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Old May 3, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Zaino 2 months later

I just want to plug the stuff again, 2 months ago (2-28) and about 5 washes ago I put 3 coats of zaino on my 8. It was the full deal, strip, clay, clean, wax that took 6 hours, but it is well worth it. It took about 20 minutes to wash my car in it's entirety again because grime just rolls off of zaino, and it looks like I just waxed it still... here are some pics.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Old May 3, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Looks great, I did the same and it's easy to maintain.:D
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Old May 7, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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I'm sold on Zaino. The tit gray looks great with a good shine on it but you should see my wife's black Trans Am!! Talk about a dang shine!!
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Old May 7, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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I agree! Nothing looks as good as black. it's just very hard to keep it looking great, it require a lot of time and effort. Speaking of the durability of Zaino. they did a test with Zaino, meguires, zymol, and the stuff baller uses which I think is the more expensive zymol? The zaino won every comparison and was by far the longest lasting, the cheap zymol came in second, so in the long run you really do save money. I agree what was stated above. when rinsing, the dirt and water just sheet right off the car, I've never used anything like it before, I do not even see water spotting on my car but maybe it's the color (titanium). I will never use anything but zaino again.
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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were do you buy this stuff at?
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Yep, zaino is the best.
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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I Zainoed my "old" car last weekend -- a 2000 Protege ES that has been parked outside, exposed to the elements, for a couple of years. I did the whole job -- detergent wash, clay, Z5, Z2, etc. I couldn't believe the difference -- the car truly looked brand-new. My 8 has five coats of Zaino, and I'm hoping to keep both cars on a "maintenance" schedule of a new coat of Zaino every six weeks or so.
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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NO more waxing for me 95% of the car is covered in clear bra now ..

every 6 monts i spray down the enitre car with 3m 303 protectant.. then rinse it off and go back to my day !

Got to love that !

p.s. I do wax the small spot that is not coverd in Clear Bra..
I use the cheaper Zymol. it wokrs great.. just dont let it touch the textured plastic parts. its a bear to get off
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by Lufa
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whats stuck on your windshelid?

a radar unit ?
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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sorry stupid question thew: can you explain what a clear bra is? or maybe post a photo to see it?
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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is a plastic covering that is stuck to the finish

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=28880

http://www.elitecoating.com


there
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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It's a mount for my pda, got a BT GPS for navigation and bunch of other toys. I decided against a radar detector... they just make me speed constantly with a false sense of security.

I tried the vent mounts for my PDA... I do not reccommend it, suction cup on the windshield does not occlude road view at all with how our dash is layed out.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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cool .
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