The pictures of those silver cars..looks like chrome! Ill have to see if I can get some of that. Does anyone know who supplies Zaino in the UK?

Looks like a devoted Nordic Green contingent out there. After mine came through in July I wished I'd ordered the Nav. system and could have swapped the dealer for one with it, but didn't want to give up the NG with Chap. Thanks for the Zaino (of which I was ignorant) info and pictures. Maybe we should have our own thread. :)

so will washing the car with Dawn soap hurn the paint any? Cause I was told not to wash the car with dish soap. Just a question.

dont wash with dawn

Another message from my Dad, cause his account is hosed (Twin 8s!) If anyone know someone that can send him a new password please let me know.
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We have two RX-8s. My wife's is Winning Blue and just finished our first Zanio treatment. Washed with Dawn, clay barred the entire car, washed again, and put two coats of Z2 on. To be honest, we were amazed how good the car looked after the clay bar work... but then we applied Z2. It was amazing. After just one coat, the silver specks in the blue paint looked like they were floating. Applied a second coat and took some shots. I think they are too big so I will work with them and see if I can shrink them down.

We are doing my black 8 tomorrow... and get this, my wife is excited to help, just to see how it turns out.

shots soon.
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Back to normal broadcasting ....

Any disciple of Zaino will say: wash with Dawn just once (it removes everything) and then claybar the car and then you are on the path to Zaino bliss.

ref those who say.... Don't use Dawn.... Zaino specifically calls for using Dawn to strip off old wax build up and states that it will not hurt paint.

Why would we question him since the success of his product would be at stake?

I can put you intouch with my Zaino Distributor Contact. I am sure he would be more than happy to mail you his products. PM me.

2 questions...

1. Is it *really* neccesary to clay a new car (all of it?!) before applying Zaino?

2. What's the equivalent of Dawn in the UK ? Most dishwashing liquids seem to have all sorts of other crap in it - anti-bacterial/kind to your hands/overloaded scent etc. etc.

I really want to use this stuff on my new 8 (when I get it!) so I'm trying to ask all the pertinent questions now :) I'm a bit worried about the whole temperature thing - my car is due 1st week in January (NOT warm!)

1. Yes, new cars still have fallout, rail dust and those little tiny black specs in the paint (hard to see). YOu dont want them trapped in there by a polymer sealant like Zaino

2. Any dishwashing soap should do the trick

3. Use warmer water, rubber gloves to wash. Use a leaf blower to dry. Find someone with a garage

I was told that detergent eats into the clearcoat. I used to wash with detergent and now i notice rough patches in the paint, even after I wax with Meg Gold. I'm in Oz and have never heard of Zaino :(

Check it out here:

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

Great pics! She sure is sweet. I just brought my Nordic Green 6-Speed GT home Saturday and cant wait to try that Zaino. I fell in love with the Black/Chapperal with the green. Its just too damn classy. Gotta tell you guys this ride is awesome and it gets better everytime I take her out. The hardest part is holding back until shes broken in. Saw a red one today for the first time in the philly area, and we both had smiles to share :). That red smokes! Thanks to all on this board for some great info that made my decision easy.

Go Eagles!

willzie - you're right about using the stuff regularly - it won't do you any favours at all - too 'corrosive'. But it's OK as a 'one-off, first-step' before applying a good wax, or before a polish, then wax.

Def. not something to use for regular washing!

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Agree with the location of the pictures....like to see two of them side by side at same location.

HOLY ZAINO, im convinced, and thanks for the website 6speed8, I just ordered me a kit :)

dude, the green one looks like a green mirror

ok, I know this is an old thread but I was wondering where the pics are? I can't see how Zaino looks on the Nordic Green. Thanks.

Wow thread revival
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Alraune live

there is some trick that makes the pictures reappear.

^ aren't the pictures suppose to reappear when someone replies on the thread?

The pictures don't exist at their given addresses anymore, I don't know what trick you could possibly do. Just PM Elara or something.

umm, the thread is 3 years old. no way the pictures are still up unless they were uploaded to this server, but it doesnt look like they were.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ht=zaino+green

Nice.

Thanks for the link, That looks nice. It gets me inspired to Zaino my NG now.... :)