Take 2! I tried putting this in the detailing section of the forum and only got 1 halfhearted response.

Alright guys, I graduate college in a month and have landed a job. For the longest time I have wanted to splurge on Zaino but time after time I have convinced myself that my money would be better spent elsewhere. Now that I will have decent money rolling in I figured it was just about that time! I took a little hiatus from all my forums (about 2 years worth) but recently I have had more free time on my hands and I appear to be back ...But in the past few days that I have been back I have heard bad things about the new formula Zaino has been using and I just wanted to get your opinions on it. I would spend hours upon hours detailing my vehicles at home (using basic products trying to get the best results I could) but while I have been at school I have slacked on my truck (my dd - although my baby is a '93 Firehawk) and I am pretty sure I will also splurge on a porter cable. I would like to get pretty serious about this. Before I just start buying pads (I have done a little research) and other equipment I was just wondering what is your setup? What cutting agents (polishes), waxes and other products are you using? Are you using a sealant instead? What products have you used and disliked? Fill me in.

 

I'm paying attention. Cant offer much because I want to learn. Sully would have some good info since he runs a detailing business...

 

Yeah! What Kent said!!!

 

I get good results with liquid glass. Ill be doing a clay, polish, liquid glass for a couple coats, and then a coat of mothers wax.

 

i got swirl marks and overspray....i've tried the clay bar, it dont do squat. I've tried rubbing compound, that just dulls the paint...

 

The problem with getting clear coat overspray off is clear coat is supposed to protect the paint and not come off. You'll most likely need a chemical to get if off, but you have to be careful not to strip your factory clear coat while trying to disolve the overspray. I would suggest gasoline, its a great cleaner and I have used it on my paint before with no ill effects.
Swirl marks are another story. To fix them, you actually need to strip off a layer of clear coat with a polish, but there's a good chance that you will just make it worse if you don't have the technique needed. Swirl marks are a problem for all dark colored vehicals unfortunatly.

 

yeah, I figured I'd have to get it taken care of professionally.

 

Yeah, the overspray shoudnt be too hard to get off. You just gotta find what will take it off without destroying your paint.

I wish I could take my truck in to a detailing shop and get the paint repaired, but its big bucks. You could buy a small country for the price that it would cost to throughly fix and remove all swirl marks on one of our trucks. lol