New Zaino gear

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Post Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:22 pm

My dads been in the states for a few days and i asked him to bring me back some of the new zaino gear thats not out here yet (Z-AIO & Z-CS)

I had a chance to use it today and i was very impressed. Using these took a lot less time than the previous zaino products and gave even better results.

This is the new process i will be using from now on -

wash the car with Z-7 shampoo
clay the car with Z-18 clay bar
Z-PC any swirl areas
polish with Z-AIO
apply 1 coat of Z-CS
apply 1 coat of Z-8
Z-16 on the tyres
Z-14 on all plastics
Z-12 on the glass
Z-10 on the interior

Oh, and all the above, including a load of microfibre cloths and pads came to £94.81 in the states :D

Any experts have any thoughts on this process?
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Post Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:37 pm

what other zaino sealants do you have

personally id use either z5 or z2 after the z aio and before the z cs

the z cs is totally mad stuff

wipe on and walk away
you need so little aswell

8 mists and i did whole car

the z aio is a very clever introduction imho

anyone who wants the finish and durability of zaino but doesnt wnt the routine canjust usethe one product

lets see some pics then!!
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Post Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:01 pm

where to get the z-aio?
i ran out of polish last week so need to invest soon - i pass a quarry every day and travel on generaly crappy roads so i give my car a good seeing too every couple of weeks because if i dont it really builds up and can be tough to clean - moreso the alloys.
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Post Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:36 pm

Jon, I have the full kit that you recomended last year, so i have both the z-2 and the z-5.

The above list is what i did over the weekend, excluding the z-pc because i want to wait to get a porter cable before using that stuff again!

I agree with you on the z-cs, its awesome stuff! I think i used a bit more than you, but there was probably no need to.

I didnt take any pics because they would have looked identical to a million others i have posted on here before, im sure people are sick of seeing them by now!

Liam, Z-aio and z-cs are only avaliable in the states at the mo i think
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Post Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:49 pm

both the new zaino products are en route to uk suppliers as we speak

buy a porter mate

youwill improve finish ten fold at least

try the z5 before the z cs then z8

i guess i was just reall tight with the zcs because iam so used to using zaino now that i know less is so much better

when i apply z5 pro with the porter i used to struggle to see any on panel with the macau it was that thin

on the csl its nigh on impossible to see because pait is so much lighter!!

that zcs will work over any product too

if you have a spare day one weekend come and see me and ill show you what the porter can do

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Post Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:42 pm

Great advice, thanks.

I will definately be buying a porter, i think i will wait until june when im in the states. From looking at some of your old posts the 7424 is the one to go for, is this still the case?

Il have to take you up on the offer some time, things are a bit hectic for me until the end of may but some time after that il definately have to take a trip up (any excuse to see the csl :D )
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