TMLInfinity

Hi Everybody,

I need to prep. my car for the winter.

Unfortunately it is now getting cold (temperatures no greater than 16 degrees Celcius).

If I apply Zaino car wax, how long do I have to wait between coats?

In the summer, I would wait half an hour to an hour but now I fear I will need to wait a lot longer.

Has anybody in the East ever Zaino'd their car in the fall?

Any tips?

Thanks.

TheChamp531

iTrader: (3)

I usually only apply one coat, but that's just me. If you're going to wax it, I'd recommend completely detailing your car (polish, clay, 2 bucket method, etc...)

The best place to find an answer on this topic would be the "Wash & Wax" section of the forums. I'm sure the mods would be happy to move it to that section or they'll probably move it anyways.

It can be found by clicking here.

nfnsquared

Two thoughts:

1. Recommend you just shoot an e-mail to Zainobros and ask. I'm sure they'll be happy to reply.

2. You'll get better responses by posting this in the "Wash and Wax" forum, but I assume a MOD will be moving this post soon enough.

BradE

If you use ZFX, you can apply another coat immediatly after you remove the first one. The colder the temp, the longer it will take to dry. There is no real way to answer this question, too many factors come into play. Outside temp, how thick you apply the product, etc.

v|nsan|ty

"Unfortunately it is now getting cold (temperatures no greater than 16 degrees Celcius)."

Lol ^^^
You're lucky you live in Toronto than. In Edmonton, we are now below 0 degrees 24/7. We have a coat of white snow covering everything too. I did my layer of ZFX zaino back in August.

csmeance

the easiest way to tell once it's dried is with the smear test.

First of all you need to apply zaino thin, thick layers are just wasting the product and I mean THIN!

Apply the product and wait say about an hour. The take your finger and just wipe the surface of the paint lightly with your finger (pick one corner of a panel that no one will really notice like the edge of the hood. If it smears, then it's not dry. If it wipes of clean, then it's dry. I usually like to wait 12 hrs for the first coat, then 8 for second, then 6 for the 3rd, then 4 for the forth when colder/humid. If it's warmer and dry, then 12 for the 1st, 6 for the second, 3 for the third and so on.

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

TML, csmeance is right....apply VERY thin. Plus, make sure your car has been paint corrected too. Zaino is not the best with taking out spiderwebs, etc....