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Old 06-24-2006, 04:56 PM
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spent the last 5 hours applying zaino to my car and the wife's mdx
what do you think? my car looked great before zaino - only 1 year old and i wash her atleast once a week....but my wife's car is 3yrs old and she neglects it
1. washed with dawn
2. clay bar
3. washed with zaino car wash
4. polished with Z2 - 3 coats with z6 in between
5. z8 grand finale














Old 06-24-2006, 05:02 PM
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Bet the MDX took most of your time. They look fantastic!

BTW, why don't you get that radar detector hard wired. They only charged me $26 at a local auto stereo shop. Took about 45 minutes.
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i would defintely do it for $26 - where are you located ?

i did the 997s by myslef - 3 hrs

we did the wife's together - 2 hrs
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Jax! The name of the place I used was Rolling Sounds. They have about a half-dozen locations here. Look in the phone book; any auto stereo shop can do it.

BTW, I did check the price at another shop and it was $49.99.


EDIT: Yours looks too low. I have mine all the way up the windshield and just to the left of the mirror. The manual states the higher the better or something like that.
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wow - im in jax all the time - im from there
Old 06-24-2006, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by robbonds
wow - im in jax all the time - im from there
The one I used is at 8700 Beach Blvd. The telephone number: (904)642-7655.
They are also open on Saturday.
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Nice job on the cars, especially the wife's. Looks like she drives it hard or a lot with the chips on the hood. You did a great job breathing life into it. I like your wheels. What are they?.

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yeah - shes got tons of chips...lots of driving to sarasota, jacksonville and gainesville

the wheels are champion rs 97
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did you haver to buy anything from valentine to bring with you to the shop?
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My V1 came with a hard wire kit. It was in a little plastic bag in the box. Do you still have the box?
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think so..going to check now
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wow, it takes me over 4 hours to do my car. The the drying process takes too long.

Nice toe nails btw. Is that the In thing in fl?
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it dried very quickly - did i do something wrong?
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You need very little Zaino, so drying time should be very short. I suggest Z5 Pro for the MDX, it will hide the swirl marks and enhance the shine and depth. I just used it on My Black 997 and it looks great. By the way, the P car look terrific, Zaino is like magic.
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NICE WORK!

I knew you'd like the Zaino and the new Z8 spray! Very glossy and reflective w/o having that "plastic-wrap" look like some sealants can look like.

The Z5-Pro may take several coats to hide many defects, so you may have to remove the defects first. I've never used Zaino's swirl-removing polish, but I hear it does work well.

With ZFX, which is the correct way to use Zaino will cut curing time and helps bond with the finish.

I hope you had enough to treat the wheels. This way, brake dust will come off a whole lot quicker and easier.

Let us know how well it does for you in the rain and sun in time. Up keep with Z8 is a breeze! Notice how slick the finish is now?

Have a great day!

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