What products would you use on a Lamborghini?

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zzzzdoc

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Obviously, the car is valuable, and the finish is truly superb (which you often can't say on Ferraris :down )



Up until now, I've used Griot's Garage products, which are pretty popular on the Lambo and Ferrari forums.



I clay the car every once and a while, wash it religiously, and use Best of Show wax every few months.



Finish is quite beautiful, but I wonder if there are even better ways of doing things.



If you had to take a rare car and provide the most jaw-dropping finish to it, which products would you use? (Gentlemen - Start your engines.... :buffing: )
 
Turtle Wax, Armor All & Scotts Shop Towels would get the job done.

no way I'm serious.



There are plenty of good products out there, I'm waiting for Accumulator, Scottwax, Justin and all the others to chime in.



What are some specs on the car? What color? What do you want out of the product; durability, ultimate shine, etc?
 
TriumphGT6 said:
There are plenty of good products out there, I'm waiting for Accumulator, Scottwax, Justin and all the others to chime in.
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Actually, I'm not all that opinionated about LSPs and I wouldn't necessarily use something different on that car than on anything else. I let the paint (condition, hardness, b/c or ss) and my personal preferences about the particular vehicle determine what I use. I don't even have hard-and-fast rules about light/dark colors. Heh heh, I've used inexpensive wax on a black 6-figure car and Souveran on a white dog-hauler and both looked just right to me.



zzzzdoc- Glad to hear this one has a nice finish; I've seen some Lambos with simply *terrible* build quality, truly in the "badly done kit car" category. There was a purple roadster around here that was just *awful*. Sorry, I digress...



Other than that I dunno a thing about them...but the Griot's polishes are so mild that they oughta be safe (if somewhat ineffective). And IMO most any wax is better than Griot's BOS. IMO it's not unusual for serious a hobbyist to start with Griot's and then "graduate" to more professional products. Especially once they start noticing the marring that I see on almost *every* nice exotic (no, the owners never seem to see it ;) ).



Gee, I hate to slam Griot's so much; they have some good products and their interior stuff is *very* good.



But for the exterior, I'd go with either 1Z (if using wax) or Menzerna (if using sealants) for the prep and I'd get it as close to marring-free as you can. No, I won't recommend my PI-III twins (05933 and 05937) because they're getting hard to find but those are what *I* would use for the first two steps (even if it's not badly marred).



I'd finish-polish with either 1Z Pro MP or a SRC finishing polish from Menzerna.



For the LSP it's in the eye of the beholder. I use UPP on one of my good vehicles and Souveran on the other. And I honestly think that most people would be very happy with Collinite wax, even if it isn't considered "exotic enough" for an application like this. The old Meg's #16 (another discontinued product) would very likely be *my* choice if the car were mine.



Heh heh, I'll open a can of worms and wonder out loud about....Zymol HD-Cleanse followed by one of their Estate Glazes :D But only if the correction/prep is truly 100%.



Oh, and Welcome to Autopia!
 
zzzzdoc said:
Obviously, the car is valuable, and the finish is truly superb (which you often can't say on Ferraris :down )



Up until now, I've used Griot's Garage products, which are pretty popular on the Lambo and Ferrari forums.



I clay the car every once and a while, wash it religiously, and use Best of Show wax every few months.



Finish is quite beautiful, but I wonder if there are even better ways of doing things.



If you had to take a rare car and provide the most jaw-dropping finish to it, which products would you use? (Gentlemen - Start your engines.... :buffing: )
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Well. I'd start with a Scotchbrite pad to get off any bugs or contamination. Then I'd put a nice coat of Turtle Wax on with an old sock and buff it out with some old towels. Should look pretty good after that.
 
The car is titanium. It's a Murcielago. MY 2004. Only has about 2500 miles on it, is always garaged and never goes more than one trip without being washed. So, I guess, garage queen, although not many garage queens can go 205mph. The car is 90% painted carbon fiber. Only the scissor doors are metal.



I've found the newer Lambos have much better quality control since Audi bought them. I've seen gorgeous paint jobs on some (mine included, fortunately). Older cars quality control was atroceous. I'll try to post a picture later, if I can get some time.



I figured I'd get some tongue-in-cheek comments, but I'm looking at some dedicated people who can tell me how to preserve/protect a truly gorgeous, rare machine.
 
If I owned a Lamo, I would use the same products that i use on my cavalier, and every customer car I do. The paint would be perfected with menzerna and ZPC, then receive a couple coats of Z5pro, then CS.



Greg
 
Accumulator said:
Actually, I'm not all that opinionated about LSPs and I wouldn't necessarily use something different on that car than on anything else. I let the paint (condition, hardness, b/c or ss) and my personal preferences about the particular vehicle determine what I use. I don't even have hard-and-fast rules about light/dark colors. Heh heh, I've used inexpensive wax on a black 6-figure car and Souveran on a white dog-hauler and both looked just right to me.



zzzzdoc- Glad to hear this one has a nice finish; I've seen some Lambos with simply *terrible* build quality, truly in the "badly done kit car" category. There was a purple roadster around here that was just *awful*. Sorry, I digress...



Other than that I dunno a thing about them...but the Griot's polishes are so mild that they oughta be safe (if somewhat ineffective). And IMO most any wax is better than Griot's BOS. IMO it's not unusual for serious a hobbyist to start with Griot's and then "graduate" to more professional products. Especially once they start noticing the marring that I see on almost *every* nice exotic (no, the owners never seem to see it ;) ).



Gee, I hate to slam Griot's so much; they have some good products and their interior stuff is *very* good.



