Hey guys...

I'm getting a TL in AM in a few days (12/4/04) and we all know that the dealer won't properly wax the car, if at all so I'd like to know your opinions on the two products. AM doesn't have as much luster to the color as say white, blue, or black so I was wondering whether to go with Zaino or DYNA.

Now I know that as a whole we are rather fanatical about Zaino, and I've seen some nice pics with the stuff, but let's face it, it takes a while to properly apply and I'm too cheap to constantly toss out $100 to test it, then spend another $100 on the DYNA products.

Yeah, I know that you have to experiment, but you guys have already done all the work for me

So which do you prefer, and why... and let us not forget that when it comes to talking about the shine that:



so feel free to back up the claim with some pics

Thanks!

 

I've tested out both DyNa and Zaino and prefer DyNa over Zaino -

Few Reasons -

-DyNa's products actually help with the swril marks - I unfortunately bought crappy towels and put swirl marks all over my car.
Zaino's Z-5 didn't really help with the swril marks. Maybe I used it wrong but I put a couple coats and did not notice a difference.

-DyNa's product was easier to use for me because the Polish (Step#1 and Ultimate Cleaner) breaks down as you apply it. As you polish it in, it starts to break down so you know when to move on.
I still don't know if I applied Zaino correctly... I used Thin even coats ?

- I wasted a lot of Zaino Polish the first couple attempts because I ran out of time or over estimated the amount I was going to use. You are supposed to throw away the Zaino Polish after 12 hours of mixing it with ZFX. With DyNa there is no guess work of how much you are going to use.

-Keep in mind the 100 dollars gives you different Products along with the Polish...

Here's a Shot of my NBP I did over this weekend. NBP has blue sparkles in it that DyNa really brought out. Almost makes my car looks Blue...

 

never ever heard of Dyna, but have worked w/ Zaino, it is a good product if you are someone who doesn't like waxing a car often, just doesn't do it for me in the looks department.

 

Zaino.....Here's my 99TL on Zaino.

 

DyNa is used by Detailing Dynamics. I had a chance to meet Mike Lee of DD this weekend when he detailed my car. His hard work and careful application of the products did wonders on my car. It was scratched up pretty badly by the dealer's car wash a week ago, and he was able to restore the luster and scratchless surface this weekend.

 

Hey Lore, can you provide some pics of your TL please.

I'm getting an Anthracite at well... I love the black, green and blue, but AM provides the best of all worlds IMO (clean, rich, sporty, and can hide minor blemishes well).

5 DAYS TO GO!!!!

//Now I just need to find a good finance rate, hehehe.

 

You too had scratches and these DYNA products removed the scratches/swrils well? I have been on the fence with ordering their restoration kit. I really want to order it, but then I see people with brand new, otherwise flawless cars using this restoration kit just to detail the car and it makes me wonder if it is more of a detailing kit than a solution to swirls and moderate scratches.

 

I had scratches, swirls, etc, in my clearcoat. The dealership must have had dirt and other gritty materials in their cloth when they were wiping down the car. Mike used his 3-step DyNa kit to get rid of the scratches and swirls and bring back the paint to its original scratchless condition. It's definitely a detailer's kit, but part of detailing is buffing out the swirls and straight hairline scratches - it's not all about waxing.

Some of the scratches required a little bit more effort and that's where he used their rubbing compound with a high-speed unit to remove those.

 

I still have some swirl marks but A LOT less and less noticable...
If you have a flawless car and don't need to remove swirls, you could just buy Step#3 - The High Gloss Sealant + Liquid Gloss. This is the step that gives it the Wet Look.

Step#1 is a solution for Swirls.

 

Hey Lore... so uhm, how about those pics of your ride?

 

Just took some, but they won't be posted until later. Didn't bring my cable. (My car is filthy right now too!)

 

sweet... a friend of mine showed me his TL after using DYNA.

in a word... SHARP!!!

 

Yoda, does your car have swirls and/or scratches? Are you buying the whole restoration kit, or are you just buying the sealant for shine and protection?

 

Car's a bit dirty from the weekend rain, but this is after a detail from Detailing Dynamics.

 

Zaino is an amazing product IMO. However I havn't used DYNA