Zaino'd the car **PICS**

[1slow95]

I went crazy cleaning the car yesterday. I washed it, clay-bar'd it, washed it again, and ended up with 4 coats of zaino on it. Yeah, it shines a little now!
Here's some pics after I finished with the clay bar.

And here's after two coats of zaino

It looks even better after I finished the last two coats, but I don't have any pics of that yet.

 

[urban96]

lookin sharp

 

[WhiteHeat306]

Lookin good bro, the paint is starting to look really deep. Did you just use the Z-2? Have you tried the ZFX kit? I've said this before but I used to detail in college, and even out of all the professional products I have used, I still like Zaino the best and that's all I use on my car. In a lot of the detail forums though, people say there is better stuff, like the Poorboy's I think it's called. I always wanted to try it out, but I have always been satisfied with Zaino, even when I apply it by hand. What else have you used?

 

[1slow95]

I've used 3M hand glaze before I got Zaino. It looked pretty good, but it did'nt last very long. I'm very happy with Zaino's products and that's all I use when I actually get the time to really clean my car. I still use the 3M stuff on occasion, but not that often.

I put on 3 coats of the Z-5 with ZFX, and one coat Z-2. There's still a few swirls in the paint so I might put on a couple more coats of both when I get another full day off.

 

[super302]

that looks awesome

I've never used Zaino but i do know that claybar is the shtt

 

[1slow95]

It's expensive and time consuming, but it's definitely the sht.

You have to get it online at www.zainostore.com, and it cost me around $100 for the kit about a year ago.

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

That car's insanely hot. Looks great!...I'll drop mine off tomorrow so you can zaino it for me.

 

[Paul-Wall]

Looks good...specially the AGX sticker

 

[wytstang]

Paint sealants need a 12-24 hours to cure between coats. You should email them to see what they recommend. But I'm pretty sure you just wasted a lot of product. And yes www.Poorboysworld.com products are the chit. You car came out awesome none the less great job.

 

[1slow95]

Looks good...specially the AGX sticker

Those stickers make the car handle better

Wytstang, I found this on Zaino's website....

Note: Apply no more than three coats of Zaino Show Car Polish enabled with ZFX™ in a 24 hour period. For optimum results, use your ZFX™ enabled polish within 6 hours of mixing. Use a fresh cotton buffing towel for removal of each coat.

Looks like I may have wasted one coat.

 

[Joe 5.0]

I personally like Klasse All-In-One with their sealnt glaze + S100 canauba wax. The carnauba wax doesnt last long, but damn does it give the color alot of depth.

Zaino is def good for getting a mirror like shine, but next time try throwing on a thin coat of s100 wax, it should really bring out the 3 layers of color.

Nice lookin car.

Also the real test is to post pics under flourescent lighting, thats how you know whether or not the swirls are still there.

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

I've heard great things about S100 as well. I'm going to try and get mine zaino'd or something before the next fun ford weekend show.

Edit: Do you have to have a high speed buffer to apply the sealant? I was told it heats it up and makes it fill in the scratches better. All I have is a orbital. That poorboys site looks pretty cool I may order some.

 

[wytstang]

Edit: Do you have to have a high speed buffer to apply the sealant? I was told it heats it up and makes it fill in the scratches better. All I have is a orbital. That poorboys site looks pretty cool I may order some.

No you don't it just enhances the finish by 10x. Using a high speed buffer will always give you far better results. Also right now Autogeek has a lot of the poorboys world products on sale. Order from autogeek and just before check out use coupon code Detailcity and recieve another 10% of the sale price . If the funds allow pick up some Klasse All-In-One to clean the paint and leave a great acrylic polish behind to help enhance the paint. It also cleaned up my gold chain and rings and shine like a mofo.

 

[wytstang]

I personally like Klasse All-In-One with their sealnt glaze + S100 canauba wax. The carnauba wax doesnt last long, but damn does it give the color alot of depth.

You should try Poorboys world Nattys Blue it last up to 3+ month depending on enviroment and car care (washing with dish soap ).

 

[Hef5.0weisen]

Looks very nice, always thought that was a sharp looking car. Original paint?

 

[1slow95]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

It's not the originally paint, I had the entire car repainted last April ('04).

Nik, I have a buffer but I'm not very good with it. I just did everything by hand.

Where can I pick up some s100 wax?

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

The site I saw said the S100 was avaliable at the Harley Davidson Dealers.

 

[Joe 5.0]

I got my s100 online, just google it.

And I might try Natty's next time around, but this s100 is gonna last a long time, and I dont care enough to buy even more products when I have too much already.

 

[HISSIN50]

The site I saw said the S100 was avaliable at the Harley Davidson Dealers.

That is where I got mine.

 

[Kevin R.]

If you put wax on top of your Zaino it could interfere with the next coat of Zaino you put on, and to be honest you won't tell much of a difference with an added layer of wax.

You should buy the new ZFX, you could put 3 coats of Zaino on in a days time.