Silver Lexus with Zaino Z-2 Pro/Z-8

SilverLexus

SilverLexus

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Here are some shots I took today with the new camera...I did not dress the wheel wells or tires yet. I also have Z-2 Pro on the alloy wheels:



Door Flake



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Fender Gloss



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Hood Detail



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Trunk and Side Reflections



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Flakeville, USA :)



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Yep Z-8 will keep this baby looking fine. I used Z-6 before the shot also which added some nice slickness. Also note that I used ZFX on this application. When I spray the car with water, it runs off remarkably fast!
 
Here was my process...starting last weekend:



1. Zaino Z-7 wash

2. Sonus Block claying

3. Z-PC with Lake Country finishing pad

4. Z-7 wash briefly

5. Z-2 Pro & ZFX - first layer

6. Second layer of same

7. Z-8 Grand Finale

8. Brief wash and Z-6 before these pics to remove some rain from thunderstorm

9. Z-16 on tires after the pics...



I would have used Z-6 between layers but I did not have any. I have some now and I will do that before the 3rd layer.



The pics really don't do it justice. The car is just glistening in my driveway.
 
By way of comparsion here is a hood shot of reflections using a Nikon F100 (Pro ED glass 28-70 f2.8 SilentWave AF) with Fuji Provia 100F slide film that has been scanned:



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Gotta love Z2-Pro... and Z8... and Z6... and Z(whatever)! Excellent products!



That vehicle looks awesome! Nice work!
 
SilverLexus said:
Here was my process...starting last weekend:



1. Zaino Z-7 wash

2. Sonus Block claying

3. Z-PC with Lake Country finishing pad

4. Z-7 wash briefly

5. Z-2 Pro & ZFX - first layer

6. Second layer of same

7. Z-8 Grand Finale

8. Brief wash and Z-6 before these pics to remove some rain from thunderstorm

9. Z-16 on tires after the pics...
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What?!? No Poorboy's?!? :grinno:
 
Thanks everyone. I probably have a total of six hours of process on the car.



I'm using Super Slick & Suds to wash the car when I don't do the Z-7 wash.
 
Great work. The reflectivity Zaino provides is very impressive. I also really like the PBs SS&S. It's a really great car wash and I love the smell. Good smelling products just make detailing that much more enjoyable.
 
Thanks guys!



I've been careful to never let this car visit a car wash. It's been hand washed for two years and has never seen anything but premium microfiber so I have very little marring. It's a daily driver so I have a few small stone chips but fewer than I had on my previous Lexus - a 97 ES.
 
I put a third layer of Z-2 Pro on the car today since we had sunny weather and 65 degrees...I did a Z-6 wipedown before the Z-2Pro/ZFX combo. These end of day shots show the wetness a bit better than the earlier pics:



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