What does everyone use?? Ming paint protection or X pack or just zaino (please help)

MYZ34

thanks for all your comments guys, i thought that there would be alot of you guys that got paint protection put on.....hmmm think i will stick to either zaino or meguires

MYZ34

hey "needforz" i really liked the R3 just felt very flimsy and not built as tough as the Z, i did find the R3 easier to drive especially when wet but the Z just feels great and solid and has the power in any gear when required, only thing to do now is the GTM turbo kit...

Trips

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Forrest

I am not a expert on Meguiars but its still a wax from what i seen. so far as i know its still going to melt off a black car and wash off with in a week. If i am wrong please any one feel free to correct me.

Zaino on the otherhand will last up to 6 months but i think you will see 3 months with ease. It wont melt off either.

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nixxer

Personally, I used menzerna 85D polish then layered a few coats of blackfire wet diamond as a sealant, and topped it off with pinnacle souveran.

omg! i made a post instead of lurking!

nogoodname

it adds volume and depth........ talkin about the paint doofus......LOL

fuct

i think he said he messed up his foot and couldnt wear a shoe at the time. i might be wrong.

MYZ34

i was just reading over in another thread (exterior) regarding bird **** going through the clear coat on the Z the guys that it has happend to did'nt have paint protection? correct me if thats not right.... this was the main reason for me considering getting this applied too

kannibul

I'm referring to the gimmick stuff like Simonize...or anything else a car dealership will push.

kannibul

Polymer = polymer-based wax
Carnuba = natural-material based wax

nogoodname

smashed a 370z and broke his foot

kannibul

The paint is soft, and it does etch somewhat easily. Put a good wax on it and maintain it, and it won't do happen quite as easily.

That said, there comes a point where you're better off just dealing with issues like this than tryingto use every miracle product out there to try and prevent the inevitable.

It's a car. If you drive it, it will become less than what it was before you drove it. It's not an investment...short of storing it in a garage, then replacing all the parts that rot after 25 years, and hope for a good market to sell it in (ie, desirable, you don't want to be the guy that stored a ford pinto, for example)...

Anyhow.

NeedforZ

This is true it doesn't last long. The Meguiars NTX wax lasts about three months at best under the elements. I can always tell because the paint will lose that silky feel. And of course the water stops beading. I had considered the pro waxes and polishes (Zaino and others). For me, I'm not going to spend that kind of time just to eek out a little more shine.

Dwight Frye

I'm a believer in Zaino. I used it with very good results starting with a new 2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe and just did the full treatment to my new 370Z. I got some bird crap on the car before I applied the Zaino and it stained the clear coat requiring a little rubbing with polish to remove. I did the Dawn dish soap wash to remove whatever wax (if any) the dealer had applied, clay bar on the paint, and then 2 coats of Zaino Z2 with the ZFX flash accellerant. The following week I washed the car with Meguiars Gold car wash, and applied 2 more coats of the Z2/ZFX mix. I also tried the new Z8 Detailer Spray as the final step and it seems to have a better anti-static property than the Z6 as I had less dust build up at the end of the week. Yes, Zaino is very labor intensive, I spent an entire day doing the first application and another afternoon applying two more coats but the results were worth it. I've been getting lots of compliments about the car and how shiny and clean it looks. A tip for you guys: Get a small (about 4" tall or so) pump spray bottle product from the travel size or sample section of your local drug store that you can dump the contents out of. Clean well to make sure it has no more hair spray or whatever inside, fill it with your favorite QD product and put it in a small zip lock baggie in case it leaks. Mine fits in the storage bin behind the passenger seat and I keep a small microfiber towel in the car as well. It really comes in handy if you find a fresh bird bomb on your paint baking in the sun.

dad

I agree! 16 dollars for an "8 ounce" bottle of Zaino, no way! I'll stick with Meguiars, I'm happy and very satisfied with!

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