Put a couple coats of Zaino on the car :) Updated 7/22/06

Jr24dawg · 07-15-2006, 10:44 PM

I just put a couple of coats of zaino polish on my aspen white sti.. All i can say is wow!!!

car looks amazing, even being white!!! take a look!!

Here's some new one of my gf wrb wrx!!

It started with some average to bad swirls. I used the 3m swirl remover for dark colors with my portercable. then ended with couple coats of zaino.. pretty crazy pics!!

This is after the zaino

***reeksti*** · 07-15-2006, 11:06 PM

nice...

Garo666 · 07-15-2006, 11:23 PM

where did u get that?

Car Looks Amaizing!

Jr24dawg · 07-15-2006, 11:26 PM

www.zainostore.com

SoaReS · 07-16-2006, 05:54 AM

loooks good!

Endless_STi · 07-16-2006, 08:33 AM

Wow, I thought your car was black for a moment, especially in the first pictures. Very nice

! Btw, which Zaino wax did you get on that website? I need to get some of these quick

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Jr24dawg · 07-16-2006, 09:19 AM

i got the kit. what i did was. wash, then clay bar, then wash again. normally you would put a coat or 2 of the z5 pro on which helps hide swirls and you have to activate it with the zfx stuff. (read about it on the website, helps it cure faster) i skipped that step cause my car is white and you cant see swirls. then the last step you put of z2 pro which is their polish/sealer. i put 2 coats of that on and called it good!! paint is super smooth too!!

im going to do the same thing to my girlfriends 04 wrb wrx tonight!! i will post pics of that once im done!!

Stargazer · 07-16-2006, 10:10 AM

Awesome! Gotta love that shine

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DARKSTI · 07-16-2006, 10:18 AM

Looks great!

FYI, Zaino wont hide swirls. If you want swirls gone, you need to polish first, but on a white car you can get away without it sometimes.

***Nachos Libres*** · 07-16-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DARKSTI

Looks great!

FYI, Zaino wont hide swirls. If you want swirls gone, you need to polish first, but on a white car you can get away without it sometimes.

Agreed, the Z5 never did anything for me but now they have a polish (which I won't be using on my STi due to the thin layer of paint already) that will remove fine scratches and spider webbing. I did just look at the site and they apparently have released their Z5 Pro, but it isn't a polish so I don't see how it can help to reduce spider webbing.

DARKSTI · 07-16-2006, 01:31 PM

Dont worry about taking paint off using a real polish. If you use a Porter-Cable, you could polish 1000x's and still have plenty of paint left.

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Originally Posted by SVT Amateur

Agreed, the Z5 never did anything for me but now they have a polish (which I won't be using on my STi due to the thin layer of paint already) that will remove fine scratches and spider webbing. I did just look at the site and they apparently have released their Z5 Pro, but it isn't a polish so I don't see how it can help to reduce spider webbing.

**nandanrp** · 07-16-2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jr24dawg

i got the kit. what i did was. wash, then clay bar, then wash again. normally you would put a coat or 2 of the z5 pro on which helps hide swirls and you have to activate it with the zfx stuff. (read about it on the website, helps it cure faster) i skipped that step cause my car is white and you cant see swirls. then the last step you put of z2 pro which is their polish/sealer. i put 2 coats of that on and called it good!! paint is super smooth too!!

im going to do the same thing to my girlfriends 04 wrb wrx tonight!! i will post pics of that once im done!!

Sounds like it would take me three days

Jr24dawg · 07-16-2006, 03:07 PM

you could get it done in a day. its a lot of work though

***Neanderthal Racing*** · 07-16-2006, 03:32 PM

it took two of us a day to prep the car and a day to do the 6 coats we applied. zaino is great stuff.

on a side note, we are painting the the car "neanderthal black" starting with the hood and trunk and painting the balance next winter. it won't need wax. expect something very industrial.

Jr24dawg · 07-21-2006, 01:49 AM

added some new pics!!

07-15-2006, 10:44 PM	#1
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Jr24dawg Senior STI Driver Car: 05 White STi Fav Mod: AP Stage 2 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 340 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	www.zainostore.com

07-16-2006, 05:54 AM	#5
SoaReS S204 Racer Car: 05\|WRB\|STi Fav Mod: Cobb Stage 2 Location: H-Town, NJ Posts: 3,814 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	loooks good!

07-16-2006, 08:33 AM	#6
Endless_STi S204 Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Carbon Ti Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,495 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	Wow, I thought your car was black for a moment, especially in the first pictures. Very nice ! Btw, which Zaino wax did you get on that website? I need to get some of these quick .

07-16-2006, 09:19 AM	#7
Jr24dawg Senior STI Driver Car: 05 White STi Fav Mod: AP Stage 2 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 340 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	i got the kit. what i did was. wash, then clay bar, then wash again. normally you would put a coat or 2 of the z5 pro on which helps hide swirls and you have to activate it with the zfx stuff. (read about it on the website, helps it cure faster) i skipped that step cause my car is white and you cant see swirls. then the last step you put of z2 pro which is their polish/sealer. i put 2 coats of that on and called it good!! paint is super smooth too!! im going to do the same thing to my girlfriends 04 wrb wrx tonight!! i will post pics of that once im done!!

07-16-2006, 10:10 AM	#8
Stargazer Professional STI Racer Car: 06 STI WRB Cobb Stg1 Fav Mod: I can only choose one? Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 838 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Awesome! Gotta love that shine .

07-16-2006, 10:18 AM	#9
DARKSTI Silver Member Car: 06 OBP STI Fav Mod: Invida G200 Location: Reno,NV Posts: 2,596 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Looks great! FYI, Zaino wont hide swirls. If you want swirls gone, you need to polish first, but on a white car you can get away without it sometimes.

07-16-2006, 03:07 PM	#13
Jr24dawg Senior STI Driver Car: 05 White STi Fav Mod: AP Stage 2 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 340 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	you could get it done in a day. its a lot of work though

07-16-2006, 03:32 PM	#14
*Neanderthal Racing* GT R US Car: CUTN EDG project Fav Mod: $20. mudflaps from auto zone Location: my cave Posts: 5,844 Join Date: Dec 2003 Trader Rating: (1)	it took two of us a day to prep the car and a day to do the 6 coats we applied. zaino is great stuff. on a side note, we are painting the the car "neanderthal black" starting with the hood and trunk and painting the balance next winter. it won't need wax. expect something very industrial.