[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shamu
[B]I was wondering if you guys can help me out with something: I opted for the Honda factory 'diamond clear coat protection' package that supposedly protects against scratches, chips etc.

 

Thanks for the info xviper! Would most paint/body shops have experience in removing this crud?

 

Here's my .02. I have finally gotten around to trying the Zaino products I purchased over a month ago. I had been waiting for a good weekend to go to all the trouble of properly preparing the car. My stook is only 5 months old and is garaged. Only drive it on the weekends, and I haven't put anything else on the finish. So I washed it using Dawn dishwashing detergent and then used the Zaino Claybar which was easy enough. Re-washed it again using the Zaino car wash. Then applied the Z-1 which goes on easy and stays on. I next applied Z-5 which also goes on very easy. Weather here in Atlanta this past weekend was excellent. Mid 70s and low humidity. So the Z-5 was dry after about an hour. Wiping the Z-5 off was no sweat using large 100% cotton bath towels. And I must admit that one coat of the stuff was quite spectacular. Considering the work I put into it overall I quite satisfied. Plan to get some of the Z-6 to enhance the gloss as I maintain the finish with multiple coats of Z-2 & Z-5 another weekend.

Haven't tried the Zaino leather care products yet. I'm using Lexol. It seems ok. Anyone tried both and care to compare? Also for the covertible top I use Raggtop which ROCKS!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shamu
[B]Thanks for the info xviper!

 

Another Zaino beleiver here. I read the reviews, and purchased some (along with some office mates). I will say that we are all amazed and we all will say that it is the best stuff we have ever used.

 

Hey, I caught a infomercial about some stuff called Durashine. The commercial looked like it was taped back around 1995 because of the cars they were testing it on, but if what they were saying is true, it sounds like it would be the shiznit.

I can't remember the name of the additive that almost all wax's have in them, sumthin distillates, maybe sillicone I think. But apparently that is something you don't want. I don't know if Zaino has it in it, but these distillates are apparently harmful to certain finishes and certain clearcoats over time. This Durashine stuff doesn't have distallites at all. It looks more like a clear light gel that you apply more like a polish, and then you actually rinse over the applied area and just let it air dry.

I watched the whole commercial because it was raining that afternoon. Anyway, from what they showed, it looked interesting. They claim that even though most people think the beading up of water is good, in reality, it can be quite harmful to your paint. They showed how sun will dry those water beads and the dirt that was in the water will then rest right on the clearcoat and eventually form small cracks in the clearcoat because it gets under it. They showed how after time and extreme temp changes occur, more and more water and dirt can go down in those cracks and cold temps can freeze that submersed water and then crack the paint from underneath the paint.

I guess the Durashine stuff works differently. It makes your car's surface area so slick that water can't hold itself up to bead and it all just runs off the car completely. They car they showed was almost completly dry as soon as they turned the hose off. Everything just ran off and the surface was left completely dry and the shine was very clear. Oh, and it also can be applied on any car surface. They claimed that most waxes aren't supposed to be applied to bare black plastic moldings or other areas. I guess those areas are listed on the back of most bottle which none of us usually ever read.

This sounds goofy, but they even fired a high powered laser beam at the side of a car that had been treated with it. It simply reflected the laser. And right before they fired at the car door, the shot the laser through a 1 inch think plate of steel and it burned through it in about 10 seconds. They had the laser on the door for like 20 seconds and it didn't even discolor it. Now I'm usually the fist to be a skeptic, but I don't know how they got it to do the things it did on the commercial. Has anybody heard of or tried this stuff? It's only $10 a bottle on the website.

Here's a link
Durashine site at Duralube.com

 

Jaded41, I used this Durashine on my black Viper years ago. It did a respectable job. Made the paint really shine for almost a year then I redid it for another good shine. I don't know if I'd believe all that business about the lazer and such but the stuff didn't hurt the paint so I thought it was a good product for the money. Durashine was a bit of work to get it off completely, though, as is the Prolong that I have on my S2000 right now. Again, it seemed to do what it claimed it would do. Good shine but not outstanding. Hard to get off completely. Yet worth what I paid for it. It, too, doesn't seem to be hurting the paint either. Seem to protect the paint through one Calgary winter so far. But I do have Zaino coming so I can't wait to see how this works.

 

That many rights can't make a wrong! I will be ordering up a batch and giving it a shot. I make sure the "S" gets a new coat every three months and its about time for the fall layer. Will let you know the results after a month.

"Sssss"

 

ttt

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jaded41
[B]This sounds goofy, but they even fired a high powered laser beam at the side of a car that had been treated with it.