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Old 06-13-2005, 07:36 PM
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First Time Zaino Polish + Pics !

Well I finally went through with it and dedicated the weekend to giving my car a couple of nice coats of Zaino. It didn't really remove too many of the swirl marks but it did cover them up very well. I did this by hand and soon i will be gettin PC Buffer, so maybe that will help remove the swirls a bit better. On the other hand the Gloss and Shine of the color is gorgeous, haven't seen my own car in this great condition for quiet a while. The Coat is super smooth and hopefully it'll last for sometime.
On another topic, can you use the Zaino Polishes with an Orbital Buffer? Because as soon as I receive the porter cable, i'm gonna work on my mom's white 325 . Anyways here are some pics.

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what are you talking about - it looks really good. nice shine.
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It looks GREAT, man. I've been a Four-Star fan myself for a long time and I keep wondering whether to try Zaino. Both are so much work, though...

Congrats!
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Originally Posted by r3v1ls
Well I finally went through with it and dedicated the weekend to giving my car a couple of nice coats of Zaino. It didn't really remove too many of the swirl marks but it did cover them up very well. I did this by hand and soon i will be gettin PC Buffer, so maybe that will help remove the swirls a bit better. On the other hand the Gloss and Shine of the color is gorgeous, haven't seen my own car in this great condition for quiet a while. The Coat is super smooth and hopefully it'll last for sometime.
On another topic, can you use the Zaino Polishes with an Orbital Buffer? Because as soon as I receive the porter cable, i'm gonna work on my mom's white 325 . Anyways here are some pics.
Nice detailing! I would not recommand using PC to buff zaino tho, as they are designed to be wiped off with a 100% cotton towel. To reduce swirls you got to use Z-5, but it only hides the swirls zaino doesn't make anything that will actually reduce it.
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I have heard that some people do use a PC with Zaino, and cause i'm getting one, how would u use it with zaino? Would you poor some zaino and instantly start buffing or would u let it haze up first?
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I have heard that some people do use a PC with Zaino, and cause i'm getting one, how would u use it with zaino? Would you poor some zaino and instantly start buffing or would u let it haze up first?
I have never used a PC before...if you are doing the 1st setp (starting to apply it) not wiping it off, you should start buffing right away.
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I've done both, for buffing if you're trying to get out swirls, especially on a dark car, get some 3M Polish (i can get the number later, but its specially formulated for dark cars, the polish itself is black). You can apply zaino with a buffer, but there's really no need to do so. I did it with a buffer the first time and did the second one by hand and it looked much better the second time with far fewer layers. Just use a microfiber cloth for application and you should be golden, or shiny black at least.
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To reduce swirls you got to use Z-5, but it only hides the swirls zaino doesn't make anything that will actually reduce it.
They do now, just this week, just got the email, Zaino has a new product Z-PC: http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino
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That picture of the trees reflection is an advertisement in itself. What clarity! Send it in to Sal. He may put it in his gallery. Have been using Zaino since 98 and still 100% satisfied.Have always applied it by hand. This will be my 1st time using it on a dark color so looking forward to it after viewing your pictures.
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Pics look great!

I also would not recommend using a PC with Zaino. There's really just no reason too. It goes on better by hand (remember, thin coat), and wipes off easily. If you want to use the PC at all, I would use it during the buffing step with a good quality cotton or microfiber pad. But to be honest, I think this would end up being more work then just buffing by hand. For me, this step is the same as towel drying the car.

Now if you want to remove swirl marks, then the PC is your friend for this.

btw: I too have a PC (and a black car ) and do not use it with Zaino.
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Great job , be prepared to need more time when doing a white vehicle.I did my g/f's c230k and it took about an hour longer ( hard to see what area you just did ).

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