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Old 05-07-2007, 01:09 PM
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zaino...

this stuff rocks...

here's some reflection pics of my brilliant black trunk and hood:







I'll post pics of the entire car when I find a nice spot at dawn or dusk.

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Old 05-07-2007, 02:09 PM
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Very nice.
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like a mirror. nice!
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wowwza you gotta love that black
Old 05-08-2007, 08:35 AM
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56k warning... wait, does anyone use dial-up still?

I took some pics this morning up on a 9th floor garage. They didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted, but here they are:







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Nice. And with the black, I actually prefer the orange corner lights.
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did someone say Zaino???

Lookin' nice!
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um holy ****?

those are amazing
Old 05-22-2007, 01:51 PM
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thanks for the compliments!

I didn't want my wife's car to be left out, so I spent the weekend repeating the whole process on it:







Idle thoughts while detailing:
- Lexus' graphite gray pearl is stunning in person up close
- Z2 takes a lot more elbow grease to buff out than Z5
- the IS's inline 6 makes getting around town effortless, but only with a muted growl compared to the renesis
- cotton towel lint + static cling from detailed surface is annoying
- never lend your keys to someone to unload the trunk; do it yourself
- Mazda's paint is way softer than Lexus (not related to above, really)
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Those are impressive photos showing how reflective the surface is! Amazing actually.

The guys on this forum are putting up a pretty good argument for spending $90 of car wax. Wife will not be happy.
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nice toys too.
Old 05-23-2007, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_van
The guys on this forum are putting up a pretty good argument for spending $90 of car wax. Wife will not be happy.
She'll be happy if you use it to detail -her- car.

Kinda like roses. But different.
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zaino rocks my socks
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Yeah, that's it. I'm gonna make sure my next car is black.

Why?

http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/...e-60-pics.html
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/...ble-black.html
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It's good stuff. Take care of those swirl marks though.
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Also, if you think Zaino does a brilliant job, you ought to try this stuff. www.jeffswerkstatt.com
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Wow! That is one clean car. It looks GREAT!

Well done.
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Thats what my BB 8 needs to be lookin like. Well done.

Is that just the Z5 zaino? What else did you use?

i thought the orange corners were just fine too, until i made the switch to clear, now the orange is just weird to me?
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