What products tdo you use to get your e55 to shine?
10-02-2006, 03:57 PM
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What products tdo you use to get your e55 to shine?
I'm about to do an intense cleaning this week and was wondering what my AMG brothers do to get that LuStEr on their beast?
I'm about to order this product and wanted to get some opinions;
http://www.5starshine.com/
Thanks in advance.
I'm about to order this product and wanted to get some opinions;
http://www.5starshine.com/
Thanks in advance.
10-02-2006, 06:03 PM
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zymol
I think there is nothing better than zymol. but you have to get the "estate" glazes which are expensive and painstaking to put on if your going to do it yourself, and it is hard to get someone who knows what they are doing with it.
but there is NO better shine...and it lasts and beads up for months and i wash my car twice a week and have it waxed twice a year.
but there is NO better shine...and it lasts and beads up for months and i wash my car twice a week and have it waxed twice a year.
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10-02-2006, 07:55 PM
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I have tried a ton of products over they years. I started out with Zymol and loved the finished but noticed that any protection was gone in as little as two weeks (boils off the paint on a warm day). Then I went to Griots Garage best of show wax but that too was not very long lasting.
That brought me to P21S and that product was my favorite until I was introduced to Zaino. Zaino was great and I loved the shine and the protection. It was not hard to apply but it was just pretty annoying only being able to use zaino car wash and zaino quick detailer, and ZFX. Also I found Zaino to be more shine than depth. Where Zaino was very shinny and bright (almost plastic like) it lacked the deep luster of a carnauba product. I figured that was just a trade off you have to deal with to have that Zaino protection.
About 6 months ago I ordered a bit of Menzerna FMJ and some Menzerna Ceramic-Clear polishes to do some complete detailing of all my Nano Pain vehicles. I loved the look and found the finish far deeper and richer than Zaino. The finish was great but once again the protection was not very durable.
FINALLY I found a new product that combined the protection of Zaino with the look and depth of Zymol and it is called Wet Diamond by BlackFire. The finish is SMOOTHER than Zaino, has a very beautiful deep finish that makes a black car look a mile deep and a silver car have character it never had before. It goes on with less effort than Zaino and comes off with basically no effort at all. Unlike Zaino you can put layer after layer on without having to mix little bottles of ZFX and measuring things like a mad scientist. Finally I noticed that it lasts just about as long a Zaino and stays smoother much longer.
From all I have seen BlackFire is a world-class product with the best finish I have seen yet. They offer a great polish that is made for ceramic clear coat cars (aka Nano Paint) and this polish removed minor to moderate spider web marks (swirls) and give the car a brand new look.
This is not an ad for the product but instead I am just really happy with the product and hope others will try it as well.
It can be found here at properautocare.com.
Wet Diamond: http://classic-motoring.stores.yahoo...callfinpa.html
Great Polish to Prep for Wet Diamond: http://www.properautocare.com/blscreclfipo.html
OR Try Menzerna Polishes - very similar: http://classic-motoring.stores.yahoo...ornececlc.html
If you feel qualified I would get a porter cable orbital buffer and use that to get the surface ready. The PC buffer is an amazing item and it is so simple to use. It makes the job so much easier and it makes the finished produce look out of this world.
Good Luck.
That brought me to P21S and that product was my favorite until I was introduced to Zaino. Zaino was great and I loved the shine and the protection. It was not hard to apply but it was just pretty annoying only being able to use zaino car wash and zaino quick detailer, and ZFX. Also I found Zaino to be more shine than depth. Where Zaino was very shinny and bright (almost plastic like) it lacked the deep luster of a carnauba product. I figured that was just a trade off you have to deal with to have that Zaino protection.
About 6 months ago I ordered a bit of Menzerna FMJ and some Menzerna Ceramic-Clear polishes to do some complete detailing of all my Nano Pain vehicles. I loved the look and found the finish far deeper and richer than Zaino. The finish was great but once again the protection was not very durable.
FINALLY I found a new product that combined the protection of Zaino with the look and depth of Zymol and it is called Wet Diamond by BlackFire. The finish is SMOOTHER than Zaino, has a very beautiful deep finish that makes a black car look a mile deep and a silver car have character it never had before. It goes on with less effort than Zaino and comes off with basically no effort at all. Unlike Zaino you can put layer after layer on without having to mix little bottles of ZFX and measuring things like a mad scientist. Finally I noticed that it lasts just about as long a Zaino and stays smoother much longer.
From all I have seen BlackFire is a world-class product with the best finish I have seen yet. They offer a great polish that is made for ceramic clear coat cars (aka Nano Paint) and this polish removed minor to moderate spider web marks (swirls) and give the car a brand new look.
This is not an ad for the product but instead I am just really happy with the product and hope others will try it as well.
It can be found here at properautocare.com.
Wet Diamond: http://classic-motoring.stores.yahoo...callfinpa.html
Great Polish to Prep for Wet Diamond: http://www.properautocare.com/blscreclfipo.html
OR Try Menzerna Polishes - very similar: http://classic-motoring.stores.yahoo...ornececlc.html
If you feel qualified I would get a porter cable orbital buffer and use that to get the surface ready. The PC buffer is an amazing item and it is so simple to use. It makes the job so much easier and it makes the finished produce look out of this world.
Good Luck.
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10-02-2006, 08:13 PM
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Or you can spend +10k on this guy: http://video.google.com/googleplayer...61869342&hl=en
10-02-2006, 08:36 PM
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Or you can spend +10k on this guy: http://video.google.com/googleplayer...61869342&hl=en
And I thought I was insane. Glad to know im just normal when up against that fellow.
He used Zymol HD Clense to prep the paint? I hate that stuff. But thats me
10-02-2006, 08:56 PM
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I dont have E55 but I use Meguiar's product to wax n polish my MBs. In fact I just wax n polish my C today and it took me about 4 hours ( not including washing, I did it yesterday). As of now, I am really happy with Meguiars.
10-02-2006, 09:59 PM
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Or you can spend +10k on this guy: http://video.google.com/googleplayer...61869342&hl=en
Very nice tribute to "Pipes" in your sig Apex.
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06 E-55-95-F355S- 99 Porsche 911 C2 w mods
I think there is nothing better than zymol. but you have to get the "estate" glazes which are expensive and painstaking to put on if your going to do it yourself, and it is hard to get someone who knows what they are doing with it.
but there is NO better shine...and it lasts and beads up for months and i wash my car twice a week and have it waxed twice a year.
but there is NO better shine...and it lasts and beads up for months and i wash my car twice a week and have it waxed twice a year.
Zymol as well.........IMO its the best wax out there, all 3 cars get it!
