Just finished Zaino'ing the 8, total time start to finish was about 5 hours. (dawn, clay bar, wash, z5, z6, z2, z6, z2, z6) It's the first time I've ever used Zaino, but it does give a beautiful shine.

you still have a smudge in the last picture by the "looking at it" left oil cooler. look between the left oil cooler and the grill youll see it.

Yeah I saw that and cleaned it off the next day; I think I did it cleaning the exterior vinyl, which I did after applying the Zaino. It was practically beading like water, came right off.

nice.

What's that "ira" sticker on the trunklid? Is that a dealer sticker? Peel that shit off!

If it's just a sticker, park the car in the sun for an hour or two, and then heat it with a hair dryer for another 2 or 3 minutes, then get your nail under it and it should peel right up. Any residue can be removed with either WD-40, Ronsonol lighter fluid, or 3M Adhesive remover. Then just re-wax that spot ...

you still have a smudge in the last picture by the "looking at it" left oil cooler. look between the left oil cooler and the grill youll see it.

LOL

Just finished Zaino'ing the 8, total time start to finish was about 5 hours. (dawn, clay bar, wash, z5, z6, z2, z6, z2, z6) It's the first time I've ever used Zaino, but it does give a beautiful shine.Your car looks great! But I can never really tell in photos like these. Does Zaino really make such a big difference on yellow?

I've used Zymol for years. I recently tried NXT and it seems to leave a slightly deeper shine, but it's hard for me to tell the difference on yellow. So many people seem to be in love with Ziano, I guess I'm just going to have to give it a try at some point.

Your car looks great! But I can never really tell in photos like these. Does Zaino really make such a big difference on yellow?


Not having applied anything else to the 8 I can't compare it directly to any other products. It did give a much better finish than I recall on either of my last 2 cars. (red FD or silver M3, both with Meguiar's) But I never clay bar'ed either of those cars, and trying to do comparisons from memory is hardly a scientific comparision. :p

It didn't deepen the color any, but it definately has more gloss and reflectivity than before I applied it.

I love it , looks just like my car did when i used ntx, i was too lazy to put on a bunch of coats , but it looked great after one , nice car, Awsome color!

Dude .. your from Boston , MASS , right ? , I've seen you around , I'm the Mazdaspeed body kitt'ed rx-8 that runs around. I saw you at hot import nights ..... Glad to see another Rx-8

Dude .. your from Boston , MASS , right ? , I've seen you around , I'm the Mazdaspeed body kitt'ed rx-8 that runs around. I saw you at hot import nights ..... Glad to see another Rx-8

I'm from Boston but I'm not sure you've seen me, I've never been to a hot import night, don't know where any of that stuff happens, never mind going. :p

Looks great!!! Very nice. Shame you could'nt lose the front plate!! Also, get some Clear corners for that puppy. It will enhance the look of your 8 perfectly.

- Irish :cool:

Just finished Zaino'ing the 8, total time start to finish was about 5 hours. (dawn, clay bar, wash, z5, z6, z2, z6, z2, z6) It's the first time I've ever used Zaino, but it does give a beautiful shine.
Agreed! Nice shine :) Wanted to ask about your choice of Zaino applications tho. I just bought a Zaino kit today, going to apply tomorrow (washing tonight with Z7). Was told to claybar first, then Z1 as pre-cleaner, then Z2 polish, remove, then Z6 gloss enhance...that's it. How did you go about choosing the order of your applications?

Oh...is ok...just found this thread which nicely answers my question....here (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=31034&page=1&pp=15)