Zaino Products

[Banana S]

Originally Posted by favino1006

Wow, Thanks for the kind words guys!

Yeah, I don't know if it's the best, but it does a really good job none the less. I have a couple of friends that drive dark vettes (i try not to hold that against them) that use the stuff. Their cars always look good. Anyhow, they turned me on to it.

It's crazy, after the first coat I was getting some hazing. I wrote Zaino about it that night and Saul called me the next morning first thing! Turned out I was using too much (about two ounces). He said to only use about 3/4 an ounce for the whole car on each coat. Sure enough, he was right. I tell you what, it's a heck of a lot easier than traditional wax, that's for sure.

3/4 of an ounce??? Wow, that still sounds like WAYYYY too much. I Zaino my entire car with roughly a tablespoon of Z-5. My rule of thumb: If I can actually SEE the Zaino on the car, I've used too much. No joke. A bottle of Z-5 lasts me 3-4 years, with 7-8 applications per year.

Great looking car, though.

[favino1006]

Originally Posted by Banana S

I Zaino my entire car with roughly a tablespoon of Z-5. My rule of thumb: If I can actually SEE the Zaino on the car, I've used too much. No joke.

Wow, that's crazy. How do you physically get it to go that far? Seriously. Do you cut it a bunch with z6? I put a little z6 on the applicator pad before I would touch the car each time with z5, but, I can't imagine how to get it to stretch that far! Share your secrets!

[Banana S]

All you need is a tiny bit of Z-5 on the applicator pad at any given time. I usually make a very thin, dotted "W" on the applicator pad, then squeeze the pad together to work the Z-5 into the pad. (I don't use any Z-6 on the pad when I'm applying Z-5.) Do this once for the hood, once for each door, once for the front fenders, once for the rear fenders, once for the trunk, and once each for the front and rear bumpers. Like I said, if you can actually see the Z5 on the paint (other than just a faint haze), you've used more than you need, and you're just making the job harder for yourself.

Let the Z-5 dry, and when you wipe it off you'll be amazed at how much less hazing you get, and how much easier it is to wipe off. And the resulting shine and "slickness" will be the same or better after you apply the Z-6.

Try it and let me know how it works for you.

[favino1006]

Thanks for the tips Gary. I'll definitely try them next go around. And congrats on the Raby work, by the way. I can only imagine, the piece of mind must be awesome!


-ian