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Old 02-05-2006, 11:34 PM
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After seeing many posts praising Zaino products, I decided to give it a try. The outcome was better than I've thought and half the price of my old P21S stuff.




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Old 02-05-2006, 11:45 PM
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Beautiful car and I will agree on the Zaino
Old 02-05-2006, 11:48 PM
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Vove - That looks great! I know it is not easy to get that "deep shine" look on light colored paints. My wife has a Brilliant Silver MB CLK Cab, and while the paint looks good after some polishing and a protectant coat, it never looks as "deep" as my P-car. However, the Zaino gave your car a good amount of depth to the paint. Awesome!
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Mike - Your turbo is SWEEEET looking! I like the wheels, too.
Old 02-06-2006, 05:48 AM
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I love Sal's products too. Whatsmore the Z8 smells so good I splash it on after a shower.
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Car looks awesome. I love Zaino as well. I've been using it for years. I've tried everything else but always come back to it.

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vove, car looks awesome! what suspension are you running?
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I used Griot's Best of Show and have a good result, but not as stunning as these cars. Assuming my paint is pristine, is not needing polish, clay bar etc., what Zaino should I use as a 'final finish'?

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Hey Vove your car looks great. I think I recognize those buildings -- is that the Tiffany & Company building on Leesburg Pike? Let me guess...the picture was taken on the top level of the garage in Tysons I.
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Originally Posted by Phil G.
I used Griot's Best of Show and have a good result, but not as stunning as these cars. Assuming my paint is pristine, is not needing polish, clay bar etc., what Zaino should I use as a 'final finish'?

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Phil,

The Zaino product (actually there are several products) is not really intended to be a "final finish". They actually recommend you wash the car with Dawn dishwashing liquid to strip all existing wax on the car and get down to the clearcoat. You then apply Z1 to the clearcoat which then helps the Z2 (swirl remover) and Z5 (polish) to form a molecular bond. It's what makes the products stay on the car for months. For more info check out http://www.zainostore.com
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I've been using Zaino for almost 7 years now and it's great product.
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Here's my Zaino.

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I need to reorder. Zaino is very long lasting. Two bottles lasted 5 yrs for 2 cars. It's also easy to apply. I usually use "wax as you dry" on top of zaino after each wash. Zaino's best property is long lasting and extremely water propellant. It doesn't shine as much as wax so applying an easy to use wax improves the shine a little.
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Zaino is a great wax but I still prefer a good polish to actually remove swirls. After using a good swirl remover I apply Zaino. Zaino's so called swirl remover only fills in the swirls.
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Originally Posted by programmatore
Phil,

The Zaino product (actually there are several products) is not really intended to be a "final finish". They actually recommend you wash the car with Dawn dishwashing liquid to strip all existing wax on the car and get down to the clearcoat. You then apply Z1 to the clearcoat which then helps the Z2 (swirl remover) and Z5 (polish) to form a molecular bond. It's what makes the products stay on the car for months. For more info check out http://www.zainostore.com
My car has only 1K miles and the paint literally has no swirls - do I still need to go through the steps you've outlined, or would the Z1 and Z5 suffice? Thanks.

Phil


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