I finally got the products, proper weather, and the time to do a proper job on my car. I used Zaino products this go-around.

Process was a wash, clay bar, another wash, 3 coats of the Z5 polish, and 1 coat of the Z2 show polish with QD (Z6) treatment between each coat.

The car looks quite good and the paint is smooth as glass now. Here's a pic of the hood under 1000W halogen lights.

 

Wow that looks great!!! Zaino makes good stuff, a bit more difficult to use than some others...but the results are great!

 

Great work....the finish looks great.

 

Thanks for the kind comments. The original condition of the paint was pretty decent, there was a bit of swirling, but nothing extreme. I was a little skeptical of the products, probably just due to my ignorance more than anything. So many product choices, I wasn't sure what to get.

Anyway, I'm happy with the results and hope that a bit of routine maintenance can keep the paint in good shape. Now for the other car...

 

Very nice! That is some wet looking paint!