Recent content by mpawelek

No one has ever mentioned this product on the board since I've been here so I thought I would chime in. Those of us that rebuild antique vehicles have used these as long as I can remember as these were around many, many years before the California Duster and are actually used to dry wash...

For quite some years I have been using a 3M Imperial Hand glaze base with a top coat of Collinite Carnuba wax on my older vehicles with great results and get many compliments. After reading two popular forums for over 6 weeks I decided to try the Zaino line as I gathered it was much more durable...

I wish my ISP would let me link larger pictures to show the depth of shine on my '96 Z3. This was done by an old favorite, a bottom layer of 3M Imperial Hand Glaze and a top coat of Collinite Carnuba. I love this combination for the shine but want something that will last longer per application...

Zaino's web site says that a layer of ZFX or Z1 on the paint first will "Enhance" the shine of a top application of Z2 or Z5. For those of us that just want a good shine and UV protection is the ZFX or Z1 absolutely necessary? Side by side on the same panel could one really tell the difference...

There appear to be two types of "soft" top material I have seen on convertables. One is a vinyl type material and the other a woven dyed canvas type material. I know that convertables are a small portion of all cars made so there may not be a lot of experience here on the board but......does...

I have a polished aluminum front tower strut on my Z3 that stays relatively bright but wonder if wax on top of the aluminum will keep it polished looking longer, or will the wax react with the aluminum and actually make it duller looking?...Thanks...Michael P.

On the drivers side seat, side panel on backrest, I have a "rash" about the size of a fifty cent piece most probably made where the previous owner had "slid" into the seat sideways and rubbed on this area every time they entered the car. This is a Z3 and it is very low to the ground so I can see...

Ok, So I know this isn't the "Home Improvement" Forum and I'll most probably be banned forever from posting but this project has me so curious I could scream and I need some advise. My wife is going to kick my A** if I mess this up! We had our house built 5 years ago and paid extra to have this...

Hopefully this will be my last question for a while and I'll leave everyone alone!!! I'm confused about applying new stuff over old. I took my Z3 the other day with a really great paint job, stripped with Dawn, applied a layer of 3M Imperial Hand Glaze and followed up with a coat of Collinite...

A few days ago I asked which of these two 3M polish products was the least aggressive... 3M Finesse-It II Machine Polish 3M Perfect-It Swirl Mark Remover And was told on 3 forums that the Perfect-It Swirl Mark remover was the mildest of the two. So my question is...for a Garage Queen with...

I've found some minor swirl marks in a few places on my Z3 and some areas that are "rough to the feel" though the paint looks in excellent shape. I would like to try the least aggressive 3M product to work these areas but cannot seem to find which is the least aggressive product. 3M Finesse-It...

I'd like to try applying some Carnuba wax to my Z3 with my Porter Cable since it worked so well with polish but wonder just how long do you buff an area with a random orbital machine? Should the wax still be wet, semi dry and hazy or almost powdery dry? I realize I will need to use a MF rag or...

I've read quite a lot in the last week of past posts about hand glaze and then a Carnuba Topper on very good paint with few to no imperfections, which all makes sense for those that want to use a carnuba Wax top coat, but I'm confused on what to do further on down the line. Once you have a...

I had the hood and front bumper cover repainted on my '96 Z3 3 weeks ago to have the 250+ rock chips repaired on the front end. Talk about automotive acne!!! These cars sit so darned close to the ground they almost attract rocks like iron to a magnet. I have 3 acquaintances that have had 3M...

I bought a tin of a well known paste wax this last week that has a perported high content of carnuba wax. I opened it tonight to see if it had any particular smell and noticed that it is relatively hard. Especially in cold weather, does anyone pre heat paste wax to make it a bit easier to apply...