The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) X

kenchan

bats needs new glasses, mr. alcheng... op was asking for fangs for 2013...

Carbon fiber fangs

kenchan

it's like someone telling me he got me japanese chop sticks.
and it's chinese chop sticks.. (or vise versa)

and 150% of the american population is like wat? there's a difference?

JARblue

I like Japanese chop sticks best. Usually they are prettier

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kenchan

yah, the one i use at home is a nice pair.

not that breakaway disposable chopsticks you get at j-restaurants playing boing boing koto music. lol

JARblue

I only have one nice pair at home. I stole it from a restaurant. But it was ok because the owner told me to

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kenchan

cool, gotz tracking number for my cutting tools.

kenchan

so the boombox is 200 each... the stand i got for it for my music room is 80. wtf...

kinda like a euro car. base price: $30K. with options $50K.

JARblue

I did a full wash, clay and wax cycle this past Friday. I used a very nice but not very durable wax this time, and I want to add another coat before the cruise this weekend. There is already a fine layer of dust accumulated, so I am planning to do a full wash again before applying a second coat of wax.

I am assuming this situation is the reason behind rinseless wash products? Are the rinseless wash towels necessary? Or can you just use a regular microfiber towel or a drying towel as long as they are high quality?

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kenchan

i use my regular (high quality) mf detailing towels for waterless wash. the griot's green towels are my choice.. the ones they sell with the carwash set. they are excellent (well, that's after you remove the tags completely )

kenchan

so cant wait for the teens to swing around to collect donations for their marching bands this summer. you know, to show off my modern boombox.

might even let the girl selling religion to check it out. hahaha.

kenchan

as for wax durability.... i use alcohol to remove old wax when i switch between polymer and natural wax.

if it's the same type, i just apply over the old.

these days i only use spray wax/polymers on my hobby cars.

JARblue

I've used paste wax exclusively on the Z (except for one panel testing out Meguiar's Spray Wax), though I know I should be using a sealant for better durability. But to be honest, the paint is in such good condition for a 3 yr old 50K mile DD, I don't have any regrets.

The stuff I used recently is a liquid wax and the depth... OMG

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kenchan

sounds good. i use griot's one-step paint sealant on my dd before winter. the other times just Prima Hydro (polymer spray). that polymer is quite durable and since i wash my dd at least once every 2wks, it gets plenty of layers of polymer sprayed on it while i dry.

on my Z and G, all i use is SpeedShine. and SprayOn Wax on the front bumper to make it real slick to remove bug easier. water beads like crazy on those cars which is cause i use QD most of the time. i only wash my Z and G once a year at best using water... 99% of the time i go waterless if they are dirty.

JARblue

I've stopped bothering to wax the front bumper because it is so riddled with rock chips

I'm really tempted to try a sealant this Spring. Then I'll use the natural wax as an enhancement on top of the sealant. I've heard nothing but good things about the Prima Hydro.

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kenchan

yah, at that point it's best to get that painted i suppose, and get it clearbra'ed.

yah, i do use SprayOn wax over polymers and it can look fantastic. it depends on the finish you want. on my silver cars, very shiny is fine, but if you do that on darker colors your car will suddenly become invisible. (very reflective).

that's one reason why i say "No to Zaino." too plasticy shiny.