imported_Greg1
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About 2 or 3 years ago when I started getting into automotive detailing, I heard about this product called, Zaino Brothers Car Polish. I read about it and searched and found the Zaino website. No online ordering? Well I thought to myself, this must be a crock. Well not to long after, I found Autopia and began reading about Zaino and heard about the dreaded Zaino Zealots. Those people who refuse to use anything else besides Zaino and all of the other stuff. Well, it pretty much turned me off to this product and up until recently, it was one of those products I vowed I would never use. So this winter I got to thinking, well maybe I could give it a try. There must be something good about it, all these people swear by it. To tell you all the truth as well, I was tired of buying ho-hum products and chasing the latest fads and trying to make my car look like Scottwax pictures- no offense Scott- your work is great, but so are your photography skills. 
So I decided to try Z.
I prepped my car by washing with 1Z Perls, claying with Autopia clay and Pinnacle lubricant. The paint was at this point in already good shape. Then I use Menzerna IP with a white polishing pad to get rid of a few swirls accumulated over the winter. I forgot how much I like IP on my car. It breaks down wonderfully and is a breeze to remove. Then I went with Menzerna FP with a finishing pad on speed 6. After that, I honestly wanted to stop because my paint looked perfect. The FP is kind of difficult to remove, but it burnishes the paint wonderfully without fillers- it squeaked when I removed the FP. Swirls were gone and they weren't just filled, the paint was glossy and vibrant.
Next up Zaino.
First I took an Autopia microfiber pad and applied a dime size portion of Z1 and went to my fender. I applied like the directions stated, let it haze. I did this to the whole car. Note- Z1 smells awful. I was borderline sick when I finished the car. Then I opened up the Z5 and it smelled great- blueberries/fruity. I applied the Z5 thinly with a new MF applicator. I applied it to the whole car and since I wasn't using ZFX, I knew it had to sit for a while. I let it sit for about 4 hours and it seemed dry enough to remove. Sure enough, it removed fairly easily. I was tired so I went to bed.
Next morning, I got up and looked at the car. It looked great, so I went off in my beater (not the Bimmer) to run errands. By the time I was back, it had been about 24 hours so I figured I could add another layer of Z5. This time, I put another layer on and then pulled the car out into the sun. It was in the sun for about 2 hours, then I put it back in the garage for another 2 hours. I went to remove it and it was so hard to remove. It seemed like it was dry, but it streaked and was so difficult to remove.
I searched here for Z5 streaking and didn't find much. So next, I went and washed it with a strong solution of EF Power wash +. I chose this wash because it is strong- supposedly like Z7, which I don't have. Well it took care of some of the streaking. Next, I decided to QD it with, hold your breath, Sonus QD. I don't have any Z6 and thought Sonus might be a good match. It removed 95% of the streaking, yet a little still remains. I am hoping one of the Zaino vets can chime in here and tell me my problem.
This morning, I brought it out and took these pictures. This is exactly how I want my car to look.
Does it look plasticy? No
It looks just like it did after I was done with the FP, which is exactly how I wanted it to look.
All in all, I couldn't be happier with the look. The streaking is the only thing that puzzles me? :nixweiss
So am I a new Zaino convert?
I think I might be...
So here are the pics-
Wheels were done with AIO and SG, tires were done with Tiefenflieger and then Platinum Tire Gel.
So I decided to try Z.I prepped my car by washing with 1Z Perls, claying with Autopia clay and Pinnacle lubricant. The paint was at this point in already good shape. Then I use Menzerna IP with a white polishing pad to get rid of a few swirls accumulated over the winter. I forgot how much I like IP on my car. It breaks down wonderfully and is a breeze to remove. Then I went with Menzerna FP with a finishing pad on speed 6. After that, I honestly wanted to stop because my paint looked perfect. The FP is kind of difficult to remove, but it burnishes the paint wonderfully without fillers- it squeaked when I removed the FP. Swirls were gone and they weren't just filled, the paint was glossy and vibrant.
Next up Zaino.
First I took an Autopia microfiber pad and applied a dime size portion of Z1 and went to my fender. I applied like the directions stated, let it haze. I did this to the whole car. Note- Z1 smells awful. I was borderline sick when I finished the car. Then I opened up the Z5 and it smelled great- blueberries/fruity. I applied the Z5 thinly with a new MF applicator. I applied it to the whole car and since I wasn't using ZFX, I knew it had to sit for a while. I let it sit for about 4 hours and it seemed dry enough to remove. Sure enough, it removed fairly easily. I was tired so I went to bed.
Next morning, I got up and looked at the car. It looked great, so I went off in my beater (not the Bimmer) to run errands. By the time I was back, it had been about 24 hours so I figured I could add another layer of Z5. This time, I put another layer on and then pulled the car out into the sun. It was in the sun for about 2 hours, then I put it back in the garage for another 2 hours. I went to remove it and it was so hard to remove. It seemed like it was dry, but it streaked and was so difficult to remove.
I searched here for Z5 streaking and didn't find much. So next, I went and washed it with a strong solution of EF Power wash +. I chose this wash because it is strong- supposedly like Z7, which I don't have. Well it took care of some of the streaking. Next, I decided to QD it with, hold your breath, Sonus QD. I don't have any Z6 and thought Sonus might be a good match. It removed 95% of the streaking, yet a little still remains. I am hoping one of the Zaino vets can chime in here and tell me my problem.
This morning, I brought it out and took these pictures. This is exactly how I want my car to look.
Does it look plasticy? No
It looks just like it did after I was done with the FP, which is exactly how I wanted it to look.
All in all, I couldn't be happier with the look. The streaking is the only thing that puzzles me? :nixweiss
So am I a new Zaino convert?
I think I might be...So here are the pics-
Wheels were done with AIO and SG, tires were done with Tiefenflieger and then Platinum Tire Gel.
