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fabulman

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I want to do clay and a minor correction to my vehicles. I have been around for a while and familiar with a lot of the products. The correvtion is minimal and I would like not to take clear off. My plan is to use Zaino AIO, what do you think?any suggestions on other products? I have a pc 7424 and currently have (yet would like to avoid) Optimum polish and 3m swirl mark remover.
 
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As a Zaino Zealot, suggest you wash the car with Z-7 or any good carwash, and see how the surface feels. If it is smooth, try a layer of Z-5; that may be all it takes. If you aren't happy with that, Z-AIO it with your PC, then put a layer of Z-5 over that.
 
Thanks HRP. That was my plan yet I think there are some minor swirls I think Z AIO will not take care of. Are thre any other none abraisive products I could use ?
 
fab68 said:
Thanks HRP. That was my plan yet I think there are some minor swirls I think Z AIO will not take care of. Are thre any other none abraisive products I could use ?
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To do the correction/take care of the marring you'll simply *have* to take off a bit of clear...that's how it works. So a nonabrasive approach (and ZAIO isn't nonabrasive anyhow) is required. No, it's no big deal as you can take off a fair amount of clear without causing problems (I keep some of our cars for ages and I polish as needed).



If you need something mild but effective on hard paint, I like 1Z High Gloss. It's a pretty gentle polish that can still do a little bit of correction.



Note that if the claying doesn't go perfectly it might induce some marring that's more serious than what you have now. So....be careful when you do the claying ;)
 
fab68 said:
Thanks Accumulator. So Zaino AIO is not nonabrasive? I assume I should not use it for marring ?
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It's slightly abrasive but I wouldn't expect it to be abrasive *enough* for most marring. But if your paint is on the soft side it just might work after all.



You might try some small area and see if it works. IMO it'll be a little bit *more* abrasive than the 3M SMR (which I think has more fillers than abrasives).



FWIW, while I'm not a fan of Optimum polish (hey, just me...), you *really* don't need to worry about using an abrasive of that strength now and then. Regulars here know that I'm a fanatic about keeping the original paint as long as possible, but even *I* polish as needed. The big trick is to not mar it severely enough that it requires *significant* correction; mild polishing doesn't take off enough clear to cause problems. You're not gonna wear out your clear polishing it with mild abrasives.
 
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