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Old 07-20-2003, 09:06 PM
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Washing car in winter?

My RX-8 is my first new car in 12 years, so now that I have a fresh start, I want to keep it looking nice. So after hearing the virtues of Zaino on the forum, I Zaino'd it today. Dawn, claybar, z7, z2, z5, z2 (with z6 spray between each of the last 4). The whole deal.

So I understand that Zaino only needs to be applied twice a year, and inbetween those applications, I can just use z7 for day-to-day cleaning. But what do people do in cold weather, when it's too cold to break out the hose?

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Zaino can be layered pretty much indefinitely.. I've heard of people applying upwards of 30! coats! But that would be just ****... :p

In the winter I usually wash my car at a do it yourself car wash bay that has power hoses.. Or go through a totally touchless gas station car wash. Once the winter is over I try to put on at least 5 coats through the summer.
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Garage it in the winter and get a beater. :D
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As far as a touchless carwash, assuming I can find one, is there any need to worry about them using cleaning solutions that will cut through the zaino coating?

30 coats - wow.
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I don't think so about the touchless.. Although washing your car repeteadly will eventually strip the coats I guess. If you really want to be safe, put on about 10 coats from spring to fall, that should be enough. Remember to apply very thinly, I still have about half of a bottle left after two years.
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