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Old 04-24-2010, 02:22 PM
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my camaro has been a project for the last few years, and i got it painted last year, i have been working on putting it back together, and was caught in a small rain shower while it was outside, so i put it back in the garage. Now i have small dried water drops all over the car, with dust on top.. how would i go about cleaning it.. would i just wash it with a new carwash mit and soap? should i wipe it off with a micro fiber cloth?

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Old 04-24-2010, 03:05 PM
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try washing it first with nice soft sponge,if the waterspots still present,use claybar to remove them then apply few coats of good wax if there are no micro scratches,otherwise you'd need to polish out the micro scratches before wax, use orbital machine to polish and wax,it keeps the swirls down to a minimum as well as saves alot of time
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try washing it first with nice soft sponge,if the waterspots still present,use claybar to remove them then apply few coats of good wax if there are no micro scratches,otherwise you'd need to polish out the micro scratches before wax, use orbital machine to polish and wax,it keeps the swirls down to a minimum as well as saves alot of time
any suggestions for a good claybar? also, what wax should i use, i heard zaino is awesome for black cars
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Meguiars stuff works great ,NXT wax and blue clay bar from them should work ,I haven't tried Zaino,so I can't comment on that.
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thanks for you input, ill review the stuff and post pictures after im done.
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Zaino has a claybar that is the best I have used. On our black cars when use 2 zaino products after polishing them with 3M Ultrafina and a blue pad. We apply 3 coats of Z5, then the next day 3 coats of Z2, then the next day 3 coats of Z2. You can then maintenance the car with Z8. This process really makes a black car shine.

Plus the protecting factors of the Zaino you DO NOT wash it after it's applied. If you get mud/dirt on the car wet you hand and gently wash the debris away. Blow the paint dry and apply the Z8.
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