Is there a board consensus on what combonation of products is best for Ti Gray? I would really like a shine that pops, but this color seems like its a little tricky.

AIO, Klasse SG, NXT, Souveran, etc.?

 

are you planning on claying and polishing before Klasse and souveran? i wouldnt waste the souveran because its all about paint prep. klasse sg wont good w/o paint prep either. i skip the NXT and go from SG straight to souveran. have fun!

 

I waxed my tit grey last weekend, it turned out great. These are the steps I did
1. Washed with dawn
2. clay bar
3. mothers cleaner wax
4. meguiers polish
5. NXT

This weekend I'm going to put another coat of nxt on it. I'm happy with the results so far, but I would like to here other opinions. Has anyone did a direct comparison between NXT and other products?

 

^^^^ why cleaner wax before polish? claying and polish will already do cleaning. i would skip the cleaner wax and go from polish straight to NXT. nxt has some cleaning properties.

 

Leave out the cleaner wax step cause the polish is going to do the cleaning.

 

whats "clay bar" and "NXT"?

 

Too many threads to list here. Do a search for "NXT" and "clay bar" in the Show & Shine forum. Lots of good info there.

 

Quick example: Clay bar is using a small clump of clay and detailer to rub over the cars surface. Helps to take up small pieces of dirty and other crap that washing or waxing can't do.

NXT is a type of wax.

Both are easily found in any auto store.

Search if you want more examples.

 

Tit Gray Here

Washed with Blue Dawn, Clay Bar, then NXT. I left out the polish step. I'm fighting soem hard water spots currently

Pics on my website

 

TiGray is a hard color to bring out full shine. Zaino is best. But you can achieve a similar shine with this process and Meguiar's product line:

1. NXT wash
2. Quik Claybar + quick detailer as a lubricant
3. wash
4. Paint Cleaner
5. Pure Polish
6. 2 coats NXT wax
7. 1 coat Gold Class

I probably won't advise doing this without any machine buffing tools unless you have a lot endurance, stamina, and time.

 

I have an orbital buffer, should I use it on the hood?

 

Sure, as long as you have the correct bonnet. I use the buffer to apply the wax and buff it off by hand. I haven't found a good bonnet to get the wax off.

 

Use Zaino on my Ti gray. Works great and I highly recommend it. I will try to dig up some picks for you. Zaino make it look amazing.

 

I would use Zaino. I've detailed just about every color and I always great results.

 

Tit gray is hard to keep looking good. Kid at work has one ( he makes 9.00/hr and daddy evidently has an inside track to cheap prices) his looks like crap all the time. Course he uses it as daily driver, don't think he ever waxes, already has many door dings. Hate to see an 8 abused like that. But he is just 21 or so. I like the NXT really well so far. mine is mostly driven on weekends but the Nxt has really held up well. Oh yea, and use the NXT car soap, use the armour all brand once and it sucked.

 

Zaino

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino

 

Just washed and waxed my TiGray on Sunday. Looks great:

1. Zymol Clear with natural sea sponge
2. Griots Clay Bar and Speed Shine
3. Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant

Plus it didn't take me all day!

 

I usually do the following:

Meguiar's wash
Mother's clay bar
Meguiar's NXT Tech wax

It usually takes about 2.5 - 3 hours to do everything...

I'm considering buying the zymol starter kit and giving that a try, they tell me I'll see a big difference, any toughts...

If anyone is using zymol can they tell me wich kind the use, I thinking of going witht the carbon wax.

Also why do you have to polish after clay bar? Is there a big advantage to this?

 

According to autopia.org the clay bar removes surface contaminants from the paint. The polish contains very fine abrasives to smooth out the paint surface to remove fine scratches, swirls and oxidation. Using a cleaner wax or all-in-one product performs the same function as the polish.

The cleaner and smoother the paint surface is, the better shine.

 

zaino

 

I'm still fighting hard water spots - any suggestions?

I've clayed it twice now. It's looking better, but they are stubborn as hell to remove.

 

Why?

 

bump...

Why zaino over zymol?

 

Zymol is carnauba wax meaning it will melt and evaporate in hot conditions.

Zaino is all synthetic, and rediclously easy to apply and wipe clean.

http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html

"Best in Class" honors in the synthetic wax category were awarded to Zaino Brothers Show Car Polish. This product achieved the highest overall score, one of only a handful to receive an overall grade of "B" or better. The test results indicate Zaino offers outstanding shine with unbeatable long lasting protection.

http://www.gurureports.org/press/wax...2-release.html

Zaino OWNZ other waxes. I have 25 coats on my 1 yr old 8 and it is so rediclously shiny that it amazes virtually every person that sees it.

I have only 1 sticker on my RX8, and it is the Zaino "Show Car Polish" sticker that comes with the zaino kit. I proudly wear it on my spotless RX8.

Not enough to convince? Read the testimonials on Zaino
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...e=TESTIMONIALS

Someone has actually commented to me on the street:
"Your RX8 is so shiny that its not even a real color anymore!"

Someone on this forum said it best: An RX8 shaped mirror.

Black RX8:



Different RX8:



Red RX8



Not an RX8, but me likey:

 

Zaino is no longer just a polish, it is a VERB. Check around the detail section of any high end car forums.

What did you do this weekend? I zaino'd my car.

Honestly u should search the forums better, I just looked in the detail section and there were tons of posts describing how great zaino is.

I'm a NXT convert myself. Once I tried zaino, i knew i would never need to search for a better wax.