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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 04:03 AM
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Why is it that when I rub on a coat of Zaino that I'm seeing red paint from my S on the applicator?

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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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It's because your car is bleeding.
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 07:41 AM
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Has your car ever been repainted?
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 07:51 AM
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tj- doesnt make sense... you should have sufficient clear coat so that you would not get any color from the car on your pad.
we need more info- like the answers to the above qs and are you the first owner of the car?
does it seem to just be in one spot?
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Hmm, I don't think it's bleeding I'll have to ask it.

Not painted to my knowledge. I purchased it last summer new (as a left over) from a Honda dealer.

It seems to be coming off only on the hood.

Does this mean that the hood was somehow stripped of clear coat from something?

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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 06:20 AM
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I use Zymol and am seeing blue on the applicator. Should I be concerned?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 06:27 AM
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Only if your car is yellow.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 08:05 AM
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Traditionally you shouldn't see any color on a wax applicator after waxing a new car with a clear coat. Is this the first time this has happended? Do you regularly wax you car is this just an annual type thing?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ubetit
Traditionally you shouldn't see any color on a wax applicator after waxing a new car with a clear coat.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 11:16 AM
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When you say "rub", do you really mean you are applying a lot of pressure. If you are using lots of pressure, after 10 coats, I can imagine your clear coats are toast. Something like Zaino should not need any pressure at all to put on.
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