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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Zaino Question

It would appear that the general concensus is that Zaino is the latest and best product to polish our new TLs.
I am on the website now and do not know what to purchase.
Z-1, Z-2, Z-3 which one do I need? The car is three months old.
What other products should I get?

I used to use Zymol.

Any suggestions?
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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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Z2, ZFX, Z6, Z7...maybe Z5 if you have scratches. You can also get their clay bars, but they are expensive
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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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It's a brand new car, no scratches...
What's the clay bar for?
Do I need to apply each one?
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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Michaelvg1
It's a brand new car, no scratches...
What's the clay bar for?
Do I need to apply each one?
Clay bar removes tar, sap, any sort of bad build-up on the car. Its a pain, but if you clay bar one area and compare it to a non-claybared section, huge difference.

You apply the Z2 and ZFX together and finish with the Z6...not that hard, I promise. The clay bar is the most time consuming thing, but the claybar is known to have a great effect, thats why lots of companies make them.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:52 PM
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get the kit..that includes everything u need.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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Kit ordered.... Makes sense.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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Another Zaino question...

OK I am not by any means a deatiling expert, just a person that likes to take care of their car nad have it look as good as is reasonable without an obsession. I have been using standard wax for years (NuFinish Paste) and it has done a good job of protecting the finishes of my cars and lasts long. I always thought a Polish was slightly abrasive and was used to prep the finish then you applied a wax to protect it. Now I see Zaino and it is a "Polish" but it looks like it is applied and protects the finish? Am I missing something? Is Zaino a protecting finihs or just something to get a great shine? My wax beads water and things glide off for some time, woudl Zaino do the same? I usually wax 4 times a year.

Thanks!
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithL
OK I am not by any means a deatiling expert, just a person that likes to take care of their car nad have it look as good as is reasonable without an obsession. I have been using standard wax for years (NuFinish Paste) and it has done a good job of protecting the finishes of my cars and lasts long. I always thought a Polish was slightly abrasive and was used to prep the finish then you applied a wax to protect it. Now I see Zaino and it is a "Polish" but it looks like it is applied and protects the finish? Am I missing something? Is Zaino a protecting finihs or just something to get a great shine? My wax beads water and things glide off for some time, woudl Zaino do the same? I usually wax 4 times a year.

Thanks!

Zaino will protect as well as fresh wax and better than wax that has begun to melt (3-4weeks) it will not give as deep a shine as an quality wax when it is first applied, but again better than wax after a couple of weeks. It is a polymer and most of them are completely non-abrasive, though some do have abrasive in them. You only need to Zaino about twice a year but you can do it more often and the more coats the deeper the shine.

On the clay bar, you will be surprised how much you get off an almost new finish.

Vandy
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Help is on the way little buddy...

Click Here for the Zaino for Dummies thread.

That's why I wrote it!

Mike Smeezy
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Old May 12, 2004 | 07:16 AM
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Should I order some microfiber polishing towels or are they a waste?
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Old May 12, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Michaelvg1
Should I order some microfiber polishing towels or are they a waste?
Did you read the Zaino for Dummies post? I perfer old t-shirts.

Michael
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