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I have 05 Mustang that has been well protected with Zaino polishes and garage kept as well as being washed weekly and spot clayed when necessary. Its time to strip it down and reapply the Zaino this weekend... my question is do I need to use a paint cleaner given that the paint is only 1 year...

I'm wondering if it'd be any good to do use MPPC (for it's paint cleaning) followed by Z-PC (for it's swirl removal)? Or are they so similar that it would be waste of time and product? Thanks for your thoughts.

I have some MPPC arriving Friday and plan to use it Saturday so I just want to make sure of one thing. Does MPPC use fillers or leave behind any oils? I plan on applying Z5 or Z2 immediately after and I just want to make sure I don't need to re-wash or do an IPA wipedown. Thanks and sorry for...

Scenario1 - Presuming you just just finished removing swirls with SFX-2 and you intend to to use Z5 and Z2 after you're fully done your prep, would you now use MMPC, ZPC or SFX-3? Scenario2 - Paint is in good shape and therefore you don't need to do any significant abrasive polishing. You...

Can someone shed some light on the role of paint cleaners? If your going to wash-clay-polish-seal/wax do you need to use a paint cleaner? Isn't the abrasive polishing going to effectively perform the paint cleaning by physically stripping away the same crud/old wax or sealant/oxidation that the...

I'm doing my first detail with the PC (also the first time using abrasive polishes). First round was SFX-1 w/ orange DAS cutting pad. Second round was SFX-2 w/ green DAS pad which produced really nice results... of course the results were pretty dramatic going from round 1 to round 2. Round 3 is...

I'm currently polishing my 98 red neon and am wondering if I should be polishing the plastic bumpers as well. I'm using a PC and just about finished using SFX-2 and will begin my final round of polishing using Z-PC shortly. Should I use Z-PC on the bumpers too???

I'm about to use my PC for the first time with SFX polishes that I purchased just before they upgraded the formula to version 2. From what I read the newer version does not haze/dry that quickly allowing you to work it longer and is much easier to take off. I've read a few horror stories about...

I started detailing just 5 months ago and have definitely caught the bug thanks to you guys. I've been using the Zaino line of products during this time frame on my 2005 Mustang with great satisfaction. It's garage kept and washed about every 1.5 weeks. Every second washing I apply another layer...

My car has several coats of Z5/Z2/Z8 and it's garage-kept over night. I wash about every other week and inbetween, every couple days I just give it a QD with Z6 to remove the mild dirt/dust level thas has accumulated. I was wondering how you guys go about determing whether a car is too dirty for...

The problem: I'm an idiot and it takes me 2-3 oz. of Z2 for one coat on my Mustang. (I believe I should only be using about 1 oz per coat) I apply Z2 (Z2Pro w/ the prescribed amount of ZFX) with the Zaino-supplied applicators as thinly as I can and it buffs off easily when dry so I don't...

Ok, I've purchased the PC and products and thought I'd ask for any comments/suggestions for my specific situation before I do this for the first time: Car: 98 Neon - Cherry Red (with decals down the sides) which has been abused (never seen a wax or polish and is full of swirls and a few...

Ok, I've purchased the PC and products and thought I'd ask for any comments/suggestions for my specific situation before I do this for the first time: Car: 98 Neon - Cherry Red (with decals down the sides) which has been abused (never seen a wax or polish and is full of swirls and a few...

I'm still very much a noob here with only a couple months of detailing experience under my belt. I've been using the complete Zaino line and love it. I'm now moving on to the next hurdle and purchasing an orbital buffer. The PC seems to be the standard here so I plan to go for that... after a...

Well, even though I like the look, I think I'm going to remove the tape on the side of my Mustang. During the first applications of Z2 and Z5 my MF kept grabbing the letters and pulling them up (and even broke off a tiny piece) which tells me that someday this tape is going to fall apart and...