d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Well seeing as its been such an awesome weekend for the weather, I decided to get down and dirty with the Zed, which hasn't had any TLC since I picked her up about 4 months back now. Apart from an initial through going over. Now I don't profess to know much about detailing, I am one of them "Triers" who gets suckered in with the usual hype about a product, hence I have a garage lined with everything you can think of. My latest "Sucker" moment was on DW when people were talking about the "Soft99" products, at the time there was nobody in the UK supplying it, so I went to Ebay Australia and purchased the specific product for "Dark Colours" Car was washed with Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo, dried and then the body was checked for any fallout......She was still nice and smooth from her last treatment (Garage queen). So on with the wax, and soon learned to only do a couple of panels at a time. It goes on really easy and feels and looks like and oil. Packing says to leave until half dry and then polish off.......So this I did. On a panel I decided to leave it a good while to see how it came off. It stuck well and put up some resistance, but came off fine with an extra bit of elbow grease. Did the whole car in about 3hrs (Inc Tea breaks). All buffed off with some decent quality MF's. I did find that going back over an hour or so later, seemed to bring out a bit of extra bling. Anyway I will let the pics do the talking, but needless to say, I am well impressed with it. Side View: Wing Shot: Bonnet Shot: Looking face down into the bonnet: All in all and excellent weekend......and not wasted just sitting around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Very good job, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Cheers Bud.........My arms feel like they are ready to drop off but I can ignore that knowing that the Zed has been given the TLC it deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Excellent job d95gas. Not enough people put the effort into waxing their cars properly so it's nice to see you giving the Zed the care it deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delz0r Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks fantastic. How do you rate soft99 to other waxes you've used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Excellent job d95gas. Not enough people put the effort into waxing their cars properly so it's nice to see you giving the Zed the care it deserves. Cheers Bud..... I can say 1001% its worth it, there is something very relaxing about waxing the car, I find I mentally sort my working week ahead when waxing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Excellent job d95gas. Not enough people put the effort into waxing their cars properly so it's nice to see you giving the Zed the care it deserves. Cheers Bud..... I can say 1001% its worth it, there is something very relaxing about waxing the car, I find I mentally sort my working week ahead when waxing. Did mine yesterday afternoon and just in time too as it rained in the late afternoon. At least I could sit back and just watch the water bead off the car nicely afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks fantastic. How do you rate soft99 to other waxes you've used? Well I currently have a whole range of waxes, things such as FK1000P, FK Pink, Collinite, Blackfire Blackice, DoDo......and the list goes on. This soft99 certainly gave it a wow factor in looks, more than any of those above I have used in the past. Went on super easy, and as long as you only let it half dry, comes off super easy. For around £25 its definitely well worth the money, and I will be sticking to this one for now. I am interested to see whats its durability is like, but given that the car don't come out in crap weather, it doesn't concern me too much. I would say its definitely one to have at hand its that easy to use, and as you see gives superb results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmc Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Good effort. Nothing better than a nice clean black car, really shows it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Nice results, it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 This is why I love my Kuro and after a good detailing session. The reflection shots are just awesome and your effort looks super fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks guys for the nice comments........Makes the effort feel even more worth while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerzed Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks great well worth the effort! I'm going to get some R222 concourse for the summer and apply monthly to see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 You've done a great job there . Zed looks beautiful! Its so satisfying to see the end result after putting some effort in. Therapeutic to both body & soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks pretty shineyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny jones Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 To much like hard work for this lazey dudley yob! Nice to look at thow buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 mmmmm shiny shiny Looks like an afternoon well spent 👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Pity that these days the effort kills me for days........but standing back and admiring the view is worth it Thanks for the comments everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Great job mate reminds me I need to get down and dirty with mine soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Wow, you done a great job there. I've always found black to be the worst colour to clean/polish but if done well like yours, give the best results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Wow, you done a great job there. I've always found black to be the worst colour to clean/polish but if done well like yours, give the best results. Thanks bud......Black is a nightmare to keep clean, but when you give it some TLC they always look great......just got to find a way of keeping it like that.......apart from locking it in the garage :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almeida1234 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Looks cleeeaaaannnnnnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Looks cleeeaaaannnnnnn Its is but I guarantee it wont look like that the first time I take it out.........that's the bummer with Black paint :-) but wouldn't change it for he world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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