ok...swindled my friend out of a little of his ZFX....he gave me 1/2 of what he had....i didnt trust him so i emailed Sal for the exact directions...as usual my friend messed it up a little...and...Sal ...although surprised didnt get mad that i got it...so.
.............i had it in a little dropper vial...about 1" high and maybe holding about 1-2ml....the fluid was dark blue and seemed thin not thick like i had imagined it would be....anyway....i took one of the small bottles that sal had given my friend....it holds about 2oz....the rule was....5 drops per oz..you put some Z2/5 in the bottle...add the 5 drops/oz and then mix it up well...once u mix it its good for 6 hrs minimum but according to sal can be used up to 12hrs
....i will add in here just in case... that the whole purpose of ZFX is to be a catalyst and speed up the drying/curing time for any Zaino polish(Z2/5)...allowing for multiple coats in 1 day(sal says up to 3 a day).....so
........its 60 degrees out...sunny...little windy.....i washed my car as usual ...2 bucket whole deal...blah blah...once it was all dry i let it sit in the sun for about 1/2 hr to really get all the excess water out....then i mixed the Z5/ZFX(2oz/10drops)....then i Z6'd and immediately started applying the first coat of ZFX with a large Viking foam applicator(thx Inter)...i went real thin ..as usual and i coud see right off the bat that it was almost flash drying a little like the Z1 does.....so i pressed on....i had to look at it very carefully because i wanted to see any effects "as they happened"....i didnt notice too much besides the flash drying because i was so intent on getting it on and sitting back to watch the car.....anyway....by the time i finished the last panel.....WOW!!...the first panel i did ..already had the whole zaino dried haze going on...i wiped it with my finger and it came right off....but...sal had said to wait about 10 minutes after you aplly it... so i sat back and had a cool one.....i was counting the minutes guys...12 minutes later(was in the bathroom..
)...i went out and the whole friggin car was ready to be wiped off....i used the Charismas and as usual for the Z it all came off beautiful .... i loved the Z5...something about it....anyway...then i immediately Z6'd....waited about 10 mins....and put another Z5/ZFX on....just like the first coat....when i finished the last panel the whole other side of the car was almost all ready to come off.(+10 mins)...took it all off...Z6'd again...went for #3....this time...after the 10 min waiting...it was still a little smeary on the last 1/2 of the car i did...so i waited another 10....then it was good to go....it all came right off....im not sure of the exact reason for the extra time for the last coat but IMHO...even if they all took 20 mins...i would love it...because i would say my usual waiting time is about an hr...i like to really let it set up....and be sure its all hazed.....
my conclusion....what can i say...if someone told me that i could put 3 coats of Z5 and another 3 coats of Z2 on in 1 w/e....im be a happy guy...and i was....the 3 coats with all the Z6ing and all took about 3 hrs....and it looks awesome...ill post some pics tomorrow after the 3 Z2's....the best part IMHO is that forget the 3 coats....i would like to do a coat in the morining....go out do what i have to do.....come home later...and bamm!!put another coat on...then i can have the other day of the w/e free...for the interior...
seriously...one of the biggest complaints nonZaino users have is the"insanely long cure time'...and while i dont agree with this assessment.... now...thats not of concern anymore....
ok...2 cons....i didnt like the 2oz containers that my friend got from sal...they were new..and really hard to squeeze....like hard plastic....so i went to the local paint store and got some soft ones for tommorrow...that and...when the heck am i gonna get more of this stuff...when are we all gonna get a crack at it....as others have said Sal has said that he has to get the right bottles...right labels....and of course more testing...
i just want it...now....
this really meant alot to me guys because i can only detail on the w/e's....and normally the most i could hope for was 2 coats of Z2/5 on any given w/e....but...today i did 3 in 1 day....i mean 6 a w/e......thats too me totally amazing..........i would also like to remind all the zainiacs out there not to forget to report to sal to get your new ZFX chip implanted in your head...so we can continue being the Zombies that we are............
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ps...i forgot....i had about i had about 1/2 oz left at the end(THIN BABY!!)...had to throw it out cause im going with Z2 tomorrow...
but i cant control my neighbors.........hehehe
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