View Full Version : How many coat of zaino do you get from one ounce?
DETAILKING
05-21-2002, 11:39 AM
This has been an interesting topic lately. Just curious who gets the thinnest coats on an average sized car........
Lemonxxs
05-21-2002, 11:42 AM
My truck ain`t average though:D
BradE
05-21-2002, 11:43 AM
I got 7 when I applied it with the PC, it was mixed with ZFX though so that also helps. :xyxthumbs
Lemonxxs
05-21-2002, 11:45 AM
I don`t see your vote SL:nixweiss
allen aikens jr.
05-21-2002, 11:52 AM
DETAILKING,
Could you please enlightening me as to how you can get 2 coats of wax out of one ounce? I think that I must apply my wax on too thick then, cuz I`m constantly hitting the bottle for more.
How do you do it? Do you measure it out and go from there?
What`s the trick?:nixweiss
I go through wax like it`s cool. My applicator gets pretty full of wax.
(Maybe I`m just a wax junkie.):D
imported_memnuts
05-21-2002, 12:09 PM
I have never done six coats in one day. My answer is derived from calculating amount used for ~2 coats (I mix 7cc ( 0.25oz) of Z2/5 with 2 drops of ZFX). Remember I have a convertible. :D
BradE
05-21-2002, 12:12 PM
O.K. I voted. :) My 7 coats were done in one day spread over 3 different cars.
vettefan67
05-21-2002, 12:57 PM
6-7 coats by hand.
allen aikens jr.
05-21-2002, 01:59 PM
How do you do it? :bow
imported_memnuts
05-21-2002, 02:03 PM
Originally posted by Yaz
How do you do it? :bow
Practice, practice, practice!!! :wavey
allen aikens jr.
05-21-2002, 02:33 PM
I opened myself up for that and had it coming. LMAO.
No, seriously. How do you do it?
imported_memnuts
05-21-2002, 02:48 PM
Yaz,
I am serious :). I use a cotton applicator and slightly moisten with Z6( some use water). I always treat the paint surface with a coat of Z6 prior to polishing. I never use more than a 3/8" circle of polish per panel except for the hood and trunk (Z28 convertible has a trunk) where I use a 3/8" circle per half surface. I never apply to a hot surface either or in direct sunlight. I normally apply in the garage. Some use a foam applicator, which I have in the past, and get even better results in terms of # of coats per oz.
imported_capspackle
05-21-2002, 02:51 PM
I also get 2 coats.. wish i could get more.. but, having used Klasse SG, i learned the hard way to apply thin.. and i mean VERY thin.. i use all tricks to see if i applied it evenly, and thin enough, and if i corvered every area. I have a pathfinder which is pretty big, so i think 2 coats is alot.
1 ounce Z2/Z5 and 4 drops ZFX
allen aikens jr.
05-21-2002, 02:56 PM
THANKS, BLKZ!!:xyxthumbs
vettefan67
05-21-2002, 02:59 PM
I did it with Klasse too, the first time I detailed a car! I got at least 5 coats per ounce the first time I waxed a car! I think you just have to have the right mindset -- you don`t have to see the wax to know it is there!
Go by feel . . . I only put one thin 2" or so line of product on the pad and use that for an entire panel-2 panels. I`m not worried about going too thin because I always go by feel to make sure I covered all areas and I know the layer that bonds to your paint is often hundreds of times thicker than the one that you put on.
If you can easily see a layer of the stuff on the paint from all angles, IMO you are using more than necessary. Is this bad? No. Wasteful? Yes.
Different strokes for different folks! :-d