Macruz19
12-26-2007, 09:46 PM
Car: 2006 Honda Accord EX 4-banger.
Purchased: Feb 2006 brand new.
Current mileage as of Dec 26th, 2007: 29,540
This car belongs to my sister. I thought I would be nice and give her a nice detail since I`ve notice lately that there`s no beading, and it`s been long over due. It`s time now...
The last detail was done on Feb 2007 with:
-dawn
-clay
-2x ZFX with Z-2pro
-1x Z-CS
The Zaino lasted all thru this year pretty much. It`s been thru the Florida rain, Florida sun. Sleeps in the garage overnight, but blasted with the sun rays during most of the daytime. I think the worst of it was the fresh bird crap on the car, which never gets cleaned, and stays out in the sun. I`m telling you... she was very very lucky it did not etch the paint.
Note: This car has never been quick detailed, unless it`s been bombed by birds, which this car has been abused with bird droppings and NEVER, I mean NEVER cleaned up right away. The paint is very lucky that there are no marked defects from all this. I would say the hood or the roof of this car has always had bird droppings everytime she would come home. As far as washing, I would say the car gets washed ONCE a month, using NXT carwash. She uses the incorrect technique and likes to take her sweet time while the water is drying in the heat.
Now...for my little experiment with Zaino
Car was detailed on Thursday December 20th.
Process was:
-dawn wash
-clay
-Z-7 wash
-Z-AIO using white LCP via PC
-One application of Z-CS
Edited: Opti-Seal the wheels.
Here are the pics...
Before pics....
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/before1.jpg
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/before2.jpg
Rinse pics before the infamous dawn wash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn3.jpg
You can notice on the pics that there`s still some beading....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn5.jpg
DAWN WASH!! OH NO!!!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/dawnwash1.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/dawnwash2.jpg
After dawn wash... barely beading you see, and it`s LEGIT!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash3.jpg
Crappy clay pic
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/clay.jpg
Pics of the car dried after a quick Z-7 wash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash5.jpg
Lets look and see how bad my sister washes her car... Oh Sh!T
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio4.jpg
Holy Cow!! I can hardly see swirls or scratches!! I guess it looks good because she never washes her car!! LOL!! Now that`s funny. Ok, lets be serious. She did have minor water spots on the hood.
After pics Z-AIO
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio4.jpg
Cheap tire shine... (Blackmagic)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/blackmagictireshine.jpg
Pics of Z-CS after an hour of application
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs6.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs7.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs8.jpg
Last pic of the car after 2nd hour past from the Z-CS application
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs9.jpg
Hope you guys like my before an after pics. I`m not sure if this is the right thread posted hear, but I want to take weekly pics of the car even though I know this car will not be washed weekly, but monthly. I`ll keep this thread updated daily, and to see how well Zaino performs with the new Z-AIO and Z-CS products.
I`m a believer that the Zaino products can last well over the 6 month span. I`ve been using my sisters car as the Zaino test-mobile for the past year, and I can say it is truly a great product. I always want to slap a coat of Zaino, but now I know it`s only over kill :)
Only downside of Zaino from my experiece is the waterspots. I`m afraid of the sun after a rain storm. I usually give the car a quick wash to prevent me from doing a full detail with the PC, which is too much work. Sorry for the long post, but I hope you guys like it.
I`ll keep this thread updated again, with this Z-AIO and Z-CS combo. Hopefully it will out do the 2x ZFX Z-2 pro...
Purchased: Feb 2006 brand new.
Current mileage as of Dec 26th, 2007: 29,540
This car belongs to my sister. I thought I would be nice and give her a nice detail since I`ve notice lately that there`s no beading, and it`s been long over due. It`s time now...
The last detail was done on Feb 2007 with:
-dawn
-clay
-2x ZFX with Z-2pro
-1x Z-CS
The Zaino lasted all thru this year pretty much. It`s been thru the Florida rain, Florida sun. Sleeps in the garage overnight, but blasted with the sun rays during most of the daytime. I think the worst of it was the fresh bird crap on the car, which never gets cleaned, and stays out in the sun. I`m telling you... she was very very lucky it did not etch the paint.
Note: This car has never been quick detailed, unless it`s been bombed by birds, which this car has been abused with bird droppings and NEVER, I mean NEVER cleaned up right away. The paint is very lucky that there are no marked defects from all this. I would say the hood or the roof of this car has always had bird droppings everytime she would come home. As far as washing, I would say the car gets washed ONCE a month, using NXT carwash. She uses the incorrect technique and likes to take her sweet time while the water is drying in the heat.
Now...for my little experiment with Zaino
Car was detailed on Thursday December 20th.
Process was:
-dawn wash
-clay
-Z-7 wash
-Z-AIO using white LCP via PC
-One application of Z-CS
Edited: Opti-Seal the wheels.
Here are the pics...
Before pics....
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/before1.jpg
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/before2.jpg
Rinse pics before the infamous dawn wash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn3.jpg
You can notice on the pics that there`s still some beading....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforedawn5.jpg
DAWN WASH!! OH NO!!!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/dawnwash1.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/dawnwash2.jpg
After dawn wash... barely beading you see, and it`s LEGIT!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterdawnwash3.jpg
Crappy clay pic
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/clay.jpg
Pics of the car dried after a quick Z-7 wash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/afterz7wash5.jpg
Lets look and see how bad my sister washes her car... Oh Sh!T
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/beforezaio4.jpg
Holy Cow!! I can hardly see swirls or scratches!! I guess it looks good because she never washes her car!! LOL!! Now that`s funny. Ok, lets be serious. She did have minor water spots on the hood.
After pics Z-AIO
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/zaio4.jpg
Cheap tire shine... (Blackmagic)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/blackmagictireshine.jpg
Pics of Z-CS after an hour of application
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs6.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs7.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs8.jpg
Last pic of the car after 2nd hour past from the Z-CS application
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/macruz19/cs9.jpg
Hope you guys like my before an after pics. I`m not sure if this is the right thread posted hear, but I want to take weekly pics of the car even though I know this car will not be washed weekly, but monthly. I`ll keep this thread updated daily, and to see how well Zaino performs with the new Z-AIO and Z-CS products.
I`m a believer that the Zaino products can last well over the 6 month span. I`ve been using my sisters car as the Zaino test-mobile for the past year, and I can say it is truly a great product. I always want to slap a coat of Zaino, but now I know it`s only over kill :)
Only downside of Zaino from my experiece is the waterspots. I`m afraid of the sun after a rain storm. I usually give the car a quick wash to prevent me from doing a full detail with the PC, which is too much work. Sorry for the long post, but I hope you guys like it.
I`ll keep this thread updated again, with this Z-AIO and Z-CS combo. Hopefully it will out do the 2x ZFX Z-2 pro...