Interior
Process:
Vacuum
z9
z10
Thoughts on products
I find z9 and z10 to be great for personal use. I'm an addict to the smell - both how my leather smells after z9, and the enhanced smell after z10. I find both products to work easily and effectively on my vehicle. However, I've switched to CG Leather Cleaner on my clients vehicles. This is due to price, as well as cleaning power. Never the less, I only use z9/z10 on my own car and will continue doing so.
The look and feel of z10 is great. It adds a bit more shine then I would like, however I probably use too much and never take the time to wipe off excess with a towel. Still, the shine is subtle and refined. Works fine on my dash and vinyl as well.
Exterior
Process:
Wash
Clay - CG "Medium" (their gray one)
Polish - Black Fire Finishing Polish SRC via White LCC on PC (setting 6)
8x ZFX'd Z5
3x ZCS
2x Z8
Rims Process:
Mothers FX All Wheel Cleaner (spray on hose off)
Armor All Rim Cleaner (used this while actually rubbing with MF)
zAIO
zCS
Thoughts on products
Z5 and Z8 are excellent products, but thats not saying anything new around here. Frankly, I don't know if theres much I can say about Zaino that hasn't been said. In that respect, I feel its a potent go to, a product you can always rely on to make yourself or your customer happy. Application wasn't difficult (I wasn't the biggest fan of having to mixx and rinse out ZFX, but its no biggie), removal was an absolute breeze and the immediate wow factor from either Z5 or Z8 is impressive. Specifically, Z5 added tremendously to the reflectivity and gloss of my vehicle. It enhanced the "gel look" of the clear coat and really added some pizazz and bling. Z8 gave it more of the wet carnauba look, and really helped bring out the brilliance and reflectivity of the paint. Though I feel it *MAY* have muted my paint flake a little bit (Ironically enough Z5 seemed to enhance it), I'll take the slight mute in exchange for a wet buttery look.
ZCS offers me more mixed feelings. To be fair, I have an older version of the product and the new formulations may add more. As far as looks however, my version did little. Mind you, I have a Gray car so enhancing the looks is always a minimalist endevor. Still, I would expect a bit more for a $30 product. To be fair, it did slightly enhance the gelly look of the clear coat. Added a bit more to the "Looks like an additional layer of clear coat" factor, but not substantially. Sal had mentioned to me that the whole point of the product was to seal in the previous looks and enhance durability even further. Truth be told, I'm not all that crazed over durability. Ever 3 mo or so the OCD bug bites and I need to do something to the car.
I've also had the pleasure to try out zAIO and Z6 for a bit, though nothing too thorough. From what I can tell, Z6 has pretty descent cleaning ability. Had some bird poo on my car the other day that I couldn't even pick off with my nail. I let some z6 sit on the stain, and wiped right off. As for zAIO, I've really only used that on my rims. Still, it made them slick as hell!
Sorry if some of the photos are repeats from my last post.
Process:
Vacuum
z9
z10
Thoughts on products
I find z9 and z10 to be great for personal use. I'm an addict to the smell - both how my leather smells after z9, and the enhanced smell after z10. I find both products to work easily and effectively on my vehicle. However, I've switched to CG Leather Cleaner on my clients vehicles. This is due to price, as well as cleaning power. Never the less, I only use z9/z10 on my own car and will continue doing so.
The look and feel of z10 is great. It adds a bit more shine then I would like, however I probably use too much and never take the time to wipe off excess with a towel. Still, the shine is subtle and refined. Works fine on my dash and vinyl as well.
Exterior
Process:
Wash
Clay - CG "Medium" (their gray one)
Polish - Black Fire Finishing Polish SRC via White LCC on PC (setting 6)
8x ZFX'd Z5
3x ZCS
2x Z8
Rims Process:
Mothers FX All Wheel Cleaner (spray on hose off)
Armor All Rim Cleaner (used this while actually rubbing with MF)
zAIO
zCS
Thoughts on products
Z5 and Z8 are excellent products, but thats not saying anything new around here. Frankly, I don't know if theres much I can say about Zaino that hasn't been said. In that respect, I feel its a potent go to, a product you can always rely on to make yourself or your customer happy. Application wasn't difficult (I wasn't the biggest fan of having to mixx and rinse out ZFX, but its no biggie), removal was an absolute breeze and the immediate wow factor from either Z5 or Z8 is impressive. Specifically, Z5 added tremendously to the reflectivity and gloss of my vehicle. It enhanced the "gel look" of the clear coat and really added some pizazz and bling. Z8 gave it more of the wet carnauba look, and really helped bring out the brilliance and reflectivity of the paint. Though I feel it *MAY* have muted my paint flake a little bit (Ironically enough Z5 seemed to enhance it), I'll take the slight mute in exchange for a wet buttery look.
ZCS offers me more mixed feelings. To be fair, I have an older version of the product and the new formulations may add more. As far as looks however, my version did little. Mind you, I have a Gray car so enhancing the looks is always a minimalist endevor. Still, I would expect a bit more for a $30 product. To be fair, it did slightly enhance the gelly look of the clear coat. Added a bit more to the "Looks like an additional layer of clear coat" factor, but not substantially. Sal had mentioned to me that the whole point of the product was to seal in the previous looks and enhance durability even further. Truth be told, I'm not all that crazed over durability. Ever 3 mo or so the OCD bug bites and I need to do something to the car.
I've also had the pleasure to try out zAIO and Z6 for a bit, though nothing too thorough. From what I can tell, Z6 has pretty descent cleaning ability. Had some bird poo on my car the other day that I couldn't even pick off with my nail. I let some z6 sit on the stain, and wiped right off. As for zAIO, I've really only used that on my rims. Still, it made them slick as hell!
Sorry if some of the photos are repeats from my last post.
I'm curious if anyone else has more info on this.