well, i washed the car, then hit it with bug'n'tar remover, then washed again with zaino carwash.
after, i tried to clay the front bumper with some leftover carwash liquid as lube and i couldn't tell if i was doing it right. it says to 'rub' but the clay just slides over the surface not doing much. i applied some more pressure and it seemed an excessive amount of pressure to get any cleaning done. almost like the soap water was hindering me cuz with it there, it just slides right off the bumper. at the rate is was going there was no way i was going to finish the front bumper in 45 minutes let alone the whole car. so what gives? i figure it's gotta be user error, but i'm not sure what to do. any help is appreciated thanks. i plan on hitting it again tomorrow then with the z5 and a couple coats of z2.

btw, the zaino glass cleaner doesn't do jack for the itsy bitsy annoying-as-hell marks on my windshield.

 

I thought the same thing the first time I used a clay bar. You were doing it right, just let it slide around.


Do you have any pics of your AE body kit on your 02? I know the sides and rear fit but how did you get the front lip to work? Any info or pics would be appreciated.

 

well i'll try it again tomorrow and see what kind of cleaning i get. mostly i'm worried about the front bumper cuz it's taking a real beating, chips and discoloration.

i can take some pics for you tomorrow too. the front bolts on but you need to mark and drill into your front bumper to mount it securely. my body shop didn't do such a good job of it so i'll end up doing it again some day.

 

Cool, pics would be great!

 

The Z12 Glass stuff didnt do diddly for my windshield either

 

Hey Emax I think Serin has a 2k and this was all a bug misunderstanding.

 

Ahh crap your right I read 2002 in sig, buy he was just saying 2002 HID's, argh. Sorry to bother you Serin

 

1st time using the Zaino car wash- smells pretty good.
but it was freezing here in NJ/NYC, had to use a bucket of warm
water.

& the zaino glass polish sucks big time-useless stuff.
the tire/rubber treatment is pretty good, only bad thing is the desing of bottle (should have been a spray bottle or a brush type)

 

dont worry emax, the stillen front lip is out soon and that's mean they will have a body kit too, group deal for body kits and headers?? i'm game. i have to keep up with your sorry as$.

-steve

 

I know it's hard!Just wait until next week, muhahaha

 

install wars!!! who can get it and get it on first??

 

You allready beat me to the car first, now it's pay back time!
The day the headers come out they will be in tee mail

 

ya i figured it was payback, but at least i have a little piece of me in your car, . i'm having my headers overnighted and i'm calling in sick to work the next day and getting dynoed that night so ha

 

Same here except I have the first set allready reserved! Hahaha!

 

did a second coat of z5 and a first coat of z2 today. wow, good ****. very very smooth, but on my white max, the shininess was difficult to discern.

i took pix, but yeah, i didn't read right. i've got a 2k.

 

 

I was just kidding.

 

good cus i was about to call and ask for dean and reserve a kit, they are gonna sell the whole body kit right, the rear and side fit right?

 

Yep

 

i'm gonna have mine first

 

Psssh sure..