But for the exterior, I'd go with either 1Z (if using wax) or Menzerna (if using sealants) for the prep and I'd get it as close to marring-free as you can. No, I won't recommend my PI-III twins (05933 and 05937) because they're getting hard to find but those are what *I* would use for the first two steps (even if it's not badly marred).



I'd finish-polish with either 1Z Pro MP or a SRC finishing polish from Menzerna.



For the LSP it's in the eye of the beholder. I use UPP on one of my good vehicles and Souveran on the other. And I honestly think that most people would be very happy with Collinite wax, even if it isn't considered "exotic enough" for an application like this. The old Meg's #16 (another discontinued product) would very likely be *my* choice if the car were mine.



Heh heh, I'll open a can of worms and wonder out loud about....Zymol HD-Cleanse followed by one of their Estate Glazes :D But only if the correction/prep is truly 100%.



Oh, and Welcome to Autopia!
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Have Vintage, will travel....



(Especially if I get to rub my waxy hands all over a Lamborghini)
 
bunghole said:
Well. I'd start with a Scotchbrite pad to get off any bugs or contamination. Then I'd put a nice coat of Turtle Wax on with an old sock and buff it out with some old towels. Should look pretty good after that.
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Is that necessary?
 
I would use the same products and tools i use on any other car or whatever i feel like using and the LSP would be anything i feel would compliment the color. IMO paint is paint, just use what works regardless of who manufactures it.
 
Accumulator said:
Other than that I dunno a thing about them...but the Griot's polishes are so mild that they oughta be safe (if somewhat ineffective). And IMO most any wax is better than Griot's BOS. IMO it's not unusual for serious a hobbyist to start with Griot's and then "graduate" to more professional products. Especially once they start noticing the marring that I see on almost *every* nice exotic (no, the owners never seem to see it ;) ).



Gee, I hate to slam Griot's so much; they have some good products and their interior stuff is *very* good.



Oh, and Welcome to Autopia!
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I actually put on a coat of Griots Carnauba wax before the BOS. FWIW.



I'm somewhat hesitant to use polishes on the car, as the paint job is jaw-droppingly expensive.



How about pluses and minuses of wax vs sealants. Every other month the car is at an exotic car meet, so it does get a lot of people looking at it. So I guess that Concours look might not be a bad idea.



I also have Griot's random orbital polisher, not a PC. No way I'm going to learn on this car. Don't know how that would affect the choice of product.



Every car show I get handed 6 business cards (many of them really cheesy) from people asking to detail the car. No way I can trust a stranger with this, and not sure how I would know which professional to trust. So I detail it myself (truth be known, I enjoy doing it, but it is time-consuming.)
 
To ZZZDoc, you've obviously invested a substantial amount of money in that car. Investing a bit into your car's finish might be a good idea, as well. You might want to take Accumulator's "Wondering out loud..." :) a bit further, and do some research on Zymol's Estate Glazes. Especially the Vintage and Royale. Vintage is $1,800, while the Royale will set you back $7,100. Both are refillable for life for free (you pay shipping both ways).



As Accumulator said, we're probably opening up a can of worms by mentioning this, so hold onto your hat as the heated Zymol debate once again begins; "It's worth the money!"/"It is not, there's better stuff for less money!"



Many/most of the folks in the anti-Zymol camp haven't used the high end stuff before. Me? I'm just a new guy with a rotary and a tub of Vintage, but in my limited experience so far, I am very impressed with my 1800 dollar tub o' wax. If you're looking for a Concours class finish, it's very hard to beat.



To everyone else: sorry if I'm beating this Vintage thing to death... the newness of my new toy still hasn't worn off. :)



Edit: "zzzzdoc"? I'm betting anesthesiologist... :)
 
Someone on the LamboPower board bought the Zymol Royale. I'm not sure the flaming has stopped yet.



I think I would choke on that pricetag. I'd rather pay someone to run alongside buffing the car while I drove. :waxing:
 
zzzzdoc said:
Someone on the LamboPower board bought the Zymol Royale. I'm not sure the flaming has stopped yet.



I think I would choke on that pricetag. I'd rather pay someone to run alongside buffing the car while I drove. :waxing:
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Yes, the Royale is stupidly expensive. Which is why I bought the Vintage, as it's only not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed expensive. And, if you ever find yourself not entirely happy with Vintage's performance, you get full value on your Vintage if you ever want to trade up to the Royale.
 
hey ******* (or bunghole) why do you feel the need to be a jerk when everyone else is genuinely trying to help? Way to make a good first impression.

What are you jealous you don't have a lambo?



And zzzzdoc someone on a LAMBO forum is getting flamed on for buying zymol royale? I guess there is a cheapskate in all of us. lol
 
bunghole said:
The Scotchbrite isn't NECESSARY, but if you really want to get it clean, it is definitely recommended.:p
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I love how a newbie comes to the forums and these are his first two posts.:wow:
 
Accumulator said:
And I honestly think that most people would be very happy with Collinite wax, even if it isn't considered "exotic enough" for an application like this.
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I am definately one of those mosts. I have grown fond of the look Collonite gives, even if it is more of a durability wax (845 and 476).
 
I kinda think its funny that people with high end cars think that it requires high end products to mantaine. Paint wyse its the same as any other car.
 
Coupe said:
I kinda think its funny that people with high end cars think that it requires high end products to mantaine. Paint wyse its the same as any other car.
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Not always the same paint or clearcoat wise, but many times...But arent looks subjective? If someone thinks that using Zymol makes their car look better to them, than it is worth it to them.
 
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