Pinhy

no not pepto......

Zaino Z2!!! did my first ever Zaino today...to my black 8 and WOW is all i can say. its like a mirror.

of course now it is beginning to rain so i wont get to show it off at all, but at least it is done for the spring and "love bug" season (anyone who has ever been to FL in april/ may or oct knows what i am talking about - they are little fruit fly experiments gone wrong years ago and will eat through paint if left splattered on there for more than a few days). so now they will come off nice and easy each night when i spray wash them off.

here are some pics in the overcast afternoon before rain:

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as everyone says, the pictures do it no justice....but i have to post them anyway...

note the clear sidemarkers also!

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couple more...

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last one

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next step is painting calipers and middle of rotors black....

trying to figure out if this thing needs the vents painted silver or just some strakes......big $$ difference there though....

my10ae

Looks great Pinhy!! Can't wait to Z up my 8. Gotta get some nice "warmer" weather to go a good job..

BlueGrimRX8

Nice job, its tough but worth it!!! can't wait to see all the 8's together in two weeks!!!!!

KingCobra

Looks awesome! How many layers did you put on, the shine looks really deep? Here is mine with 2 coats of Zaino so far.

Pinhy

oh sorry...i meant to talk about what i did, thanks for reminding me.

i did:

wash with dawn
claybar
wash with zaino wash
z5/zfx combo - let dry half hour
buff off
spray z6 - wipe off with microfibre towel
z5/zfx combo - let dry half hour
buff off
spray z6 - wipe off with microfibre towel
z2 (pink stuff) - let dry all day (went to baseball game..haha)
buff off
spray z6 - wipe off

thats what i did....so pretty much it has 3 coats of polish on it since the z5 and z2 are interchangeable polishes.

and again, the pics dont do it justice. my buddy was over when i first started buffing off the final coat and he said "man it looks like a mirror!"

BlueGrim is right, it is WELL worth the money and the time.

i will probably do another coat or two next weekend or after before our Orlando meet.

KingCobra...i saw your thread, that yellow looks great all shiny...i had a cougar the same color for the past three years....kinda miss the bright color, but i get way more comments on the road with this car.

BRx8

whoa, that looks like you just brought it home from the dealers...good job! how long total did it take to put on all those coatings??

btw, i'm reporting you...your car is taking up 2 parking spots, one of which happens to be handicapped parking...i may accidentally lose my proof depending on how much $$$ you got

Nubo

Nothing shines more brilliantly than black

Pinhy

"black is beautiful" or "once you go black you'll never go back" could both apply here!! ;-)


BRx8....one specifically for you "the check is in the mail" haha

seriously though:
wash-dry / clay bar / wash-dry: 1.5 hours
first coat z5/zfx: half hour
wait 15 minutes for dry (hot FL sun)
buff / spray z6-dry : 20 minutes
(2nd coat z5/zfx / buff / spray-dry i moved a little faster) half hour
coat of z2: 45 minutes (took my time and put on a good coat)
buff that off 6 hours later (after bball game): half hour or so

so i guess the actual work time is about 4 - 4.5 hours plus wait time of about 1.5 hours (z2 should be about an hour since I put it on thicker than the first coats without the aid of the zfx also)

once again: WELL WORTH IT!!!

xenomorph

Looks great! I have been using Z2 for a while now. I just bought my Red RX-8 last week. I have already polished it twice. I just keeps looking better and better. Already having to buy more. I'll post some pics soon for ya when it stops raining.

binnung

Hey nice car pnhy! I've never seen a pnhy drive an rx8. I'am sure they lokk sexy as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention i drive a velocity red rx8 down here in L.A.

Pinhy

err...its Pinhy....but what the heck is a pnhy anyway?

Pinhy (pronounced Pinhi) is a golf term meaning even with the flag (or pin as it is sometimes called)