Zaino car polish
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Car: 2KGTP
Engine: supercharged 3800 L67
Transmission: 4T65E
Axle/Gears: 2.93
Zaino car polish
Has anyone used this stuff? Is it better than regular wax? I love the way my black car shines after a wax job but as soon as I wash it the swirls come right back, I mean right back, does this eliminate that?
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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH 3300lbs less driver and speakers Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH 3300lbs less driver and speakers Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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I just got done putting the second coat of Zaino on my car (and yes, you're reading the post right, it's 4:33 in the morning here).
The shine is hard to describe. It's crisper, or clearer than the Meguire's 3-step I used before. But what's got me hooked is how easy it goes on and off (and the pleasant smell is a plus too..hehe) And the feel of the paint is unbelievable. Smoother and silkier than anything I've ever put on the car.
Oh god I'm starting to sound like the rest of the Zaino parrots...
The shine is hard to describe. It's crisper, or clearer than the Meguire's 3-step I used before. But what's got me hooked is how easy it goes on and off (and the pleasant smell is a plus too..hehe) And the feel of the paint is unbelievable. Smoother and silkier than anything I've ever put on the car.
Oh god I'm starting to sound like the rest of the Zaino parrots...
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Yes it is all it is claimed to be.
I see Jza is now hooked, next he will be begging his neighbors to wax their cars.
Chuck
Chief Zaino Parrot
"Somebody get me a cracker!"
EDIT: JDMZ28, It will help reduce swirl marks but if they are too deep there is not much that will help you short of a professional buffing.
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88 IROC convertible
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[This message has been edited by Chuck Everly (edited January 24, 2001).]
I see Jza is now hooked, next he will be begging his neighbors to wax their cars.
Chuck
Chief Zaino Parrot
"Somebody get me a cracker!"
EDIT: JDMZ28, It will help reduce swirl marks but if they are too deep there is not much that will help you short of a professional buffing.
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88 IROC convertible
-=ICON Motorsports=-
[This message has been edited by Chuck Everly (edited January 24, 2001).]
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I sent an email to Zaino Sunday requesting some help and I got the crappiest reply. I explained that I used 3M Perfect-It II Rubbing compound on the entire car, then used Meguire's Profesional Glaze and Swirl Remover, and topped it off with Turtle Wax Emerald Series liquid wax.
I asked them if I still needed the clay bar, and do I need to remove the above mentioned products from the paint before applying their stuff or could I just start using their products on top of what I have. The reply I got was a copy and paste of the procedures on their web site. So much for personalized customer service. If anybody here can answer my ??'s, I'd appreciate it.
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87 IROC 350 TPI with less than 10k original miles
www.users.uswest.net/~smoyer/iroc.htm
I asked them if I still needed the clay bar, and do I need to remove the above mentioned products from the paint before applying their stuff or could I just start using their products on top of what I have. The reply I got was a copy and paste of the procedures on their web site. So much for personalized customer service. If anybody here can answer my ??'s, I'd appreciate it.
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87 IROC 350 TPI with less than 10k original miles
www.users.uswest.net/~smoyer/iroc.htm
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
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How do you consider that a crappy reply? It staes to first strip your car of all the old crap you've been using and start with a frsh surface. Putting Zaino ontop of the Turtle Wax and Mcguires is not going to give you good results. Using dish washing detergent to strip the car of the old waxes first.
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I would wash it first with dawn or whatever, but i was very unhappy with the claybar, didn't do a damn thing to my car except sound like it was scratching it, waste of 17 dollars. However the rest of the products I used were great...swirl remover, polish, etc
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Originally posted by Karps TA:
How do you consider that a crappy reply?
How do you consider that a crappy reply?
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Car: 2KGTP
Engine: supercharged 3800 L67
Transmission: 4T65E
Axle/Gears: 2.93
The swirl marks in my paint are not deep they are only from dirt or maybe the wash mit I use. I have been able to remove them in the past with Meguire's but as soon as I wash the car the swirls and cloudy paint come right back. Will this eliminate that problem? Thanks
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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH 3300lbs less driver and speakers Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH 3300lbs less driver and speakers Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
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Dude, it's a whole system of products that are designed and formulated to work only with the other Zaino products. You cannot mix and match them, it will not work. Different chemicals, different ballgame completely.
And if you're using the swirl remover do not expect an overnite vanishing of your swirls, it took time to put them in the paint, and it's going to be a work in progress to fill them in. But after a couple of layers, you'll see drastic improvement.
This stuff worked miracles on my TA before I got it painted, and if it wasn't for a little accident, I probably would have been happy with the car the way it was. Black is absolutly spectacular, when the directions are followed. If you want the best shine possible don't take shortcuts, do what Sal says. Too many people have tried all have come back saying they were idiots for not doing it right.
And if you're using the swirl remover do not expect an overnite vanishing of your swirls, it took time to put them in the paint, and it's going to be a work in progress to fill them in. But after a couple of layers, you'll see drastic improvement.
This stuff worked miracles on my TA before I got it painted, and if it wasn't for a little accident, I probably would have been happy with the car the way it was. Black is absolutly spectacular, when the directions are followed. If you want the best shine possible don't take shortcuts, do what Sal says. Too many people have tried all have come back saying they were idiots for not doing it right.
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Chuck: the lady I ordered it from at GlossBoss knew of you by name when I mentioned the ThirdGen.org website. I said yeah, it was you who I got the link from..
And yes, I am hooked.
And yes, I am hooked.
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