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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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why is paste bad? I use old school, literally, crystal Meguiar's wax paste and it shines like hell/a mirror, .
Not bad but is doesn't last nearly as long as Zaino, NXT or Klasse products. Paste is also harder to use.
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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why is paste bad? I use old school, literally, crystal Meguiar's wax paste and it shines like hell/a mirror, .
Not bad but is doesn't last nearly as long as Zaino, NXT or Klasse products. Paste is also harder to use.
I used paste and it seems easy to use. I just make sure it doesn't dry up as much. I think that is why it is hard to use...........cuz it dries up too fast. I'll post a pic of what type of wax I use.............both liquid and paste(old school style).
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why is paste bad? I use old school, literally, crystal Meguiar's wax paste and it shines like hell/a mirror, .
Not bad but is doesn't last nearly as long as Zaino, NXT or Klasse products. Paste is also harder to use.
I used paste and it seems easy to use. I just make sure it doesn't dry up as much. I think that is why it is hard to use...........cuz it dries up too fast. I'll post a pic of what type of wax I use.............both liquid and paste(old school style).
Sorry I can't help myself...

Try Zaino and you will never go back to old school again. Easy to use and shines like mad even after 6 months.
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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why is paste bad? I use old school, literally, crystal Meguiar's wax paste and it shines like hell/a mirror, .
Not bad but is doesn't last nearly as long as Zaino, NXT or Klasse products. Paste is also harder to use.
I used paste and it seems easy to use. I just make sure it doesn't dry up as much. I think that is why it is hard to use...........cuz it dries up too fast. I'll post a pic of what type of wax I use.............both liquid and paste(old school style).
Sorry I can't help myself...

Try Zaino and you will never go back to old school again. Easy to use and shines like mad even after 6 months.
lol. Its alright........u r faithful to Zaino, I'm faithful to Meguiars. If u can drive to Cali and give me a free sample, I'll try it and if I like it, I'll buy it
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lol. Its alright........u r faithful to Zaino, I'm faithful to Meguiars. If u can drive to Cali and give me a free sample, I'll try it and if I like it, I'll buy it [/quote]

Ask Zaino for a sample, they probably will send you some.

I finally found the test I was looking for.

Read this...

http://www.ffcobra.com/magazine/waxtest.html
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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i use a car wash that has wax in it already. skips a step and looks great.
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Found this one too...

http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/det...5504326-1.html
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No one uses ICE Turtle wax??? Its the best stuff on the market you use so little and it gives an amazing shine, very easy to remove and you can wax it at the sun.

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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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used it but dosent last.
I wash my box twise a week
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I am thinking of getting the detailer do you use it??
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Originally Posted by _NeXuS_
I am thinking of getting the detailer do you use it??
I've used it on my friend's red mustang. Its easy to use to......wax on, easily wax off. It just leaves a lot of residue if I remember right. I'll consider this wax once my meguiars runs out in about 2 months.
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Yeah try it you use so little this thing will last me like a year!
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Waxing the windows from the outside isn't bad, right? I notice that when I remove my car cover, I get hazy on the windows and on the roof..........guess its the moisture.
Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by _NeXuS_
No one uses ICE Turtle wax??? Its the best stuff on the market you use so little and it gives an amazing shine, very easy to remove and you can wax it at the sun.
NEVER wax in direct sunlight. It dries the wax too fast and causes uneven streaks. Not to mention it makes it harder to remove.
I use Nano wax now but may try some of that Zaino stuff to see what all the hype is about.
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I would try Zaino, but I'm more of a "off-the-shelves" type of person. If its online, I won't risk buying cuz of online thiefs.........other than that, I'll try Zaino to find out all the hype about it.
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Can you get a sample of this Zaino stuff before committing to a whole bottle? If so, how?
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Can you get a sample of this Zaino stuff before committing to a whole bottle? If so, how?
Yea, I wanna know too. Black magic gave away samples of wax at car shows and stuff. Zaino should do the same if they want more business, .
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I checked out the Zaino site and it's all like before you buy this bottle of 18 dollar stuff you need this other 23 dollar stuff. Then you need this other bottle of 20 dollar stuff to seal it all up. It looked like inorder to do the complete Zaino thing to your paint you'd be dropping like 40 bucks on 3 8 oz. bottles of stuff with like 9 dollars shipping.
No thanks, my Nano wax works fine for under 15 bucks.
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Can you get a sample of this Zaino stuff before committing to a whole bottle? If so, how?
I sent them an email and Sal Zaino wants me to call him tomorrow about getting samples. I'll post what he says.
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
I checked out the Zaino site and it's all like before you buy this bottle of 18 dollar stuff you need this other 23 dollar stuff. Then you need this other bottle of 20 dollar stuff to seal it all up. It looked like inorder to do the complete Zaino thing to your paint you'd be dropping like 40 bucks on 3 8 oz. bottles of stuff with like 9 dollars shipping.
No thanks, my Nano wax works fine for under 15 bucks.
You really only need 2 products. These have lasted me over 3 years since you only need a about an ounce or 2 to do the entire car.



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