ZFX holding up nicely-->

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DETAILKING

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This is the first time my car was washed in 2.5 weeks due to the weather. We had a small snow storm here in NJ and my poor baby was covered in salt for a week. I couldn't believe how nice it came out after a wash this weekend.



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I am slowly using it all up. I have 2 more bottles thanks to Intermezzo, but after that, I doubt I will find it anymore, as it was discontinued. I really like the look it gives on the tires on my bimmer. It compliments it nicely.
 
my Max like yours was covered in drud as i posted...and when i washed it.........bamm!!!back to that Z sine...........love it.................chip in effect:p :up looks great as usual DK...BTW...............tell me about getting the salt off....i had a mother of a time trying to be so careful...it doesnt come off with just the water spraydown...i had to keep emtying my bucket and be so ...so...careful...not to spread it all around
 
I'm working all weekend...so my stang will be in a parking garage :D I hope the storm will miss us .... I also hate puddles ....:mad:
 
Chipping--> I already have some stone chips on the hood. The paint doesn't seem to be holding up well at all. Between that and all the orange peel, it is a little dissapointing, considering it is a BMW. Others seem to have the same issues with stone chips as far as I know.



SALT--> I rinse salt off very good, and use double the amount of car was as usual in the bucket. I press very lightly with the wash mitt, let the suds do their work, and then rinse the panel and the wash mitt. Then I wash the panel again as normal. This seems to work well. The sooner you get the salt off the car, the easier it is.
 
DK...what i try....try to do is the night i get home with it looking horrible with slat and slush...i try to park it close to my house and go out with 2 buckets of really warm water and just pour it on...i dont wipe anything at all....its mostly the bottom panels....but that salt is stubborn....it doesnt anna come off....so like u i have to kinda wash everything twice...once to get the crud off...then again to actually clean it.....menawhile i heard on the radio that they're saying we are close to a water alert cuase it hasnt rained enough....i bet there arent any autopians who think it hasnt rained enough!!!:p



BTW...sorry to hear bout the chips but its pretty much inevitable in the northeast especially....i know that doesnt soothe you one bit........:D
 
Detail King...



If you look at my post with pics of the Atlantic Blue Jetta GLX youll see the same chipping on my hood in 4 or 5 spots. I cant believe it either!

I have heard that paint is getting really cheap as the years go by. Paint uses less arcrylic to be more environmentally sound. Must be cheaper to make as well, bottom line. It sux!

How do you feel about paint protection kits?



Ryan
 
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