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I have a Silverline random orbital polisher that had rave reviews on detailing world years ago. Sat in the garage for years until I corrected my headlights. Now I want to tackle the zed's rear. I have at my disposal the following 5 1/2 inch pads Orange Menzerna fine polishing pad (very solid firm feeling) Black Scholl Concepts finishing pad (very soft wavy/bumpy foam) Lake Country Constant Pressure Pads green and white Polish wise I bought a sample of 3 Menzerna polishes Menzerna intensive polish Menzerna power finish polish P203s Menzerna super finish polish P085RE And good old Autoglym SRP I was going to go the recommended way of least aggressive pad and polish first, But thought I'd see if any other more experienced "machiners" had used any of the above products before. I've had the car from new and used a gentle 2BM wash from day one. There are hardly any swirls except for the rear. Never been corrected before except for a marathon session by hand with SRP on the rear which only got me about 75% perfect. The fillers have long since washed away so I don't really count the SRP as a true correction, but may give it a go with the machine first as it's the least aggressive "polish". If it's easy with the machine and lasts a year or so under some Collinite or Gtechniq C1.5 I'm more than happy to go with that if others say the Menz stuff is too dangerous on Zed paint. ANY ADVICE ON WHAT TO USE IS MUCH APPRECIATED

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=307874 Would this look suit a zed?

Spotted your ride this afternoon while getting my MOT done

Scroll down to see a vid of this stuff in action http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=288445&page=13 I,ve got some and it works and smells very similar to IronX A bargain at £1.73. If you get it I'd transfer to a different spray bottle coz the original is rubbish and like a water gun wasting product. For Manchester members it can be found at Tesco Handforth Dean petrol station. I only bought one for myself as the rims on the zed rarely need more than shampoo, but my other cars rims aren't as pampered. If I posted this on detailingworld the members would wipe out the entire stock in one shot!

WonderWheels HotWheels alloy wheel cleaner rrp £9.99 Currently 3 for 2 BUT......apparently they price match. This dude got it for £1.73 from Tesco petrol station Got Halfords to price match. Paid £3.48 for 3 bottles instead of £29.97! Then bought SIXTY BOTTLES to distribute to other detailingworld members. WHAT A HERO http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=288445&page=33 scroll down for pic of reciept

For me running costs seem very reasonable. Just had my 8yr old zed serviced. Got the bigger P2 service, brake fluid changed including MOT......£195 all in supplying my own oil though. Even the oil was cheap. Castrol edge 5w30 was only £24 for 4 litres at Costco. You need to check the inner brake pads on these though. Outer ones may appear to have plenty of meat but inner ones often wear faster leading to premature disc damage. Exhaust can corrode easily between back box and mid pipe, but a Scorpion cat back is only about £350. Loads of other good info on what to check on here. Good luck and welcome to the OC.

TRUNK MONKEY..........it's all you'll ever need. Get one. Job's a goodun Check out this video on YouTube:

Thank you Mr Beavis sir I CAN NOW START A NEW LINE AT WILL

Curse you SuperStu ......I thought I'd won my battle against my addiction to further headphone purchases and now you've gone and posted this!

Thanks for the reassurance guys.

I have driven behind/alongside a few of these and admired their looks.......apart from the front. Even with the older G35s, I love the ones with aftermarket front ends but the designer of the original nose must have been related to Mr Blobby. I mean, it's still got the same kinda grill and bumper as the old G. I'm all for "if it ain't broke don't fix it" but come on.......THE FRONT IS TOO BLOBBY :b

Followed you for a good few miles today in my sunset about 1pm.

Getting a P2 service today at 36k miles. Looking at the service book it showed "additional service items" included brake fluid change every 2 yrs and change fuel filter at 36k. Today the teccy at the garage said the fuel filter isn't the easily replacable cartridge type but lo ares deep in the fuel tank. They seemed to think it should be "OK" to leave the replacement. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS/EXPERIENCE?

If you didn't want to do a full wash and had just light dust etc I may even consider that idealworld favourite...SHOWROOM SHINE http://www.idealworld.tv/Greased%20Lightning%202x1L%20Showroom%20Shine%20Waterless%20Wash%20and%20Wax%20Cleaner_275080.aspx?showVideo=1

Just a little heads up. Pop into your local Tesco petrol station shop. Many of them are doing WonderWheels HOTWHEELS alloy cleaner spray. It's ph neutral, works like IronX........but is on offer for £1.75! Normally £10. Detailingworld reviews say it is almost as good as IronX at a 20th the cost.

That's one sweeet ride!

One sunny day I gave the car a full detail, put on my new swish valve caps on and went to Blackpool for the day. Came back and they're all gone:-( On the wheel arch above each wheel was a kiddy sized palm print of the perp! Peskye kids......grrrrrr.

Are we talking about the reg plate or the "middle finger" sign

Looks like it's gonna be a grrrrreat summer for you........enjoy the new ZED and welcome aboard.

Firsty CONGRATULATIONS! Secondly, this WAS reality for me with my 2 sprogs til I got me an 18v dustbuster.......a necessity for house and car with my 2 "angels"

Nice job.........next you could replace the plate with a sign to give numpty drivers the middle finger . They'd take a second look and sign would have disappeared

Apology 1.......vid quality is crap. Apology 2......for some reason the forum won't let me start a new line/paragraph SO EVERYTHING IS ONE LONG SENTANCE

Used a Silverline random orbital sander, menzerna polishing pad and SRP. Took about 5-10 mins each side. Worked until SRP went clear and needed a good 6 to 7 hits as SRP doesn't have much cut.

Another tip is to wet and wring the MF towel before use as it works better damp than bone dry.

Guy reminded me of my 2 yr old trying to blow the candles out on his birthday cake