Full Detail Using Zaino

My zaino arrived today (ZFX, Z2, Z5, Z6, Z7) and I'm getting ready to spend the time to do a proper detail to the Z. There are light swirl marks and fine scratches almost everywhere but for the most part the paint looks great for being 12 years old. I do not own an orbital buffer so all the work will be done by hand.
My question primarily concerns removal of the swirl marks and scratches; what polish/abrasive will effectively remove them by hand without diminishing the effect of the zaino? Also, should I wash the car after polishing or leave it under the Zaino application?

my advice would be to get a porter cable 7424. it will take of the swirls and light scratches quickly and effectively. you can get them as a kit with pads relatively cheap on ebay. it will take you forever to get swirls and scratches out by hand if at all.

A PC is on the to do list but for now I don't have one so I was looking for input on what I can do to help (even if the end result isn't *perfect*) for now.

i hear the zaino zpc will get the job done by hand

i hear the zaino zpc will get the job done by hand

It will work by hand, but it will be an all day job by hand.

It will work by hand, but it will be an all day job by hand.

I hear of people getting disasterous results trying to use it with a porter cable or similar... what's the trick to that?

i use a standard orbital buffer as well as hand application, and it yields excellent results. i dont understand why they say you arent supposed to use machine, it works very well with a machine from my experience.

if you read the instructions on zainostore.com, it says you need to use the proper pad @ a speed setting of 4.5. iwould assume it means a light cutting/polishing pad. a hard cutting pad is probably what caused the poor results since the zpc is rather abrasive.

i just got an email back Sal and he said to use the lighest cuting pad to apply with. if the zpc starts to duct you went too long. he says 1 line of zpc across the pad and work it for a few minutes on speed 5 or 6 on the pc.