Recent content by ChiliCooperS

What is this? I noticed it tonight when I parked in a parking lot. A week and a half a ago I just used Prima Swirl, followed by Prima Amigo on my 06 Chili Red Cooper S. It's like it's cloudy or something... I can't really describe it so heres a pic: What can I do to get rid of this...

Okay so its been a while since I detailed the rides... So most of them have some pretty heavy duty swirls, mostly my car and truck since its the oldest (05 Black H2 and 06 Red MINI Cooper S). I read that a 4 inch pad will make getting rid of the fairly deep swirls easier opposed to like a 6...

Last night I was on my way home from Indianapolis and a little north of Rochester, IN, on US-31 when I can around a corner and a deer appeared in front me. I was going 75mph in my MINI, and hit it square. All the airbags except the side curtains went off, the windshield except for the perimeter...

Last night I got bored and decided that I was going to detail my two daily drivers. The point of it REALLY was to winterize the Cooper S, and get my one week old 07 Explorer Limited ready for winter. I am somewhat pleased with the results. The S barely got any of my attention but that will be...

Last night I got bored and decided that I was going to detail my two daily drivers. The point of it REALLY was to winterize the Cooper S, and get my one week old 07 Explorer Limited ready for winter. I am somewhat pleased with the results. The S barely got any of my attention but that will be...

So... this afternoon as I was leaving school... one of my teammates on the football team saw that I was taking his ex-girlfriend home... he got mad... and threw a football at my car... hard. :furious: The result is very very interesting: Two small, and not very deep dents on the white roof...

I got my exhaust back yesterday, after sending it away for 6 months, for customization. It looks odd however: It's 100% Stainless Steel, and the finish on the tips seems real dull. They have what appears to be swirls on them, but it's on metal. I'm looking for some products to make it have a...

Today I FINALLY unveiled my work over the last 48hours. I worked intermintently on it, having other responsibilities. I also came upon some problems and some confusion, with the products I have tried for the first time. Monday night and Tuesday I stayed up until 3 a.m. and 2 a.m. respectively...

I'm removing Z5Pro on my second coat now, it leaves a haze/streaking, I let it dry for over an hour. Something wrong? It's incredibly hard to get all the way out... Like 3 minutes per panel hard. :hm Mikey

What the heck! :grrr :grrr I wiped down my car completely before applying Z5 Pro for the first time tonight, it hasn't moved since yesterday. Am I marring the paint? What should I do? Mikey

Well tonight I had an idea of applying Souveran over Zaino. Should I? Has anyone else tried this combo? I want to wait and see how my Z5 Pro adn Z2 Pro Combo comes out, but I was worried if I put souveran over the top if it would make it cloudy or diminish the finish in any way. I want to though...

Okay i'm kinda in the middle of finally detailing my car this weekend. FINALLY AHHH!! My next step is to apply three coats of Z5 Pro, Followed by three of Z2 Pro. My Question is how many times in a 24 hour period realistically can I apply Zaino with ZFX, I think Sal says 3, but I don't really...

I just applied 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to my car... Will ZFX enabled Z5 or Z2 get rid of or negate this step?? :nervous2: Thanks mikey

Okay. I found this pic on Nitto's website, ignore their sweetass new tire in the background and focus on the equally impressive F430 in the foreground: Damn that paint is hot. I just want to eat it. :eek: :werd: How can I get the red paint on my car, which is actually only a few...

Today I am washing my car, despite the crappy weather. I get to my drivers side front wheel and notice this: Marring all over my nice new wheel. So far, it is only on my drivers side front, but it is not good. These things cost $700 a pop at the Bimmer dealership so this...