Clay Bar & Wax

[Flanders]

The !#$^'ing dealership made my car look like this:
http://www.istop.com/~flanders/scrat...enger_side.jpg
http://www.istop.com/~flanders/scratches/close_up.jpg

you could see tiny white lines throughout my paint. A swirlie nightmare!!

I gave 'er the zaino treatment (clay bar, z5 swirl remover, z2 polish, z6 gloss enhancer) and WHOAH you should see it now. The paint is smooth like butta, and feels like silk Plus the shine is simply unbelievable.
http://www.istop.com/~flanders/Zaino/side.JPG
http://www.istop.com/~flanders/Zaino/side2.JPG

not a single swirl and I've even washed it a few times since! Definitely worth the 6 hours of effort. And the zaino stuff goes on EASY and wipes off even easier. I'm never using meguire's again.

[Flanders]

I used to think people were insane to buy the fancy stuff...but then after seeing my paint go from poop to gold, I'm in love with it. I'd reccomend it in a flash.

(and the before/after pictures helped me get the dealership to pay for it too! )

[R_Ethug]

yea those zaino kits are freaking pricey though but they have like a complete 1000 step kit to make your paint look like glass! :P

[Kor]

Flanders your car reminds me so much of how mine looked when I bought it...

I gotta agree with all of ya. Zaino looks great, but as Ryan said its too pricey. You can get it looking as good with regular products... just takes time.

[Flanders]

I agree...but it's not that pricey when you think about it (nope, I'm not a zaino salesman )

$25 for the swirl remover
$20 for the polish
$12 for the car wash
$20 for the tire stuff
$25 for two clay bars

...I'm gonna buy this crap anyway (well, whatever the cdn tire brand is!), ...might as well buy it all at once!

Kor -- what's your car look like now?
edit NEVERMIND. just saw your ride in the members rides forum lookin good!