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

**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.)

**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.

**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?

**imported_memnuts** · 05-21-2002, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by Yaz

How do you do it?

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