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Originally Posted by JLs Detailing
Car looks really nice and Zaino did do it justice. I agree with you Dust a little goes a long way and I too have had ZFX'd Z5 or Z2 that I had to throw away after mixing up 1 oz. I was able to do 2 coats on the car and a coat on the wheels and still threw away quite a bit. The last time I used it I used less product and of course had less to throw away.
Just for kicks I went just then and measured out 2 oz of water in a measuring cup and poured it in the Zaino prep bottle for ZFX'd product. The bottle is not 2 oz it is about 2.5 or 2.75 oz. So to get 1 oz to prep don't fill it half way more like 3/8 and that would be more representative of 1 oz. I'll start doing this and I would venture to think I wouldn't have much left over.
As another side note I have a bottle of DG 105 that I bought locally and it is the EXACT same color, consistency, and smell of the Z5 Pro that I recently ordered. Now I just ordered another gallon of DG105 directly from Duragloss and it is a yellow creamy color. Completely different from the DG 105 that I bought locally.  |
Yeah we talked about this on the phone... and its funny that the bottles don't match up as well
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Originally Posted by agentf1
My wife has a Space Gray 335i and I found that Z2p seems to bring out that color the best. It is a tough color to make stand out but I like the fact that it hides the dirt and always looks nice. I am getting too old to continue to buy black dd's.
I will admit that Zaino does smell similar to Duragloss but rest assured, they are definitely different. They are both very good sealant but still different. I think there are only so many scents available and the chemicals in a lot of different car care products are of the same family or very similar so you will see a lot of different products that will look and smell similar but are not the same. That said you will also find many ARE the same but I think it is mostly boutique type products that are relabeled by companies like Chemical Guys. For example I noticed that Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze looks and smells exacly like Z5p but they completly different in both their looks (on car) and performance such as durability.
Car came out great. I wish I held out for the convertible.
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Thanks bro, I am not offically saying that i think Z is relabeled DG, it was just an observation
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Originally Posted by zoomzoom mazda5
Awesome finish on the BMW, the silver finish is perfect!  |
Glad you liked it!
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Originally Posted by Mindflux
I can get up to 3 coats out of an ounce. My trick is to use 60CC syringes. It allows me to really control how much I'm using as well as waste very little (assuming I do 3 coats at a time when using ZFX). The great thing is if you don't accelerate with ZFX if you are doing one coat you can just put the product right back in the bottle when you are done if you have any left over.
I'm not quite sure how you got two coats out of a quarter ounce of Z5. That's amazingly thin or you missed a bunch of panels  |
Dude i could of missed a bunch of panels, maybe i was blacking in and out!!! I would start off with a dime size amount on the pad, and work it in and go off... about every other panel I would put about 10 pea sized drops on the pad and work in two panels, and this even includes doing the wheels
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Originally Posted by joep
nice work !!
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Thank Brotha JOE!
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Originally Posted by P1et
That looks awesome Michael! Sorry I missed your call earlier, I was washing my wife's Explorer and then was on the lake all afternoon. I don't think that Zaino is the same as Duragloss, I've used both...
But even if they were, it sure is great stuff no matter how you look at it. The DG will just be a bit cheaper!
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You are right bout the cost, again im not saying they are, just an observation... thanx anyway!
06-28-2008, 10:24 PM
Im definately wasting product. What are you using to apply?
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