2000 Ford ZX2 S/R

Pauly6401

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Well, the weekend has finally come to part ways with my 2000 ZX2 S/R. One of only 2000 made in the year 2000 (the S/R package), this was the first new car I bought after college. It came from the factory with a performance clutch, flashed computer chip, B&M short-throw shifter, Borla exhaust, Iceman intake, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, Eibach springs and Tokico struts, polygraphite suspension bushings, custom aluminum rims, and Zinc yellow paint. I added a JBA header and intake extension that relocated the air filter to the front fender as well. It's sad to see it go, but the Vette takes a little of the sting out of the separation. Plus my wife says we can't have 4 cars and 2 motorcycles for just two people.



Anywhoo, it's at least staying in the family since my sister will be taking back to D.C. with her (to park on the street...ugh). I cleaned it up for her since it's 7 years old and has 56,000 miles on it. It's been rough since we moved to Florida, mostly because of frequent rain storms and the constant lawn mowing that leave the car filthy.



Befores...here's the filthy:

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So the process used was:



Wheels

DP Gel Wheel Cleaner

Random wheel brushes

DP Wheel Glaze

Zaino Perfect Tire Shine​



Trim

Mother's Back to Black​



Windows

Surf City Clearly Better Glass Cleaner​



Chrome

Surf City Killer Chrome​



Paint

Wash with Surf City Pacific Blue Wash and Wax

Tough spots with Surf City Road Trip Grime Destroyer

California Microfiber Sponge

Dry with Ultimate Guzzler

XMT 3 via PC on orange pad

XMT 1 via PC on white pad

Poorboy's EX-P

Topped off with S-100

Wiped down with DP Final Gloss Quik Detailer​



I did the last wipe with the Quik Detailer on the hood and fenders since they were recently repainted and I can't really seal them, but wanted to have some sort of protection on them before I handed the car over!​



Shiny and clean!​



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Signature shot, though it's hard to see the Vette reflection without sun:



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I did this in stages, and there has been NO sun in this part of Florida for about 4 days now, so sorry for the lack of direct sun pictures. At least it shows off the gloss on the yellow in the cloudy daylight!​



She is quite happy with how the car looks, and so am I. Too bad I am getting rid of it! :(





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