'02 Ford Lightning detail (and my Zaino review...LOOONG) 56K go eat a sandwich!!

From a former L owner (red) and being VERY familiar with polishing L's (all colors but true blue and sonic blue), fabulous job!
 
No need to use 100% towels only . Sal also recommends and sells DF Towel all-natural MF's.



Also no need to keep a customer's vehicle over night. 1 or 2 coats of ZFX enforced Z5 and a final coat of straight Z2 will give a good 6 month or more of protection.



Since a meticulous prep is necessary for any LSP I am confused about the labor intensive part of applying Zaino. I understand the time factor for commercial jobs and the $$ involved.

Would you prep a non-sealant vehicle any differently? :nixweiss



Excellent, well written and well thought out review. :xyxthumbs
 
blkZ28Conv said:
No need to use 100% towels only . Sal also recommends and sells DF Towel all-natural MF's.



Also no need to keep a customer's vehicle over night. 1 or 2 coats of ZFX enforced Z5 and a final coat of straight Z2 will give a good 6 month or more of protection.



Since a meticulous prep is necessary for any LSP I am confused about the labor intensive part of applying Zaino. I understand the time factor for commercial jobs and the $$ involved.

Would you prep a non-sealant vehicle any differently? :nixweiss
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Edwin-based on my recent, very easy application of Zaino, I would have to say the confusion over Zaino's allegedly difficult application comes from some current Zaino user's themselves. You read so many threads with several washes, mixing, layering, QDing in between, etc that it looks to be very time consuming process. I didn't spend any extra time on my brother's van using AIO and Z2 x 3 on Saturday than I did today doing a 3 step Clearkote process on my own car...well, other than the slight extra time taken because my brother's van is larger than my car. Certainly not process related.



Now that I have found a way to use Zaino quickly, easily and with excellent results, it appears I have another option to offer my cusotmers. :)
 
Thanks again for the kind words all!! :D



Reid...worked like a charm!! ;)



HRP It took Autopia (and a few lost pontential jobs) to get me to finally try Zaino and now I am glad I did. I plan on keeping everyone posted on the kind of durability I get with it. I am anxious to find that out myself.



blkZ28Conv... "Since a meticulous prep is necessary for any LSP I am confused about the labor intensive part of applying Zaino. I understand the time factor for commercial jobs and the $$ involved. Would you prep a non-sealant vehicle any differently?" Excellent point and no I wouldn't. I guess the labor intensive part of my review is partially my own fault. I made that statement meaning that if I had to do the same exact job that I did on this truck (i.e. wash - polish - dawn wash - clay - Zaino wash - Zaino - 24 hours - Zaino) on a client's vehicle that the process is indeed a long one. I went about it that way this time because I wanted my first opinion of the Zaino line to be based on the exact instructions that I received with the products and read on the Zaino web-site. If I didn't like Zaino I wanted no excuses and if I did like it I also wanted no excuses. Turned out I liked it.



Going forward, now that I have tried the products, I will look at ways of streamlining the process. I like Zane's process of a wash -clay - polish with Menzerna or SSR's then Zaino.
 
I understand what many of you mean about simplicity and time.



On paper (or the net) the instructions for Zaino seem way too complex and to be honest, kind of discouraging. It was only after using the product for the first time that I realized how quick and easy it was to apply and take off, especially since ZFX came to town.



Now I can apply 3 layers on an average sized sedan, including a Z6 rub down before the first layer and between subsequent layers in 45-60 minutes and the job is done.



The biggest time saver I found was to buff off the Z2 with a clean MF in one hand, then follow up immediately with a Z6 dampened MF in the other hand. Applying a Z2 layer, removing it, then going around the whole vehicle again to QD with Z6 was just too much for me.
 
RedondoV6 said:
I understand what many of you mean about simplicity and time.



On paper (or the net) the instructions for Zaino seem way too complex and to be honest, kind of discouraging. It was only after using the product for the first time that I realised how quick and easy it was to apply and take off, especially since ZFX came to town.



Now I can apply 3 layers on an average sized sedan, including a Z6 rub down before the first layer and between subsequent layers in 45-60 minutes and the job is done.



The biggest time saver I found was to buff off the Z2 with a clean MF in one hand, then follow up immediately with a Z6 dampened MF in the other hand. Applying a Z2 layer, removing it, then going around the whole vehicle again to QD with Z6 was just too much for me.
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Excellent points and pointer, Mike. :bow



I go one step further with the "between coats" Z6 deviation. I buff the initial coats (1 & 2) off with a Z6 spritzed MF. In other words, I rarely dry buff Z2/5 except for after the final coat. I have found the final results equivalent and makes the process a little quicker. :xyxthumbs
 
blkZ28Conv said:
Excellent points and pointer, Mike. :bow



I go one step further with the "between coats" Z6 deviation. I buff the initial coats (1 & 2) off with a Z6 spritzed MF. In other words, I rarely dry buff Z2/5 except for after the final coat. I have found the final results equivalent and makes the process a little quicker. :xyxthumbs
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Interesting tip.... Do you notice any downside applying Zaino in this way?



I'll have to give your method a try next time, sounds like a really neat way to speed the process up even more! Thanks! :)
 
Mike,

The only downside is user related. If the polish is not completely dry it will smear.

Normally I allow the polish to dry at least 30mins to an hour. During this time I am detailing the wheels, interior, undercarriage, etc. Therefore, no real down time. :xyxthumbs
 
blkZ28Conv said:
Mike,

The only downside is user related. If the polish is not completely dry it will smear.

Normally I allow the polish to dry at least 30mins to an hour. During this time I am detailing the wheels, interior, undercarriage, etc. Therefore, no real down time. :xyxthumbs
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I'm going to give the single Z6 spritzed MF a try this weekend. In fact, I may try using the MF in one hand and the Z2 applicator in the other. Anything to "walk the vehicle" as few times as possible. :lol



I think I have an advantage in that the weather down here is warm/hot for most of the year and the Z2/ZFX combo seems to flash cure (using 5 drops of ZFX per oz). By the time I have worked my way around a vehicle applying the Z2, the panel I started on is dry and the Z2 ready to remove. I imagine though, that in colder climates the user would need to allow the recommended dry time for the Z2.



I'll let you know how I get along this weekend. Thanks again for the tip Edwin! :bow :)
 
I applied Z-5 plus ZFX to my old '85 VW Quantum synchro today after literally hours of cleaning to get the surface ready (I use this as a multipurpose hauler and there isn't room to keep it garaged). No pics because I Zainoed it to protect it, not make it look nice. This time I tried using the PC and spritzed the pad with diluted (1:1) Z-6 and water. Managed 2 coats with about an oz of Z-5. I'm planning to use the PC for as much of my Z-2 and Z-5 appications as possible. There are always areas where it must be applied with a Z-6 spritzed pad because the PC just won't fit.
 
Very sharp truck, and it does seem many are trying out Zaino.

Lazy as I am, I just did the Dawn wash and then the Z2 with the ZFX. ( Brand new Fords though, not much damage on the surface to deal with ) Applied 3 coats and am very happy with what I see.

( I would like to upload a pic, but don't see how?! Whats up )
 
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