shepsevo3 pics

oops, I guess I should stop using the scouring pad....

Great work john, I assume you do this professionally?

hi all

thanks for comments

i dont do this professionally.its a passion and a continual learning curve

iam a bit of a perfectionist and that drives me to achieve the bestpossible finish

 

for non damage cars should be washed,dried with top qulaity microfibre

polish applied with and taken off with microfibre

i am able to obtain microfibre  from the best supplier in usa

his towels are tested on blank cdrs to make sure they will not eave any mark on a cars surface

6 weeks ago i did a group buy on e30zone and peoples feedback was amazing

iam gearing up to do another

if anyones interested then let me know

i know you can buy microfibre from halfords and the pound shop but you can buy oil off the market and then you can buy quality oil

its just the same.there are massive differences in quality

john

Just to let you know that there is a guy who operates in the south east known as zymol john. Has done alot of cars for my boss (including gt3rs and a trusty g wagon). He basically uses the clays on the car then clenses it then uses the classic caruba wax. takes him approx 8-9 hours to do. Its not cheap though. 200gbp all in. I am thinking of having this done myself when the spring comes after seeing how c76jo's macau blue came up.   

Sorry John was not implying for a moment your car had any zymol products on it. I did get the full list of what you use last summer when you first posted your pics.  If i do get it done I will post some pics for you.

Fantastic paintwork Shep - you must be very pleased.

unfortunately you have looked at us site

they will not post to anywhere but usa

you have to thru uk distibutor here

http://http://www.advancedcarproducts.com/products.asp?cat=1 1

zaino works well by hand

but its all down to the prep this is what makes the difference

zpc can be used by hand but not as effectively as by machine

this is what removes swirls etc

this is only zaino product that is abrasive ie capable of removing blemishes etc

all other products are non abrasive and just enhance the surface you have prepped

 

john

Thank you everyone for your comments, Car still under shelter at my place of work, still makes me feel excited inside when I see it, you can't miss it!  

It still looks as good as when John left. Yes it pays to have a skill John, in case something happens with the dayjob!

Sam, your SE looks stunning in your signature pics! Doesn't look like it needs any work? Johns hard work, and the products he used really did make the difference.

hi all

clay is amazing.it will remove allsorts from surface that you cant even see.it does leave the surface incredibly smooth and i use it a lot

its ideal to use on a swirl free finish because there is no point using abrasive if there are no marks to remove

but as already said it will not remove swirls,spider webs etc

zymol make some very very good products(except stuff sold at halfords) and their waxes are based around carnuba

i have their concours wax here.yes it gives a nice finish but imho nowhere near that of zaino.its quite a personal thing whether you like wax or not but for me their are too many downsides

i dont like the oiliness they can leave

the longevity of the finish is very short lived

the protection they offer is not in my mind comparable to a synthetic ie against salt,rain,sun etc

they are very high maintenance too with regards to keeping that just waxed look

wax has been around for a lot of years and it will always be around but i dont think it can perform as well or give the results zaino can

john

 

you can remove swirls by hand

but it is a labourious job .all depends how bad they are.

you can never replicate with your hand what can be done by machine so quickly and continually and in such an even manner

i have done cars by hand.i had a black rs1600i back in the day which i went onto show.

6 weeks it took me every night after work.i swore id never have a dark car again!!!

i got there in the end and it did look good but it was hard work.

all depends how much you are prepared to work at it.as i keep saying its all in the prep

 

john

amorgan wrote: Also have you ever used these products without the porter cable and is there a great difference with the outcome. Adrian

here are a few pics of a zaino prepped car that was done by hand on original 110,000 mile 15 year old paint work





sorry for the hijack and the large pics