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I remember when Sal was making the stuff in his garage with his brother, a former Dupont chemist., in North Jersey. I use to talk to him on the phone when I was at GM designing the C5 and turned my associates on to it.. He was a former show car painter. Sal had very humble beginning's. He was so new to this retail business he had no means to accept a check or money order and had no commercial account.. in those early days ( The 90's ), you wold have to send him a check and he would have to wait for it to clear before he sent out your poroducts.
Sal never wanted his stuff in stores or on shelves. ( very adamant about that for the first 6 or seven years ).( it was not designed to fix a poorly maintained finish ) AS time went on, the demand became overwhelming. Sal went from a two guy operation to an international. mega mogul.
I have not talked with Sal in a long time. With the advent of mas-spectrometers... his formulas are no longer a secret.. I know that Zaino was in Meguires R&D research and development lab. ( inside information ).
In his age, and success, I dont expect he is hurting for money. I do expect he might want to step back and retire. He might sell his business, but I doubt Zaino will leave the market... But then I thought the same thing about MCM hoods. WE know how that went.
Just alittle background and thought.. I always use Zaino, but incorporate other things into my detailing process. Zaino, 99% optically clear, UV stable, molecular bonding to clear, No yellowing carnauba.
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I hope not. I've used their stuff for over 20 years. When I had my custom bike shop, Zaino was the only thing we used on our high end custom paints and It's all I use on my Corvettes.
Used to use Zaino but lost interest many years ago. I use C-Magic now. I’ve not heard much from Zaino for quite a while, wouldn’t surprise me if their production has gone down. I used to love the smell of Z-6 spray!!!
I know the Zaino is considered old tech here but that would be unfortunate for me, a 20+ year customer. I looked into all the new fangled ceramic coatings but reading about them made my head spin and doing the many steps required seemed crazy for me. Local shop that I trust still uses carnuba wax and nothing else. Could not find anyone local I would trust that would not do ceramic for less than a couple grand.
I'd rather slap on the Zaino a couple times a year. Simpler.
Call me an old poop...
Last edited by Flame Red; Apr 4, 2020 at 03:08 PM.
I remember when Sal was making the stuff in his garage with his brother, a former Dupont chemist., in North Jersey. I use to talk to him on the phone when I was at GM designing the C5 and turned my associates on to it.. He was a former show car painter. Sal had very humble beginning's. He was so new to this retail business he had no means to accept a check or money order and had no commercial account.. in those early days ( The 90's ), you wold have to send him a check and he would have to wait for it to clear before he sent out your poroducts.
Sal never wanted his stuff in stores or on shelves. ( very adamant about that for the first 6 or seven years ).( it was not designed to fix a poorly maintained finish ) AS time went on, the demand became overwhelming. Sal went from a two guy operation to an international. mega mogul.
I have not talked with Sal in a long time. With the advent of mas-spectrometers... his formulas are no longer a secret.. I know that Zaino was in Meguires R&D research and development lab. ( inside information ).
In his age, and success, I dont expect he is hurting for money. I do expect he might want to step back and retire. He might sell his business, but I doubt Zaino will leave the market... But then I thought the same thing about MCM hoods. WE know how that went.
Just alittle background and thought.. I always use Zaino, but incorporate other things into my detailing process. Zaino, 99% optically clear, UV stable, molecular bonding to clear, No yellowing carnauba.
Bill aka ET
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Apr 4, 2020 at 04:05 PM.
Very loyal customer base, but a lot of better alternatives available.
Lots of alternatives for sure, and you should use whatever works best for you. As for me, I haven't found anything better than Zaino. I haven't tried everything, but I have tried a lot of different things. Haven't found anything better (for me) than Zaino.
Ive been detailing cars for 60 years.
Zaino is the very stable base of my car's finish.... Sal told me a long time ago that the car's finish should always look wet. For over 20 years since Using Zaino, my car's finishes have always looked wet. Ive even had people ask me if the paint was wet... While Sal's formulas are no longer a secret, Ill stick with the originator. There are plenty of products out there just as good Now.
The finish on my wifes Black car is like a mirror. WE all know how hard it is to maintain a black car, yet Zaino was originally designed for a black C5 and to be applied to the car with surface temps in excess of 140F. in bright sunlight and fully UV stable. THAT claim was the reason I became interested on his products in the first place. 20 years later and IM still impressed.
Bill aka ET
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Last edited by Evil-Twin; Apr 4, 2020 at 05:54 PM.
I've been using Zaino exclusively since 2003. Spectacular results. Just never saw the need to try anything else.
Any improvements would likely be hardly noticeable and probably wouldn't last as long as the Zaino.
This is how the finish looked on my '03 Mustang Cobra after 11 years and 100,000 miles.
Never used anything other than Zaino.
Last edited by Steve Garrett; Apr 4, 2020 at 08:34 PM.
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Never used zaino, but hear about it a lot. I have not seen it mentioned on any of the car new outlets.
I did use wet obsession for a while. Love the stuff, looks great. But it is a paste wax and only lasts about 3 months. I don't have time to prep and rewax my 3 cars every 3 months. liquid polymers are the way to go now.
