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Old 06-12-2011, 12:45 AM
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just want to know if any of you have used or are using zaino? i just found out about the polish and wanted to see if anyone has tried it and thoughts.
Old 06-12-2011, 01:08 AM
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Many members use it and swear by it
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thats good but my car is dark bowling green metallic and just looking to see it it will give my car that mirror like image many waxes/polish just sort of brighten the paint hardly at all and like you said ive come across some people that swear by it but ive never exp. with it
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Zaino gives you a sort of high gloss shallow/glassy look. It's a good look, I think.
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I bought Zaino last year. It's the best product I have found. Very deep shine and much longer lasting than wax.
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From what I've read online on many car forums. It's simply the best.
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I have used it for years, very satisfied with how it looks, goes on and comes off.
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You'll soon see its what a lot of members use, and only use...and its not only the Corvette crowd that swear by it. As for me, the 3 step Mothers treatment finished off with the Mothers Reflections top coat works fine for me. I haven't tried Zaino yet but it gives me the deepest shine as far as OTC stuff.
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I used Zaino for a month and did not like it at all. This process to apply it takes to long and the finish looks like plastic when done. I switched to Lanes Car Care products next. Liked it better but still was not what I was looking for. I have been using Pinnacle Souveran now for couple years and love it. Best finish and look my car has ever had with anything I have used on it. Deepens the color and looks great.

Skip the Zanio and get some pinnacle Souverane from Autogeek is my two cents on this.
Old 06-12-2011, 12:03 PM
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Their finish restoration products are top notch. If your car is pristine (or new) to begin with, I don't think you really need to go through all their ritualistic hocus pocus. I bought my car new and have only used Rejex to protect its original lustre. I used Zaino exculsively back in the 90's when I bought my Black 96 Impala SS. I've since switched to Rejex on the Impala SS as well. Simple is always better when the end result is the same!
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I have been waxing/polishing cars since 1959. During that time I tried everything on the market and had a garage full of waxes, polishes, sealants, rotary and DA machines. In 95' I purchased a new Black coupe. As you might imagine I went nuts using different products to get that perfect shine. Then I stumbled across a comparison of different car finish products in Corvette fever magazine, Zaino was among them and since it was a new product to me, remember I bought them all, I tried it. That was in 95'. In 97' I threw all of my many years collection of waxes, cleaners, glazes, and polishes out. I have used nothing but Zaino since 95, and while I'm certain that there other worthwhile products that have come to market since then, I am satisfied with Zaino to the point that I no longer care to try them.
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Zaino is the best and I have used just about EVERYTHING. You name it and I have it and have tried it.
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i've found zaino to be longest lasting for me . tried rejects and give it away . i am curious about the mothers reflection product but am going to stick with zaino .
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I just zainod my car--Looking at the hood the depth was so deep i could see the valve covers-
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I use the entire line of Zaino on my JSB C6 Coupe, which is metallic paint. I have never found anything that lasts as long, or that looks as good. Go to the Zaino website, Sal has a tremendous amount of information there on his products - http://www.zainostore.com/. Zaino is a Forum vendor.

Sometimes, I will "top" all the Zaino with a coat of Pinnacle Signature Series II carnauba wax, which is excellent on metallics. It's only for special occasions as it only lasts about 3 weeks.

Look for Forum member Wolfdogs - go to his profile page, you can see all of his posts. He is the Forum Zaino guru!

Here's a picture of my 2008 Jetstream Metallic Blue coupe with several coats of Zaino on it:



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Yep, I use it!
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I used Zaino for years but after awhile it wasnt what I was looking for. too hard and glassy for my taste. ive been using the Zymol line now with very nice results.

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All in One is my favorite. Did the 2 daily drivers in record time and hit the Vette while the pad was still "wet" and the Flex was still warm!
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thanks for the advise guys i appreciate it
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I've been using Zaino for 12 years now and I love it. Z2, Z5, Z6, Z8 and Z16 are my favorites.


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