clay bar

Two most common brands you'll find locally in the automotive section:





Z-PC (Zaino PC)



KSG (Klasse Sealant Glaze)




S100 (lots of pics)

You will find locally at your Harley Davidson Dealership

 

Just wondering, I'm not familiar with all the products you used. Could you explain what each one was? Obviously I know what a clay bar is, but after that you lost me with the z-pc, ksg, and s100. I figure one must be a wax, are the others just polish and sealant?

Great job, btw!

 

Never mind! questions answered!

 

what kind of applicators do you recommend to use? what is a orange pad?

 

Did you use any cleaner waxes before applying the Z-PC? or did you clay-bar then go straight towards the Zaino?

 

ok guys follow this and your car will look good as it came out of the showroom. To keep it simple guys, wash, clay, polish, and wax. Wash using a pH balanced soap, I like Zymol Clear. You don't necessarily need to use detergents to remove old wax; as you mentioned, it has never been detailed. Clay using a FINE grit of clay. Clay Magic is the original from Japan and you should be able to find it at Kragens or Pep Boys. If you want a better quality clay, use Sonus; I use Zymol Lehm Klay 2 and Lehm Lube. As for polishing and waxing, the sky is the limit. You can go the synthetic route which gives you gloss and shine, or the natural carnauba route that gives a warm glow, gloss, and depth. I personally like Zymol products as they are natural and they last. Zymol only has one polish, HD-Cleanse. You NEED this if applying Zymol Wax. The waxes are up to you on how long you want it to last, the quality, and $$$. I'd recommend Titanium, It's about $70 a jar, 1 jar will do about 50 applications and you need only to do 3-4 times per year depending on how you maintain. Other options are P21S which makes great products, Einzette is a good brand too. Hope this helps...

**Got this info. from a pro. detailer**

 

excellent job, your original paint looked pretty bad. The after shots are just spectacular. You've given me hope because my black 03 max looks about the same as you started. It will be worth 8 hours labour to get it looking as good as yours. Thanks for the tips and sharing your products.