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Old May 31, 2010 | 08:19 AM
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Well its 7:30 am and I am about to do a Zaino treatment on my baby. This is the first time I have used the products so wish me luck. I will post pics later today!
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Old May 31, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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USE very very little of the product. 1 oz should do the entire vehicle, but that takes practice. A dime amount should cover about 1.5 sq foot area. A trick is after you apply it step back about five feet and if you can barely or not tell anything was put on the finish then you're applying it correctly. Give it time to dry unless your using the accelerator, that takes about 20 minutes. Without it, then at least an hour if not more. Use the finger wipe test, it should wipe cleanly from the finish when it is dry.

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What products are you applying?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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If you use one oz of either Z5 or Z2, that's too much.
Good luck. Z products are great.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Got time to do another car today?

Good luck! Post pics when you are done.

(My car needs some buffer/wax love really bad. )
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Have a nice day. It's a worthwhile job!
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I am doing the process from the instructions that include:
Dawn Wash - Rinse - Dry - claybar - Z7 wash - Dry - Z5 with ZFX - Remove Polish - Z6.

My father in law was nice enough to buy a complete kit from Zaino when he bought his 08 Z06 a few weeks back and said I can use it any time and he will buy more as needed. He already come over this morning in his car and asked if his was next. I am sure this will be a all day event since this is the first Zaino treatment!
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I am doing the process from the instructions that include:
Dawn Wash - Rinse - Dry - claybar - Z7 wash - Dry - Z5 with ZFX - Remove Polish - Z6.

My father in law was nice enough to buy a complete kit from Zaino when he bought his 08 Z06 a few weeks back and said I can use it any time and he will buy more as needed. He already come over this morning in his car and asked if his was next. I am sure this will be a all day event since this is the first Zaino treatment!
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Post pics when your done. I haven't washed my car in 3 weeks it's looking pretty bad. I think this week I will give it a detail.
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Only 6 hours later I am extremely impressed with the Zaino products. Here are a few pics after 3 coats. This stuff goes a long way! I was able to do 3 coats with 1 oz and 3 drops of ZFX. I am definately going to be staying with Zaino and I realize now I have been wasting my time with other products. I still have to clean the rims and interior then I will back it out into some sun and take more pics.

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Looks AWESOME - nice work!!
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All done! 7.5 hours later I Am extremely happy. Let me know what you think!











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Put to bed!
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Car looks great!
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looks great....gotta love those zaino products
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Great job lookin good
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