RockPick:

DAMN, we must be hanging out to much, post at the same time with basically the same content...

 

Nah... I'm just training you well.

I'll set you free soon. You do well... Young Grasshoppa.

RP

 

ROFLMAO...

Looks like Fast Gator has been training you well too. Just a few days ago your post count is like 4950 and now you have like a few hundred more, fingers must be tired huh?

 

Yeah... and you're one to talk there...

 

Hey, I am not ranked #5 top post hoe...

 

No, but you're aspiring to get up there with the powerhouse posters like Harley, Gator, and myself.

Be patient young grasshoppa... wait. It will come.

RP

 

Yeah, the test certainly wasn't the "end all be all" kinda thing, but it is the best one I have seen so far. They took eight nearly identical trunk lids from late 80's GM vehicles (didn't say if they were all the same color) that still had clear coat. They prepped them all the same (inlcuding claying and polishing), then sectioned them off for the testing. They had eight or so criteria. Naturally some of the criteria are going to be subjective, but I thought they did a good job of reducing that by taking the average of several opinions. They looked for beading (size of beads and amount of beads), clarity (tested by how close a test card had to be in order to read it in the reflection), slickness (how did it feel) and a few others.

I just liked the fact that someone tried this. Atleast they are trying to cut through all the internet hype. Anyone know of a more "objective" test out there?

 

Here's another test I was able to find. This one truly is a guy in his garage, but atleast the products were tested on the exact same surface.

http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html

Still very subjective though.

 

Zain

 

I remembering coming across that test you linked to over a year ago. I was looking and reading about the different waxes/polishes and how they worked, lasted etc. That along with a few other's are what lead me to go with Zaino.

The other thing, that some of you know, that lead me to Zaino was the fact you did not have to use a buffer. I have been very impressed with Zaino since I first put it on my truck and still am to this day.

 

im waiting on my delivery of
z-6
z-2
z-5
z-7
z-10
z-16
z-18
zfx

hope it comes in before mem day weekend, so i will have 3 days off to use the Z

 

Do they send you guys a cheat sheet with your order to try and decifer what's what? Geez.

-Mike-

 

ROFL... I've often wondered the same thing.

RP

 

beats me?!

but i will still try it

 

ZAINO cheat sheet

ZFX – Flash cure accelerator for Z2, Z3 and Z5
Z1 – Show car polish LOK, pre-cleaner and gloss enhancer. (Not needed if using ZFX)
Z2 – Show car polish for clear coated finishes (Better for light colors)
Z3 – Show car polish for regular paint (Paint not clear coated)
Z4 – There is none
Z5 – Polish for swirl marks and fine scratches (Better for dark colors)
Z6 – Ultra clean “Gloss enhancer” spray (Used after polishing and/or after washing)
Z7 – Show car wash
Z8 – There is none
Z9 – Leather soft spray cleaner
Z10 – “Leather in a bottle” treatment and conditioner
Z11 – There is none
Z12 – Clear view glass polish
Z13 – There is none
Z14 – Plastic-magic cleaner and polish
Z15 – There is none
Z16 – Perfect tire gloss (Great if you want real gloss tires, and great if you do NOT like gloss, one coat gives a satin finish)
Z17 – There is none
Z18 – Claybar

NOTE: ZFX enables you to put up to three coats on in one day…