Just wanna see what types you guys use..includes waxes, soaps, any particular chamis (*spelling??) recommondations...etc....

Our first NEW car, dont wanna mess up the nice white paint!

Thanks In Advance all!!

 

I go crack crazy with Zaino products. Rather than drying my cars, I use a Mr. Clean AutoDry religiously.

Oh, and it's spelled chamois.

Andrew

 

Mr clean auto dry rocks.

 

Zaino and a leaf blower.
The two best things for washing and drying.
I have too say that the mr clean thing leaves my car not looking it's best.
I think it leaves a haze on my car after drying.

 

Ooh, a leaf blower. And you're seeing things.

cmdxb, I detail cars for people whenever I have time, so I know quite a few different products and how they perform.

Andrew

 

Be warned about Mr. Clean! If you use it correctly, it will work excellent and has your car looking very nice. However, feel your wax on your car. You will notice that it has been stripped off! I did not beleive my friend when he said not to use Mr Clean, so I did it for myself. Washed and waxed my car, 4 days later had to wash it again. (Sucks having dark colored cars!) I felt the wax was nice and smooth before the wash and then I Mr cleaned the car and presto! No more nice and smooth. It was all stripped, bah! Gave Mr Clean to my parents, and btw it gussles soap extremely quick so be ready to buy bottles of soap faster then you refill the gas tank.

Thats my take on Mr. Clean...

And also, why the heck couldnt they just put 1, 2 and 3 on the stupid nossle, there is nothing like sitting there holding a translation manual of the dumbass pictures that look all the same on the nossle. So while there is neighbors watching you use this funky ___ looking thing, you are sitting there like a jackass playing picture matching.

 

My last detail:

1. Wash with Zaino car wash
2. Use an Absorber to dry her off
3. Claybar w/spray detailer
4. Leafblower is a great idea to get water out of cracks/crevices
5. One coat of Z1 (Zaino)
6. One coat of Z2 (Zaino)
7. 30-minutes later remove with a micro-fiber towel (NEVER use anything but micro-fiber unless you like swirl marks in your clearcoat).

I'm in the process of re-applying the Z2 each week for about 5-weeks, then maintaining each month with another coat if Z2. With Zaino done properly, you won't need to clay bar the car for quite a while and the paint will look deeper each time you use the Z2.

 

car wash - i love how eagle one sudsing soap cleans.
to dry - use a california water blade followed by a VERY VERY clean slightly moist chamois
then - if u have an air compressor laying around, get an air tip with a trigger and blow out the cracks/jams
for wax - depending how new it is - BRAND NEW (less than two weeks or well well well taken care of) i like this stuff called ardex clear coat sealant otherwise, i swear by mequires gold class liquid wax. oh ya if possible, do ALL of these steps inside, out of the sun to ensure a perfect turn out

 

so far i have used meguirs and its great stuff for everything, though not cheap.

 

Zaino all the way!

 

I use the products offered by a company called " MALMS" - My wax costs 145.00 !

 

meguiars gold class 3 clean/polish/wax, or zymol works for me...

 

Maybe you guys can help. My now less then 2 weeks old lava has a scuff/scratch in it. It's long and 99.9% of it looks like it just hit the clear coat. I know it will buff out, just not sure what I should use.

There is also, what looks like, some white paint in it. Any recommendations on what I can use to clean this up when I go to wash/wax it this weekend?

 

Try a claybar system. If that doesn't work, get some rubbing compound.

Andrew

 

I use the Mr Clean system and it does'nt take off my wax. I use Meguires gold series wax and detailer.

 

honestly i would suggest taking it to the local detail shop or take it to toyota....they can at least look at it and tell you how bad the damage is.....i wouldn't suggest buffing without at least a bit of experience.....it's easy to swirl paint and when it swirls it looks like crap....

 

for those of you using the Zaino products, do you use the ZFX and the Z2? Which of the products do you recommend?

 

I wouldn't be doing the buffing. I have a close friend who is a body man. He said it would be easy to buff out but I could probably fix it easier with other products. Haven't sat down with him yet to see what he recommends, thought I'd ask some people who have dealt with toyota paint, is why I posted. Every car companies paint is a bit different, some are fragile (ford) some aren't (honda, VW).

 

I'll give this a try. Any place imparticular to pick it up from? All we have around here are the generics (Pep Boys, Nappa, AutoZone, Nopi) and Wal*Mart.

 

lol...thanks doode....so is it the concensus then that Mr clean auto dry is cool? ...im pretty lazy..so the idea truly appeals to me..haha

annnd ill have to look into the zaino products...sounds like the are pretty good!..thanks all!