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Originally Posted by aashish2,Jul 9 2010, 01:32 PM
hmm....the car has not been 
since last year. It needs a coat of wax on it now. Maybe I'll stick with Meguiars for now on the S.
since last year. It needs a coat of wax on it now. Maybe I'll stick with Meguiars for now on the S.To give you an idea, my car took 1 entire 3-day weekend to get the 1st complete coat on.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 9 2010, 01:35 PM
NO!
You need to go talk about this on the wash and wax forum, or read their site over in detail.
I don't think you get the scope of work involved.
This stuff is not a wax, you can't just buy a part of the process and put it on your car.
You must completely strip your car down to the clearcoat and start from the very begining.
The most basic of stuff would be, anything less than this would mean the coating will not stick to your car and you will not have a complete coating.
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You need to go talk about this on the wash and wax forum, or read their site over in detail.
I don't think you get the scope of work involved.
This stuff is not a wax, you can't just buy a part of the process and put it on your car.
You must completely strip your car down to the clearcoat and start from the very begining.
The most basic of stuff would be, anything less than this would mean the coating will not stick to your car and you will not have a complete coating.
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Z2
Z5
Z6
Z7
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 9 2010, 01:39 PM
Good, you saw my 1st note.
To give you an idea, my car took 1 entire 3-day weekend to get the 1st complete coat on.
To give you an idea, my car took 1 entire 3-day weekend to get the 1st complete coat on.
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Jul 9 2010, 01:40 PM
Thanks for the cautionary tone. I'll get around to it and will research it for sure
Zaino is a bit like body work, the quality of the final paint job has more to do with the prep work than the paint job itself. If the car is not prepped properly, the Zaino will never be like it should be.
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Jul 9 2010, 01:41 PM
wow! will I need one of those machines?
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Jul 9 2010, 01:54 PM
^ sounds good Doug. Thanks for the advice. Perhaps I need to schedule an appointment with our non-resident specialist (wacko) Zzziippyyy Dave
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 9 2010, 02:21 PM
I absolutely endorse the prep and 1st application as part of a weekend stay, with someone who has Zaino experience. I went to Toronto, both Marco and Simon helped me do My Spa.
BTW, sent Keeler an e-mail asking if they have S2000 promo material they wanna get rid off. I've really been wanting to get my hands on some of the post cards and rare brochures. Included in the e-mail is a suggestion to have a CR-Z and Mini Cooper on hand for test drives and comparisons as and when they decide to do something for us.