i took off my first coat of z-2 yesterday, after 3 coats of z-5. And i must ask why my coat doesnt look as good as most pictures.... i have followed all the steps, applied thinly, i dunno what i could be doing wrong. I just dont feel its reached its full potential....can ya help me??

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What kind of shape was the surface in before you started and did you clay the surface???

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Kevin Villier, 2002 SS #186 - 6M with Hurst and "short-stick", TT, navy blue, chrome SS wheels, Bilstein suspension, SS grill, STB, SLP loudmouth, Direct-Flo lid with Holley filter and Mallory polished MAF ends.

Louisville, KY

 

paint is in really good shape, except for the few rock hits in the front, but i know those will always be there....yes i clayed before and everything....

 

With the surface in good condition and clayed, it should be looking better with every coat, except the rock chips of course.

Do you have any other more experienced Zaino users or a distributor in your area that can take a look at it and see if they can help.

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Kevin Villier, 2002 SS #186 - 6M with Hurst and "short-stick", TT, navy blue, chrome SS wheels, Bilstein suspension, SS grill, STB, SLP loudmouth, Direct-Flo lid with Holley filter and Mallory polished MAF ends.

Louisville, KY

 

i am the only person i know who uses zaino in my area. I mean the first coat of z-5 i was floord on how good it looks, but i really havnt seen it getting better with each coat

 

Have you been using the Z6 between coats of polish?

 

yes i have , before and after each coat....and i noticed today that my car with the zaino shines no better then a freshly washed car with mothers....My friend has a black golf, and i took off my z-2, and he just washed his with mothers, adn you couldnt tell i had zaino-ed the car, looked and shined/reflected just like his...and another thing, it rained today...and yes the zaino did bead up, but when it was all said and done with, i have billions of white dots all over my car....i thought it was suppost to look good after rain....

Im starting to get dissapointed with zaino and their "look better with every coat" deal....but maybe im doing something wrong, i just dont know what...

 

I wasn't really impressed by zaino until my second time working with it. I had previously applied dawn, clay, z7,z2,z6,then z2, I really appreciated it the next time after a wash with z7 and 2 coats of z2 and some z6. So.....basically I'd say give it a z7 wash and put some more coats on and see what ya think! Good luck!

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-Brian
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coo coo, well, i did spend almost 90 bucks on the entire set of zaino, so i hope this works.... yeah, since i have trillions of white dots on my car from yesterday's rain, i will wash it with z-7 today, and apply another coat of z-2, and see how that goes....but how great was you improvement?