Polish and wax for a black Z...Any recommendations? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Roadster · 10-09-2016

When the PO pulled up to the tag place 2 1/2 years ago in bright sunlight, my future Black Z looked like a swirling machine.....It was the first time I saw it in the sun. Although the day I first saw the car, it was in his garage and raining outside. Looking at the paint with my trusty cell phone flashlight, I could see that there were swirls in the paint, but didn't even think that they were as bad as they were.
That being said, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Still working at the time, did what I could when I could. Now you have to understand that I have enough polishes, waxes, compounds, etc., to last me for 3 lifetimes.....and I am a sucker for new products. So I tried what I had and was only semi-happy with the results. Although I will mention the products that have and are working for me now, this is not to say that they are end-all-be-all. As there are many fine products out there that will deliver excellent results, you just have to experiment and find what works for you.
I decided to give Adams Paint Correction and Finishing Polish a try. Used my orbital buffer and went to work. Did the process 2 times. Time consuming, yes, but worth the effort. Did it eliminate all of the swirls, no, but it made quite an improvement. So not wanting to have a more comprehensive paint correction process done at a shop, I stumble across Turtle Jet Black Spray Detailer. After my own paint correction, I decided to give it a try, well let me tell you, it works. The label states that it will fill in swirls and marks, it does. So then I find Turtle Jet Black Wax for "Black Cars", and it works nicely as well. Can't tell you how many coats of spray wax and detailer are now on the 94, but it is a vast improvement of what it was 2 1/2 years ago. Not a show quality paint, but for original and its life history, I am happy with the way it now looks.

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Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: Polish and wax for a black Z...Any recommendations? When the PO pulled up to the tag place 2 1/2 years ago in bright sunlight, my future Black Z looked like a swirling machine.....It was the first time I saw it in the sun. Although the day I first saw the car, it was in his garage and raining outside. Looking at the paint with my trusty cell phone flashlight, I could see that there were swirls in the paint, but didn't even think that they were as bad as they were. That being said, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Still working at the time, did what I could when I could. Now you have to understand that I have enough polishes, waxes, compounds, etc., to last me for 3 lifetimes.....and I am a sucker for new products. So I tried what I had and was only semi-happy with the results. Although I will mention the products that have and are working for me now, this is not to say that they are end-all-be-all. As there are many fine products out there that will deliver excellent results, you just have to experiment and find what works for you. I decided to give Adams Paint Correction and Finishing Polish a try. Used my orbital buffer and went to work. Did the process 2 times. Time consuming, yes, but worth the effort. Did it eliminate all of the swirls, no, but it made quite an improvement. So not wanting to have a more comprehensive paint correction process done at a shop, I stumble across Turtle Jet Black Spray Detailer. After my own paint correction, I decided to give it a try, well let me tell you, it works. The label states that it will fill in swirls and marks, it does. So then I find Turtle Jet Black Wax for "Black Cars", and it works nicely as well. Can't tell you how many coats of spray wax and detailer are now on the 94, but it is a vast improvement of what it was 2 1/2 years ago. Not a show quality paint, but for original and its life history, I am happy with the way it now looks. __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member Last edited by Roadster; 10-13-2016 at 01:07 AM.