I am currently using Mequiars NXT for about a year now and currently pondering if I should order and try out Zaino (ZFX, Z2 and Z6). Zaino is a bit more expensive, but was wondering if the quality is dramatically better than NXT. I am currently driving a Silver 1999 C43.

Respond if you have tried both products. Thanks alot for your feedback.

 

eh, personally i think they are the same. its just like the food at disneyland. have you ever bought a frozen banana there? or a churro? and had to fork over 5 dollars for one banana or churro?? Then all of a sudden it is the best banana or churro you have ever eatten? i say its because of the cost as it is for zaino. its really up to you. of course the product will not go to waste. they are great products. It will be nice to see a side by side comparison of NXT vs. Zaino

 

edchiu8, i have heard that nxt is not good quality - have you been pleased with the results? the results with zaino are unanimously hailed on this forum (i know people with personal experience who also praise it).

 

Can NXT do this?


Basically, i think NXT exists because most kids into japanese import tuning dont want to pay up for Zaino, Zymol, or Classe. There was a "wax test" done mainly between Zaino and Zymol, but Meguiars (Gold Class, the upper end of NXT) tagged along and got its butt kicked. Its not really fair though because Zaino isnt a wax, its a sealant, but here's the link anyways...
http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html

You guys might want to talk to this guy...

 

gold class is NOT the upper class of the Meguiars. The gold class IS more of a wax as opposed to NXT paste/liquid wax. And the nxt wax IS a sealant. please don't post things you aren't 100% sure of. or else people will believe the wrong things. and in that test, the products consisted of paint cleaners and polishes and waxes. they were not of all the same kind. and to that picture, nxt CAN do that if your paint does not have swirls ( wax does not remove swirls )

 

can you get THESE results from zaino?? The only things that touched this were meguiars products.

 

How do you avoid getting Zaino over the rubber gaskets around your windows?

 

use Painters tape over them. found at various places.

 

Did i say NXT wasnt a sealant? MMM, no. But since you mention it all i can find on Meguiars website is NXT Tech wax which i would assume is what we're talking about here. If you have further info on NXT please pass it along, but i threw it right out of consideration when i saw that rice rocket thing on the label. I KNOW that the test was between different products, thus the quotes on "wax test". I got the link off a thread i saw on here last week which explicitly mentioned that the products were different.
As for the Ferrari, if you forget its a Ferrari for a second, and compare it on visual quality of the paint ONLY, i dont think the Ferrari holds a candle to the CLK. True the CLK is black and the Ferrari is red but this is as good a comparison as you've turned up so far. Another thing, my CLK was swirled like HELL before i used the Zaino (by hand) and some Meguiars and 3M abrasive compounds (w/ Porter Cable buffer). That was the end result. Thanks for clarifying that wax dont remove swirls...either you assumed i didnt know (in which case "please don't post things you aren't 100% sure of") or you were referring to the NXT as a wax. Please clarify. If you ask me, NXT exists because ricers exist
No, i didnt use tape, it can leave a residue. I just let it get on there and then used Mother's Back to Black to clean it off and recondition the rubber.

Also, dont get the idea that i dont like Meguiars. They make some OK stuff, i use their Gold Class car wash and quick detailier. But when it comes to the important stuff, waxes and sealants, i use Zymol and Zaino, i used to use Gold Class but got tired of redoing it every week or having it wear off. Zaino can last up to 6 months if applied well. Which would you rather do/pay for? Wax weekly or sealant two to three times a year?

 

Thanks for responding everyone. I might just go ahead and purchase the zaino and just test the product out myself. As far as the nxt that I been using, I am pleased since I do feel that this is many times better than the gold class which I used to use. The only reaason I started thinking about zaino is that I started reading about it and was curious whether it is better than nxt. Basically I just want the best for my car.

 

I have been less than impressed with Meguirs products.

So far no dissapointments or downsides with Zaino.

The plus has been a car finish that looks better than new!

 

ok i don't have all of the time to post back with protests... but here are a few things. the length of how long a wax works is not a given time. it depends on if its raining/snowing/hailing or such, and it depends how much or how long. also dust plays a factor. and yes, application plays a large role in how long a wax lasts. personally i think that application is 90% of the results. and there are other waxes ( i saw one on a comercial, i think it was called nu wax ) that promised to keep the car waxed for up to a year. thats probably if its in a room with nothing in there without being moved for the year. and im not saying that zaino/zymol products are bad since i have yet to try them myselves, i am just stating that you can achieve great results with meguiars too. the ferrari was also horribly swirled and the writeup can be shown here if you want to see the process. later i will find a black car which shows what meguiars has done to it. and i still don't understand how nxt is a ricers wax... moreover, i would think a ricers wax would be armorall...


http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...?threadid=2877

here is the same link in case the other doesn't work

GO HERE

 

HAHA! Thats true, lazyman wax, that wax while you wash thing is such BS. I agree that application is where you get your results, but i think that those results are MUCH easier to get with Zaino than with Meguiars. Its like shooting clay pigeons with a long range shotgun vs. an air pistol. Also, you're completely right about longevity being conditional on weather conditions, etc. but if left in the same conditions Zaino will outlast anything Meguiars makes.

 

finally we agree on something. well zaino may or may not last longer but does it still look good at the time where its near done?? and i would like to see some sites which show how long it lasts. Other than the zaino site...