Mark A Shields

Just got the car last night and took a clay bar to it, bed at 2am then up at 7am to begin Zaino layers.

Still got another 2 layers to do tomorrow of Z2... better pics coming soon

Does anyone use a dual action rotary?

Z5 swirl remover said light presssure was fine so I did that stage by hand wondering if I should have used the DA.

The stripes are decals so not sure if I'm gonna keep em. They're not perfect with some chips on edges.

Matt trans am

Nice firehawk. And those decals should def go lol

ktthecarguy

Nice car(s). I agree about the decals - they look a little busy and confusing with the louvers.

chazman

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Just an FYI, Z5 is a filler and has no abrasives to remove swirls.

Mark A Shields

should fill them though, correct?

chazman

iTrader: (4)

It's a good filler. You may/will need multiple coats for the deeper swirls.

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

Nothing to add really, though Mark I remember you from years ago. Where've you been? Also, long ago I wrote the directions for Zaino usage. Shoot, I haven't seen the name Zaino for quite some time.

JamesC

Mark A Shields

Got out of the 3rd gen game in 05 for a 4th gen... bought another 3rdgen in 2010 and kept that for a few yrs, and well was itching for another

Abubaca

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LOL, I remember you too ....welcome back. Good looking car, but I don't care for the red louvers or stripes.

Mark A Shields

i hated them at first, but grew on me TBH, the stripes that is...

I pulled out my Thirdgen Nationals t-shirt the other day, weren't you the one that designed the logo?

scottmoyer

Holy Crap!! Mark's back!!

To remove swirls in the paint, you'll want to use something like Meguiar's 105 or 205, Wolfgang's swirl remover with an orange Lake Country pad on speed 6 of the Porter Cable DA orbital. Then you can go over it again with a polish on a white pad. The final finish is by hand or with a grey/black pad for your top coat.

paul_huryk

Actually for swirls, use the 205 and a white pad. 105 is going to cut the paint too much for swirls and will have to be finished with 205 anyway. Many cars can use something even finer than the 205 - Menzerna 4500 and a black pad for example.

scottmoyer

I've used the 205 with a white pad and it did not remove the swirls. I needed the orange pad and that provided a near perfect finish. My recommendation for 105 or 205 was based on how bad the swirls are. Since we don't know how bad the paint really is, he can decide which to use based on his finish.

Here's mine when finished.

chazman

iTrader: (4)

I'm a big fan of 105 and 205.

You won't use 105 often, but it does the job.

Mark A Shields

It's all done. I used the Zaino PC product or whatever the one is that is the abrasive one.

Car looks great, but there's some orange peel on the doors that is beyond my level of skill.

Now just waiting on tires to arrive and should be on the road soon.

Abubaca

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Yeah man, that was me! I've worn out the shirts that I wore every day, but I still have one of each brand new and unworn.