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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Check out Steve @ SJ ZAINO. He is a CF vendor

http://www.sjzaino.com/Zaino/

Tell him what color vette you have and he will tell you what you need. Excellent CS!
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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I love Zaino it does wonders to the paint
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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Nice!
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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I've applied two coats so far to my 08 LS3. I washed the car last night and the water beaded up perfectly. I have a few small blemishes and this polish I have does not remove anything. I will post pics soon.
Oh by the way the color is BLACK.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocky7777
I've been wanting to try this on mine, but the time it takes is holding me back. I found a detailer in my area that will do all this for $500, so, I'll be buying that $80 kit and doing it myself one weekend soon.

Where can I buy the Zaino starter kit, and does it have everything I need?

I went directly to www.zaino.com. The starter kit has everything I used.

daveboy
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by C6400hp
When you wash your car 6 months from now and it beads like you waxed it yesterday, you will really understand why everyone that has used Zaino loves it. Your car looks great.
I used some left over Z2 I mixed up last fall and applied one coat to the wifes PT Cruiser. I just took it to a car wash and it's still beading after a full fall/winter and now spring plus many car washes.

The stuff is simply the best for looks and protection.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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No offense but I've seen VY waxed with Meguiars and other products and the result is similar to yours.As to durability, I use Meguiars on my DD and only wax 2-3 times a year and it always beads even being outside 24/7.I'm too busy to spend 5-6 hours waxing but different strokes for different folks.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Looks great. It is alot of work, but it is hard to beat.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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I like it. Looks great.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Your car looks great!

I too just started using Zanio after years of using lots of other products. I put 3 coats on the LMB C6 and was very pleased with the results so I decided to put to the ultmate test. 3 coats on my triple black street rod. The paint job is far superior to the vette, and again its black.

All I can say is I'm sold! Nothing better than Zanio out there, as far as I'm concerned.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Zainio is a good product. Keep in mind, after using Z-5, finish off with one or several coats of Z-2 for best results.
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by C6400hp
When you wash your car 6 months from now and it beads like you waxed it yesterday, you will really understand why everyone that has used Zaino loves it. Your car looks great.
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sjohnson2615
Either you are not using the clay bar correctly or I am not.
If you use plenty of the lubricant,you should be able to clay bar a new car in about 15 minutes.
If you don't use enough lubricant the clay drags and leaves a residue which is a pain to clean up.


Car looks great.

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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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A lot of work, but looks great!
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Very nice!
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by noel48
No offense but I've seen VY waxed with Meguiars and other products and the result is similar to yours.As to durability, I use Meguiars on my DD and only wax 2-3 times a year and it always beads even being outside 24/7.I'm too busy to spend 5-6 hours waxing but different strokes for different folks.
I have been using Zaino for over ten years now and have never spent five hours applying protectant to any car or truck. Originally, Zaino was sold just with the protectant and maybe the car wash.

The additional products that they have introduced allow you to improve on the base product and multiple layers are not necessary. The detailed list of instructions are for those who are willing to go that extra mile and get the extra gloss.

Its not necessary to do that much to benefit from Zaino. Wash, then apply the protectant and you are done.

Wipe on and wipe off and you are done in less than 1/2 hour (if you are slow).
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeInNC

Its not necessary to do that much to benefit from Zaino. Wash, then apply the protectant and you are done.

Wipe on and wipe off and you are done in less than 1/2 hour (if you are slow).
takes me 45 minutes.
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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I got my new 08 2 days ago. Tim at Boardwalk said they waxed the car. I was wondering when I should start using the product. I'm really hoping with a 2 day old car I won't have to use a clay bar.

BTW, you yellow car looks excellent.

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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Very nice....when can you do mine...now that your a pro
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