'95 Pathfinder with Zaino!

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stilez

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3 month durability shots on page 3





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Yup Zaino :)





Anyways, today started the winter plan for Liz's Pathfinder. Since her Saab is away for the winter, this will be her vehicle. I gave it a full detail about a year ago with clay, polish, Klasse twins x 4. It was garaged and covered from April until now and has not been driven.



Let me stress the importance of paint care here :). Like I said, I detailed a YEAR ago. It got washes every 1-2 weeks during last winter. I took LESS dirt off the paint with clay today than I did with that brand new Jetta GLI I did a couple weeks back. I was utterly amazed.



Anyways, my final processes were:



-QEW

-PB Clay with PB soapy solution for lube

-Menzerna MicroPolish via rotary and Meguiar's polishing pad @ 1500rpm

-Klasse AIO by hand

-Zaino Z5 by hand on entire car but hood

-Duragloss by hand on hood



-BnB on tires

-PB Trim Restorer on plastic trim





Zaino and Duragloss thoughts:

Both go on relativlely easy over AIO. THIN COATS are key here. Duragloss dried for 1 min, whereas I let Zaino dry for about 15. Both came off with very little effort. Definately very shiny for the two. Duragloss had a touch more depth. I wasn't too impressed with their slickness. Both were a little low in that area. Hard to judge anything more as there was no sunshine today. As of now I like the products, but they are strictly for protection.





Pictorals

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Oh yeah, next time I work on the PFinder, I will keep layering Zaino to about 5. I need to polish out the rims and windows as well, then they will both get AIO'd/Zaino'd.



Questions/Comments :)
 
Zaino! :eek: Welcome to the dark side mmmmauuugh! :lol



Nice job, as always! :bow





Don't judge the slickness yet, wait for a day or so and you may find they both become slicker as they crosslink. Don't know if you are going to leave the two sealants for enough time to test durability, but I'd be very interested to see how they compare as time moves on :)



Oh yeah.. did you Zfx the Zaino or just use Z5 alone?
 
Mike: I will test it tomorrow. It's pouring here now, but the PF is in the garage across the parking lot there (you can see in pics) so it can cure. I will do more observations tomorrow.



Once I layer, I'll pretty much leave em with the occasional top of carnauba.



Just Z5 alone.
 
i don't think he did - think it was single coats of both - hey Sean check the directions for the ZFX I sent too - you can do multiple coats (I sent Z2 which is for clear coated cars, the Z5 you got is for single stage I think??)

Told ya DG was EZ to use :)
 
Z5 is a sealant; it's contains slight fillers that Z2 doesn't. That's why there are 2 products.



You would really like Zaino Tire Shine (Z16).



The whole Zaino line is really impressive. It's really just personal preference on the look of the sealant.
 
Great detail job...it looks like you are running the extension cord from your balcony ;)



I love those old style Pathfinders...I've been looking to buy one of those as a winter car as well. Did your gf get her Saab fixed?
 
Zane: I hear good things about that Z16...but for about a dollar an ounce...No thanks :(



I think I'll go Z5 x 3 and Z2 x 3...what do you think? I'm not too familiar with this stuff.





Jay: You got it! It's the only way I have power.



Liz's PF is mint. Once we detail the interior I'll take a couple pics. She was real meticulous about it before I met her. Plenty of swirls but always kept relatively clean. Her dad is pretty anal about having it serviced...every single part on it is all Nissan. Definately a rare-find, that's why she still has it :)



Yeh, the Saab got fixed...$425 later ;)
 
GSRstilez said:
I need to polish out the rims and windows as well, then they will both get AIO'd/Zaino'd.
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they look pretty good in the pictures, like in the second one the rim is reflecting your car's red quite well.



nice pathfinder though. love those fog lights on that bull-guard thingamajig. i don't know much about zaino and the order you layer it. i think i've read somewhere you can alternate the Z2 and Z5 layers or something. i'm not sure though and hopefully someone with zaino experience will chime in.



and is the licence plate suppose to mean "Hockey" or "Hickey"? or am i just reading way too much into it? :o
 
Looks really good, seems to be the typical Zaino super reflectivity. Which Duragloss product did you use? I haven't used Zaino so I can't offer you any advise, but I'd be interested on your thoughts concerning the durability of both products as time passes.



BTW, very nice Pathfinder! Amazing to see a mid 90's Nissan with so few chips in the leading edge of the hood.
 
The principal with all Zaino products is that a little goes a long way. They aren't necessarily meant for the professional detailer, though.



There isn't much difference visually between Z5 and Z2. Zaino recommends finishing with Z2 for optimum shine.



Z6 really does add to the slickness of Zaino. It's not quite as slick as Wolfgang initially (no oils in Zaino), but the slickness stays much longer.



Scott - when I get some time, I will round up some Zaino and send it to you. I need to get some sample size bottles, etc.
 
ZaneO said:




Scott - when I get some time, I will round up some Zaino and send it to you. I need to get some sample size bottles, etc.
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Let me know if this happens; I have excess bottles of ZFX I'd be happy to contribute.



:)
 
For a cloudy day, the reflectiveness is awesome. If it makes any difference I'll add that Z16 is a great tire dressing. I mainly use it on my vehicles and occasionally on other details because of the price. I reccomend trying a bottle just for your cars, that way that dollar an ounce is for your use:up
 
Z16 is very economical in terms of amount needed to do each tire and its ability to last a long time outside of most weather conditions (long trip in a monsoon ;) ). Excellent titrable shine without being gummy, zero slinging, no dust attraction,never turns rubber brown and not bling, blingish appearance. Tires just look like new, clean and dressed to kill. :xyxthumbs
 
I would estimate that I used less than 1 oz. of Z16 for all 4 tires on my car.



Redondo - I appreciate that, but I still need to find a small sprayer so I can send some Z6. I'm thinking ZFX, Z2, Z6, Z7.
 
Thanks everyone ;)



Little note here...I got all of about 5 seconds to view the Pfinder in the sun today. I noticed excellent reflectivity with the flake really jumping out. I will comment more once I get a few minutes to stare.



hirosh: HOCKEY19...Liz played a lot of ice hockey in her day (you would never know)...She even made it to the Team USA level...19 was her number :)



Those Hella's are freakin airplane landing lights, I love em :D





Scott: Thanks. The thing is definately in nice shape. She does have her share of small chips on the hood edge, but I think there are less due to the brushguard.



Zane: Z2 topping off it is!
 
ZaneO said:




Scott - when I get some time, I will round up some Zaino and send it to you. I need to get some sample size bottles, etc.
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Okay. I'm game.



I can skip the dawn wash if I use AIO as a base, right?
 
GSRstilez said:
hirosh: HOCKEY19...Liz played a lot of ice hockey in her day (you would never know)...She even made it to the Team USA level...19 was her number :)
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wow, she is way cool. :bow oh you too. ;):D



so did the slickness go up after a day or two? and how does it compare to the klasse twins? thanks sean. :)
 
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