TortoiseAWD
02-01-2002, 09:47 PM
Last Saturday was near 70` in Omaha (in stark contrast to the foot of snow we received in the last two days), and I got to try ZFX for the first time. Overall, I give it a big thumbs-up. The 10-minute dry time was wonderful, and I think ZFX/Z5 was even easier to buff off than Z5 alone. My only gripe was the amount of work it took to get every last bit out of the bottle. Let`s face it, ZFX isn`t cheap, and wasting any at all seems, well, sinful :D. My gf was lending a hand that day, mostly by shaking down the bottle to get every last bit as I did the last few panels. We barely finished two coats with 3/4 oz., but I`m sure I could have done three more panels with what was left in the mixing bottle.
Then, I had an idea . . . (ok, Cindi, my gf, had the idea, but I`m trying desparately to steal credit for it, so play along). What if you mixed the Z polish and ZFX in a large "oral" syringe (no needle, just a blunt plastic tip at the end)?
http://www.kvvet.com/kvvet/assets/product_images/80018.jpg (`http://www.kvvet.com/kvvet/productr.asp?pf_id=80020&0=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D138%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tr ee%3D%2CSyringes+%26+Needles&1=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D309%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tr ee%3D0%2CSyringes+%2D+Livestock&mscssid=1W4LDFV8ABX38HV1WE113J47KHJGAE4E&Gift=false&Giftid=`)
60 mL is just less than 1 mL over 2 oz., and 60 mL sizes can be found from vet supply stores pretty easily. If you click on the image above, it`ll take you to an online vet supply store that carries them for $1.09, or $0.85 in lots of 20 or more. I figure that the syringe will not only allow pretty precise measurements (15 mL is very close to 1/2 oz), but you`ll be able to get every last drop of product out of it. The only problem I see is that after you measure out Z2/Z5 and add ZFX, you need to get the plunger into the barrel at least enough to seal it, but of course all of the product will be near the open tip. I figure I can wiggle the plunger in enough to seal, then invert the syringe so that I can get enough air out of the headspace to allow for a complete seal and a vigorous shaking . . . let the product drain back to the plunger, then take the rest of the air out of the headspace.
If the neighbors thought I was crazy blow-drying my car with a leaf blower, wait until they see the Z injector!
Well, what do you think? I won`t have a chance to try it until the weather cooperates; if any of you other mad scientist-types experiment before I get a chance to, please let us know if it works.
Then, I had an idea . . . (ok, Cindi, my gf, had the idea, but I`m trying desparately to steal credit for it, so play along). What if you mixed the Z polish and ZFX in a large "oral" syringe (no needle, just a blunt plastic tip at the end)?
http://www.kvvet.com/kvvet/assets/product_images/80018.jpg (`http://www.kvvet.com/kvvet/productr.asp?pf_id=80020&0=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D138%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tr ee%3D%2CSyringes+%26+Needles&1=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D309%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tr ee%3D0%2CSyringes+%2D+Livestock&mscssid=1W4LDFV8ABX38HV1WE113J47KHJGAE4E&Gift=false&Giftid=`)
60 mL is just less than 1 mL over 2 oz., and 60 mL sizes can be found from vet supply stores pretty easily. If you click on the image above, it`ll take you to an online vet supply store that carries them for $1.09, or $0.85 in lots of 20 or more. I figure that the syringe will not only allow pretty precise measurements (15 mL is very close to 1/2 oz), but you`ll be able to get every last drop of product out of it. The only problem I see is that after you measure out Z2/Z5 and add ZFX, you need to get the plunger into the barrel at least enough to seal it, but of course all of the product will be near the open tip. I figure I can wiggle the plunger in enough to seal, then invert the syringe so that I can get enough air out of the headspace to allow for a complete seal and a vigorous shaking . . . let the product drain back to the plunger, then take the rest of the air out of the headspace.
If the neighbors thought I was crazy blow-drying my car with a leaf blower, wait until they see the Z injector!
Well, what do you think? I won`t have a chance to try it until the weather cooperates; if any of you other mad scientist-types experiment before I get a chance to, please let us know if it works.