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I would slightly disagree. Go with ZFX instead of Z1. You'll save yourself a lot of time waiting.
T-Red forumula: ZFX, Z5, Z6, Z7, Z18
BTW, Zaino does not have a swirl remover. It has a very mild swirl cover, Z5
If you wnat to save soem time and money and can accept waxing every other month instead of twice a year, pick up S100 SEC and wax. $24 at your local Harley store, 30 minutes of work, better depth.
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Originally posted by APT:
I would slightly disagree. Go with ZFX instead of Z1. You'll save yourself a lot of time waiting.
T-Red forumula: ZFX, Z5, Z6, Z7, Z18
BTW, Zaino does not have a swirl remover. It has a very mild swirl cover, Z5
If you wnat to save soem time and money and can accept waxing every other month instead of twice a year, pick up S100 SEC and wax. $24 at your local Harley store, 30 minutes of work, better depth.
Yeah, but ZFX costs $19 or something like that. I don't mind the time, I just apply after I wash the car, and since I live in Texas, I only have to allow 1 hour to dry (even though I like for it to sit longer). Since I don't use ZFX, Zaino recommends a 3 day wait to let the wax bond or whatever it does to the car. That is fine by me because I don't wash my car every 3 days. So I guess if you want to do several coats of wax in a weekend buy the ZFX, if you want to spread it out over several months (I usually put one coat of wax on every time I wash) then just use Z-1.
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Originally posted by APT:
I would slightly disagree. Go with ZFX instead of Z1. You'll save yourself a lot of time waiting.
Completely disagree on that one.
Not only does ZFX cost a hell of a lot more, by the time you finish applying Zaino to the entire car, the area you started is dry enough to buff. Then buff the areas in the same order in which you applied the Zaino.
To give a little more time for the Zaino to dry, you can:
a) dress your tires
b) clean up your car washing stuff
IMHO ZFX isn't worth the cost of 3 bottles of Z2.
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Originally posted by SVT Amateur:
I don't mind the time
I do mind the time. I have different requirements. I don't have time to add coat of Zaino after a wash because I maintan at least 3 vehicles. After washing 3 vehicles in a row, my wife would shoot me if I took another 90 minutes to wax them. BTW, if I had the time to apply wax every wash, I would not be using Zaino, especially on dark colors.
Z2 or Z5 has enver dried in less than 3 hours, in the direct sun 80+ degree weather. My coats are not overly thick either, as I get 4-5 coats on a Contour-sized vehicle. We do typically have more humidity than other areas, though. Usually, I have to wait 6-12 hours before dry.
With ZFX, I can get 3 coats in about 90 minutes, which includes tire dressing and some interior work too. I didn't think ZFX was ever worth it either. I always had a garage and extra vehciels so being down a car wasn't a big deal, right? Well, I tried it once and won't use Zaino without it. Too convinient for me, who has very little spare time, or detailing time. More money than time, I guess.
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