I have been thinking of trying Zaino but that is why I am trying to research and find the best bang for the buck ( and the work). These pics do look pretty good!

 

RaceGlaze!

 

Which product

 

I second the Porter Cable polisher. Don't get a rotory buffer unless you know what you're doing. You'll burn through your paint in three seconds. Also, use good pads like Lake Country and the correct backing plate. For any kind of paint correction, sealing, or polishing, you'll need to use the proper product. A dual action polisher machine is perfect for this.

For wax, I use Wet Obsession and apply it by hand only. For my daily drivers, Meguiars, Natty's, and Dodo Juice are among my brands of choice.

 

Rejex killer stuff $20.00 12 oz bottle Worth every penny.

 

zanio
Z2 pro Z6 spray any other one of the products are very good.

 

why couldent GM do what you did to the back wheel air ducts, that is realy sharp. most of the ones I see look like an after thought and they just stuck something on. and the car is a buit. I use adams polishes and they do a great job for me.

 

Thank you for the kind words.
To answer your question:
Time restraints and budget.

 

I use Adams products as well. They are a little expensive, but I find that they are worth it. With a 110% money back guarentee, you can't go wrong.

 

I used to be a die hard Liquid Glass user in the 90's thru till 2002.

First time I tried Zaino I was blown away. Even my wife immediately noticed the color difference of my 5 yr old red truck (at that time). She is NOT a car person. Zaino was much easier to remove, no white dust, and no hard buffing to get the polishing lines off the paint.

I have been sold on Zaino products for 10 years now.

The Zaino tire shine is the only stuff I found that does not sling crap down the side of my car, and collect dust/dirt on the side walls.

The Zaino leather treatment is by far better than anything that I have tried before. At car shows I have had people stick there head in my window and ask me how I get them to smell like new leather...

I also hear Adam's polishes are very good as well. I am completely sold on the Adam's Metal polish for bare aluminum. I imagine the rest of their products are just as good.

Toque

 

You have found everything about Zaino that I have found.. Like I said, I've been doing this for 50 years always looking for the perfect product. AS far as the leather care from Zaino... I agree 100 %.. of the 15 or 20 leather conditioners I've used over the years like Lexol... nothing come close to Zaino, as for the smell.. that alone is worth the purchase and no one else come close to that leather NEW Car smell... the gloss enhancer is superior to any detailer I've used.

I use to talk on the Phone with Sal Zaino when he was working out of his garage , back in New Jersey. He was so new to this process, he had no means to accept, credit cards, the only way you could get the stuff was to send him a check or a money order and wait for it to clear. This was around 1998/1999. He has come a long way with his great product line.
Here are a couple of tips I've found over the years:

1) Your take off towels ( cotton towels or cotton t-shirts. ) Throw them in the dryer when you start to clean your finish ) Be it a wash with neutral PH Dawn dishwashing liquid... how do you know what a neutral ph. detergent is ? Put some directly in the palm of your hand and squeeze.. if it gets hot in your hand it has too much alkaline in it and its too acidic.. its ok for cleaning a filthy car, but does noting good for the finish below.

2) The next important thing to do is check for surface contaminants that have embedded in the clear coat Most are found toward the front of the car, like bug guts, tar etc. the worst of these contaminants are organic, like bug guts and Poland. they also turn acidic and can etc into the clear coat. you should be able to run your finger tips lightly over the finish and not feel any bumps and the fingers should slide smoothly.. If not, you want to clay the car.. use plenty of lunbricant ( this should take no more than 20/30 minutes.. If you keep your car up, like I do , you rarely have to clay the car.

3) here is another great tip: when I first started using Zaino, I could get about three full waxings out of a bottle. And when I first started it took a long time for the Zaino to dry.. HERE is what I do now, and I can get 6 to 8 waxings out of the same bottle, and with obvious results. here is the trick. I spray gloss enhancer on the front fender and wipe dry, then massage in a drop or two ( only ) of the polish. I spray one of my Zaino cotton pads that I took out of the dryer, and spray with gloss enhancer ( this stay moist on the pad but flashes off on the finish.. I rub the 2 or 3 drops in to the finish with the moistened pad.. It should slide smoothly.. when I feel a little drag I ad another drop or two, just to finish off the front fender. I immediately move to the top. A sprits of gloss enhancer to make sure nothing has fallen on the finish and then massage the top between the front fender and the top, it should take no longer than 8 to ten minutes. once I finish the top, I get a warm towel from the dryer and take off the dry Zaino from the front fender, this takes 2 or 3 minutes max. then I go to the drivers side door( gloss enhance and polish using the 2 drop method ) this takes five minute. then up to the top, take the first towel, throw it back in the dryer and get out a warm one and buff the top. then on to the rear quarter panel ( gloss Polish 5 minutes ) then go to the door , get a warm towel and buff, you only need 2 or three towel in the dryer and two pads..

4) BTW about your towels in the dryer. The reason for the dryer is two fold. One ( and very important ) you want to take all the moisture the cotton absorbs sitting around in your garage.. cotton is like a moisture sponge. ( moisture is one of the4 reason people find Zaino to smear and take a long time to dry.

5) Of course you don't have to use my particular starting point, I sometimes do the hood first, and then the hatch, then start with the front fender.,

This works for me and it doesn't take more than 45 minutes to complete. there is no wasted time in the drying process.. if you use my two drop method and a pad moistened with gloss enhancer, if you put Zaino on thick, you are wasting the product, thin is much better than thick.

I hope this helps.. I've developed this method over the last 13 years, and it works for me.

 

Some outstanding car pics in this thread. For my '71 I have only used Liquid Glass on it. For the '02 Z06 I have settled on the Adam's products. Tried Zaino on the '71 and did not like the results and have never considered it again.

Gene

 

I used to talk to Sal at that time as well. It was easier to drive down to the one parts place in Howell to buy it!

 

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