Hey guys.

I am a zaino REGULAR user, in the summer I detail cars as a living! (I'm a student, keep in mind Anyhow, a man in my car club wants me to detail his new Z28 next weekend. I generally don't detail in the winter but I said I would... more as a favor than anything I guess.

I have only applied once in the winter. I would assume curing times are just lowered? I use Zfx of course and let coats sit on a good solid 1 hour, and wait 1 hour in between coats. Is this a good process?

One more question: are all foam bonnets the same pretty much? I am purchasing a new one for my brand new Simoniz buffer and am hoping they are all pretty much the same deal... anyone?

thanks guys

Garett

 

I have applied Zaino with ZFX many times in under 40 degree temps, an hour is plenty of cure time as long as you apply your coats thin you will be fine.

 

Like Carl, I've used Zaino in cold temps too, both with ZFX and actually more with regular un-ZFX'd Zaino, since ZFX is still pretty new. It will take a little longer to dry in really cold temps. I like to just leave the car to cure in the garage for as long as needed, maybe 2 hours or so, then buff it. With the ZFX it will dry even quicker, so use this first if you have it. The cold temps to make it gum up a little until it fully dries, so be patient.

About the foam buffer pads. No, they are not all the same. Some are for applying waxes i.e. nonabrasive products, others can be for applying swirl removers and compounds which help cut the finish. You don't want an aggressive pad, foam or otherwise, to apply any wax product. So, just make sure the foam pad is for waxing, not swirl removing or something like that. Meguiar's for instance makes different types of foam, some cutting and some for pure waxing.

 

Humidity seems to affect drying time much more than temperature does. Just put the car in the sun, on a fairly dry day, and you should be good.

 

Speaking of buffer pads, anyone have any recommendations for a buffer pad? Or would it be better to do it by hand with cotton?

Thanks,
Travis

 

If you mean Zaino, just iuse a 100% cotton towel, Zaino comes off as easy as it goes on.