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Originally Posted by rangerfan
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I love you, man, but the Zaino is wayyyy too involved for the casual user. If you are an anal retentive detailer like I am, you will get a great big smile on your face once you have used Zaino in the proper way, it really does a great job, and if you pay attention to instructions, it can even become a low-maintenance solution for keeping your ride shiny. If you're not into spending hours applying the product correctly for intial application, best to forget Zaino in my humble opinion.
About orbital polishers if you do plan to buy one/already have one: make sure it rotates under 3000 rpm. One with a variable speed control will be best. More speed than 3000 rpm, and it's called a grinder and you could damage your paint.
For all the recommendations that people (and the Zaino company) give for washing your ride with Dawn dishwashing liquid: that's fine if you're gonna do it before you apply Zaino and maybe 3-4 times a year would be ok, but Dawn has a high alkaline content and it's got some other ingredients that over time will not be friendly to auto finishes. Dawn does, however, kick ass at removing carnuba waxes and polishes/silicones, etc. I believe even Zaino warns against washing with Dawn every time.
For washing and using any clay bar type product- go front to back on surfaces parallel to the ground, and up and down on vertical surfaces, you'll cut down on the instance of swirl marks this way.
I think everyone knows to dry from top to bottom, not the other way around, and 100% cotton towels are best. Do like md and steal you some next time you're at the Holiday Inn, but don't try that at the Ritz Carlton
