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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 09:38 PM
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ZAINO & German paints

I was browsing the lexus forum tring to get some tips for my RX300 and went to the car care section out of curosity...... someone had posted an article about the different waxes, polishes & polymers.
To make long story short www.carcareonline.com said they had been in contact w/ the German paint mfg. about how German paint does not accept poymer,but Jap. & AMERICAN paints could accept it. Has anyone else heard this? Wonder how Sal would answer this?
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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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I've seen all this discussed before... All I can say is that Zaino LOVES my German paint, and my German paint loves Zaino... So, there is some real world testing for ya.
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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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Isn't Klasse from Germany and the Klasse sealant from polymers?
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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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I could not agree w/ you more......just wanted someone elses' opinion. If it good enough for your $80k CLK,then it's certainately good enough for my $45k ML430.
I'll keep "Zing".
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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dduke: carecareonline uses some real "old school" techniques and still believe these things are true on today's modern clearcoat finishes. Only thing bad about benz paint is it is very soft and it will swirl if you look at it ****eyed.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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I guess you are right,Tousands of owners of fine German autos cant be wrong. I've only seen remarkable & stunning results using Z on my blk. 430.

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Klasse is an acrylic polymer, German too. Larry Reynolds is brilliant sometimes, then sometimes he tries to remove swirls with Imperial Hand Glaze.
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