Yes, it sucked to do all that, but the outcome is a superbly aerodynamic car that wind just slips across {thumbup}. The car feels like an air hockey table now :eek:!

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3005.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3011.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3023.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3025.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3028.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3035.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3036.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3037.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3038.jpg

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http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3041.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3042.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3043.jpg

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http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3048.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3054.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3060.jpg

http://www.longviewvision.com/other/evom01/IMG_3062.jpg

Itsmeeeugene Jul 6, 2004 11:45 PM

ALL I CAN SAY IS {thumbup} Taking that time is definately worth it!

hueman Jul 6, 2004 11:54 PM

damn. that's hot man!

Rollaway Jul 6, 2004 11:56 PM

wanna clean and wax mine??

db8 na Jul 7, 2004 04:52 AM

cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean! {thumbup}

Thoe99 Jul 7, 2004 02:11 PM

Thanx!

Kelmar Jul 7, 2004 02:13 PM

looks good man! {thumbup}

oak2207 Jul 7, 2004 02:20 PM

That first bug splat is gonna piss you off!!! LOL. But seriously, lookin good! I'm jealous of your hood, I live in CO and already have about 20 chips down to the gray from all the rocks on the road, which is easy to see against the red. But when it shines it looks awesome!

mifesto Jul 7, 2004 02:22 PM

looks beautiful.... if you want a pointer... its better for the car but also better for you to wash/wax more often because it means each job is easier on you and a good coat of wax stays on at all times... 6 month is a long time for a coat of wax to stay...

snoop Jul 7, 2004 02:25 PM

Best Website for detailing car
 
Zaino is good stuff. I use Klasse and it it very similar. :D

http://www.properautocare.com/

Thoe99 Jul 7, 2004 03:04 PM


Originally Posted by oak2207
That first bug splat is gonna piss you off!!! LOL. But seriously, lookin good! I'm jealous of your hood, I live in CO and already have about 20 chips down to the gray from all the rocks on the road, which is easy to see against the red. But when it shines it looks awesome!

I've got chips alright. More so on the bumper. For some reason, they never show up in pictures. Argghhh...rust and brake dust all over my one-day shiny wheels already.

Thoe99 Jul 7, 2004 03:06 PM


Originally Posted by mifesto
looks beautiful.... if you want a pointer... its better for the car but also better for you to wash/wax more often because it means each job is easier on you and a good coat of wax stays on at all times... 6 month is a long time for a coat of wax to stay...

Yes, I know, there was a time period that I wasn't supposed to wax it cuz some of the panels got repainted after it got keyed. Plus, I don't drive it in the rain, so I think it's ok in my case {thumbup}.

tyler Jul 7, 2004 03:10 PM

wow. That's beyond amazing.

KoreanEvoVII Jul 7, 2004 03:25 PM

nice and clean, u can eat off of it

bishiboy Jul 7, 2004 04:08 PM

I did the same to my Rally Red, took an entire Saturday from 8am-5:30pm! (I only used Z5 at that time), That was 5 months ago.
Since then I've added one additional coat of Z3 (the stuff for non-clear coated paint), and touched up the hood, roof and rear end, (when I noticed the water beads getting small when I washed it).
You know the Z2 is for clear coats which the Rally Red doesn't have.


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