#7 and Zaino.

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This is what I did recently on my Tundra tailgate which suffers from what I believe to be compounding haze leftover from what I thought was a pro detailer. He didn't wash my tailgate before going at it with an unknown product and a dewalt rotary with a wool pad. My tailgate has been dull for the past year (since my absense from Autopia) but protected with Z. I bought a PC and want to try to fix it.



#9 with PC (OEM pad since I didn't get my pads yet) at 2.5kRPM

#7 by hand

Dawn wash

Zaino





I did the dawn wash to make sure the Zaino properly adheres, and was wondering did I just waste my time doing the #7? Should I go from the #9 directly to dawn and Zaino?



I have propel pads that just arrived and some FI-II, how should I attack the compounding haze? Because what I did earlier didn't make a difference.
 
I think you're better off skipping the #7 and dawn wash afterwards. You should do the Dawn wash and the very beginning and that's it. Do #9 or FI-II adn then wipe with Z6 before putting on the Z. If you don't have Z6, then definitely use the FI-II before Zaino.
 
Yup I'd go with FP-II, wipe it off then Zaino. #9 could work too.

#7 isn't so good when you want to put a sealant over it, even if you dawn wash it.
 
Yes, it was a wasted effort with the #7 (better suited for SS paint also) and #7 has little if any cleansing or polishing ability. #7 is basically a glaze/filler product with oils that will interfer with Z bonding. The fillers and oils were removed with the Dawn wash. FP-II followed by Z6 or Z7 (1 cap full in 32oz water) wipedown will work very well as a prep for Zaino. You may consider using IP is remove the haze more efficiently than follow-up with FP-II.

Hope this helps. :wavey
 
I"d crank up the speed when doing the polishing. I do about 99% of my PC polishing at speed 6. Use the FI-II to remove the compounding haze and see if it looks OK. You might have to follow up with the #9. But #9 is *awfully* mild, IMO.



Yeah, the #7 is a nonabrasive (Meg's term = "pure polish") glaze that didn't add anything to what you're trying to do. The Dawn wash cleaned away anything contributed by the #7.



The following Meguiar's products are nonabrasive "pure polishes", i.e., "glazes" in the traditional meaning of the term:

#3/#5/#7/#81 I would expect any of these to be completely removed by a Dawn wash (which is good, as they'd almost certainly interfere with the Zaino).
 
Thanks for the replys, Im going to try the FI-II when I have some free time, as for the #7 I guess I'll give it to someone who uses carnuba.
 
You're talking about Finesse it II, right? I noticed some folks saying FP II, which is Final Polish II, a Menzerna product. Either will work, though.:)
 
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