First Zaino use...Question

JimS

JimS

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The weather finally broke and got into the high 50's this weekend so I spent Friday doing my first Dawn wash, then another Dawn wash, then the Zaino clay bar and then a Z7 wash on my white Silverado.



I'd never used a clay bar before and evidently I didn't have much crud on the paint as the clay didn't get very dirty. I did refold it once but that was all that was necessary. It made me wonder if I was doing something wrong.



Today I applied two coats of Zaino and it was a very easy process. I was very careful to put it on lightly and used about 1 to 1 1/2 ozs of Z2 and ZFX and that was covering everything....windows, chrome wheels, tonneau cover.....everything twice. It looks great and I'm happy with it.



I had about 1/2 oz of Z2/ZFX left over and I put it in the fridge with the thought that it might be ok to use tomorror when I plan to do 2 or 3 more coats.



Will it keep? Will it be useable tomorrow? Or....am I just going to ruin the bottle?



Thanks for all the help guys. It's great to be able to use your experience in making the correct product and application decisions. I really appreciate your willingness to take your time to help us newbees in the world of "real" detailing.



Later JimS
 
The ZFX mixing bottles cannot be reused if the polish remains in the bottle more than 12 hours. If you keep the mixture in there more than 12 hours you have to through it away, it cannot be cleaned. For best results the mixture should be used within 6 hours.
 
if its kept in the fridge you may be alright to still use it... I know I've had it last overnight before but that was a lesser quantity even than a half ounce and I added more Z polish and another drop of ZFX to it in the morning when I continued...
 
Awhile back I did some testing of refrigerating mixed Zaino. Even after 36 hours there was no thickening and the bottle cleaned as easily as when cleaned immediately after use. My unanswered question was how did it affect the bonding. Since I have multiple coats of Zaino on the car there was no way to tell.
 
Well I think I'll give it a try tomorrow morning. That'll be about 20 hours after I refrigerated it. I gather that it didn't do any harm when you used it after a much long period so why not try it? I never did like rules! Thanks! JimS
 
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