I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot
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I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot
Since I just spent a bit of money on new paint I figure what the hell what is another 70 bucks for polish....I will express my honest opinions on the results based on other products I have used......The Stuff certainly must have a CULT like following for a reason
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
I've heard it's pretty good, but I can guarentee that it's only as good as the person using it. C5 guys drink the stuff.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Stingy74)
I need to invest on some quality product as soon as I have my car painted, anyone using Autoglym?
:cheers:
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
Since I just spent a bit of money on new paint I figure what the hell what is another 70 bucks for polish....I will express my honest opinions on the results based on other products I have used......The Stuff certainly must have a CULT like following for a reason
:thumbs:
I'm a Zainoholic or what my buddy Jerry(gq82) calls me a "Zaino Zealot"! :yesnod:
[Modified by 69er, 5:02 PM 12/17/2002]
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (69er)
I broke down recently and bought some and tried it too. Please follow the steps or it will not turn out as nice.
I'm not sure its that much better than the Auto Magic show polish/wax I have used in the past. I do think it is better than Mequire's Show Car stuff, though.
One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
I'm not sure its that much better than the Auto Magic show polish/wax I have used in the past. I do think it is better than Mequire's Show Car stuff, though.
One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (WA 2 FST)
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One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
The Dust Repel is quite a nice feature....Does it really last as long as they say it does......Which products did you use?? I bought the ZFX the Z-2...The Z-5 Z-6 and Z-7
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
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One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
The Dust Repel is quite a nice feature....Does it really last as long as they say it does......Which products did you use?? I bought the ZFX the Z-2...The Z-5 Z-6 and Z-7
One thing I will say about the Zaino is that it does a nice job of repelling dust...which is my biggest pet peeve b/c both my Vettes are not my daily drivers, and yet opening the garage door a few times usually provides enough dust to make them look dirty again. :( The Zaino helps repel airborn dust/dirt better than anything I've ever used before.
I know what you mean about the "cult following". :crazy: :lol:
The Dust Repel is quite a nice feature....Does it really last as long as they say it does......Which products did you use?? I bought the ZFX the Z-2...The Z-5 Z-6 and Z-7
It lasts very long.
3 coats should do it.
Goes on and off easy with no white residue.
ZFX,Z-2,Z-6 and Z-7 work well.
I haven't had much luck with the Z-5.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
I'm NO waxer. A friend gave me a set of Zaino products. Used it on my 69, and I have to say it's the best shine I've ever gotten. Easy to use too. I followed the directions to a "T". Car still looks great. Made a believer out of me. Chuck
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (paul79)
Al... How long has paint been on the body? you dont want to wax it too soon after paint. i think a month is a safe ammount of time.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot ('79ProwlerOrange)
I waited 2 weeks after my paintjob.
I called Sal Zaino and he said todays ureathane paints dry fast.No solvents to vent off like older versions of paint.
I called Sal Zaino and he said todays ureathane paints dry fast.No solvents to vent off like older versions of paint.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot ('79ProwlerOrange)
Four weeks. Paint does not dry these days. That is DuPont Chroma Premier base/clear. There is a catalytic reaction between the two coats and it is basically "dry" in two days. The first Zaino coat sealed it before the dust set in. Never looked back. Nothing gets into that paint.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
Zaino is the best. I have 8 year old paint that I used to use the3 step Meguiars on. It looked great then. Now it looks much better. The gloss is much greater and deeper. It does a little, no, make that a lot more effort though. I took over a week to completely apply the Zaino. It was definitely worth it.
YMMV.
YMMV.
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
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The Dust Repel is quite a nice feature....Does it really last as long as they say it does......Which products did you use?? I bought the ZFX the Z-2...The Z-5 Z-6 and Z-7
The Dust Repel is quite a nice feature....Does it really last as long as they say it does......Which products did you use?? I bought the ZFX the Z-2...The Z-5 Z-6 and Z-7
First coat of Z-2 lasted through about 5-6 washes and still was beading great. I mean the water runs off the car...better than beading up. It's pretty amazing. I was shocked (b/c I didn't buy into the hype for one minute). I just put another coat of Z-2 on...b/c its so easy to apply and I had some free time. ;)
If your car is garaged and doesn't see a lot of airborn contaminants/rain water, then I would say doing 2-3 coats a year would be fine. Really the additional coats are just to add some depth to the shine more than anything else.
<---was a very skeptical user going in
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Alwyn678)
The anti-static-ness of Zaino is worth the $ alone for our plastic cars. :thumbs:
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot (Turbo-Jet)
Did my 81 and it looks great the only problem was the car grew !!! I thought it was a Limo before I got done . Glad I didn't have a SUV to do .
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Re: I broke down and I am gonna give the ZAINO a shot ('79ProwlerOrange)
Al... How long has paint been on the body? you dont want to wax it too soon after paint. i think a month is a safe ammount of time.