I recently bought some products from Zaino Brothers. I read long ago about using dawn dish soap first to strip all existing products from you car, then use the wash and wax method discribed by Zaino. Is this correct? It was a while ago, but I am almost sure I read this. Help. Thanks, Jaime. :??:
Zaino Wash & Wax Procedure ?
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yes it is. go to zainobros.com and they give the complete procedure to use. very easy to use i love it.
I wouldn't wash with dawn....its really hard on the paint!
My procedure is
Dawn
claybar
Dawn
dry
then wax
You really need to claybar before applying a sealer like Zaino on your car
Dawn
claybar
Dawn
dry
then wax
You really need to claybar before applying a sealer like Zaino on your car
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The directions that Zaino supplies are pretty clear. Surface prep is most important. You need to make sure the surface us totally cleaned and polished before you apply Zaino.
Wash the vehicle with regular car soap. Then, clay the car. Claying removes surface contaminants, overspray, bird residue, rail dust, etc. from the paint and makes it nice and smooth.
If you have no swirls and your paint is free of oxidation, then you can skip the polishing step. However, I wouldn't recommend it. If you have no swirls, you can use a paint cleaner or mild polish like Meguiar’s Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner, Poorboy’s Pro Polish or SSR1 or even Klasse All in One (AIO). This is a safer and much more effective method than the Dawn Wash.
If you have swirls, feel free to use a swirl remover that contains no fillers or oils. Zaino doesn’t do anything for swirls, despite the claims of Z-4. Z-f can be used to fill in micro-marring or the ever so lightest of swirls.
Once you have the car clean and polished, you can then follow the Zaino directions. Typically, I would do two coats (about 1 oz of product) of Zfx enabled Z-5 and one topper coat of Z-2 in one day. I would then follow up with one more coat of Z-2 the next day. I did use a quick spritz of Z-6 between layers.
Wash the vehicle with regular car soap. Then, clay the car. Claying removes surface contaminants, overspray, bird residue, rail dust, etc. from the paint and makes it nice and smooth.
If you have no swirls and your paint is free of oxidation, then you can skip the polishing step. However, I wouldn't recommend it. If you have no swirls, you can use a paint cleaner or mild polish like Meguiar’s Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner, Poorboy’s Pro Polish or SSR1 or even Klasse All in One (AIO). This is a safer and much more effective method than the Dawn Wash.
If you have swirls, feel free to use a swirl remover that contains no fillers or oils. Zaino doesn’t do anything for swirls, despite the claims of Z-4. Z-f can be used to fill in micro-marring or the ever so lightest of swirls.
Once you have the car clean and polished, you can then follow the Zaino directions. Typically, I would do two coats (about 1 oz of product) of Zfx enabled Z-5 and one topper coat of Z-2 in one day. I would then follow up with one more coat of Z-2 the next day. I did use a quick spritz of Z-6 between layers.
If you use a cleaner, MAKE SURE it leaves no residue. The Zaino or Tropicare will adhere to the residue instead of your paint.
You don't want that.
That's why I mentioned those cleaners. None of them leave any oils or fillers behind. The surface is squeaky clean and in much better condition than it would be with just a Dawn Wash and clay job.
WhiteT3 go to www.zainobros.com and you'll find all the info you should need. Also you can e-mail or call them direct as they can answer any of your questions and very customer orinted. I used to use Zaino all the time but I found somthing better called Vanilla moose pics coming soon as i'm not done detailing. Thanks scott everything is looking good except for these 2 spots of scratches also can I use the Vanilla moose as much as I like even after waxing?
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