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I recently ordered and received a couple of new products; one a rinseless wash by Detailers Pride and two other products from Zaino Brothers. I used them today and want to let you know how they worked.
We have extremely hard water in our town and I'm tired of water spotting. I can't dry the car fast enough to avoid them. So, I wanted to try one of these rinseless wash products. It's reasonably inexpensive (about $18 a quart with shipping) and goes a long way (one ounce is mixed with one gallon of water). You soak a microfiber towel in the solution and use it to wash one panel at a time. You then dry it with another towel. This is very similar to a "dry" car wash with detail spray, only the solution is much less expensive. Bottom line: it worked quite well. The solution, like detail spray, is very slippery and removed the dirt as advertised. I wouldn't use this for a seriously filthy vehicle, but cleaning a lightly soiled car isn't a problem. I did it in my garage and the floor remained dry. Theoretically, you could do this year around. The product is DP Four-in-One.
I followed this with Zaino Z-AIO, a new all in one cleaner/polisher. It worked very well. The Zaino product is $27 for 16 ounces. It goes on and come off with little effort.
Next came a quick coat of Zaino Z-5. The nice thing about Z-AIO is you don't need to add the ZFX accelerator to the Z-5. It just works. That went on and came off very quickly.
Now came the big experiment, the Z-CS, Clear Shield. This is a "wipe on, walk away" product. You put on a very light coat and you do not buff it. It's supposed to dry clear and provide a coating that protects for up to 9 months. Nice idea, but it didn't quite work for me. When it dried, I was left with blotchy areas that weren't attractive. Maybe I used too much, maybe I rubbed it too much. Whatever. It needed more work. This stuff is REALLY expensive ($29 for 6 ounces), but it's supposed to go a long, long way.
So, I then used Z-8, Grand Finale detail spray to clean up my mess. I find it easy to use and prefer the results to other products. Again, Z-8 is $20 for 16 ounces. Fortunately, this product goes a long way. The Z-8 removed all the imperfections in the Z-CS coat. The final result was absolutely stunning. Not wanting to screw up the finish on my C6, I tested these products on my wife's Prius. It has NEVER looked this good. Period.
Will the protection last a long, long time? I suspect and hope it will, because I only treat the Prius this good a couple of times a year. Will I use it on my C6 now? Definitely. The entire process took about 4 hours. That includes detailing inside the doors and the engine compartment.
I'm not a Zaino fanatic. I'm only trying to give you an honest assessment of various detailing products I've used. I paid through the nose for all of these products and am not affilated with any company.:cheers:
We have extremely hard water in our town and I'm tired of water spotting. I can't dry the car fast enough to avoid them. So, I wanted to try one of these rinseless wash products. It's reasonably inexpensive (about $18 a quart with shipping) and goes a long way (one ounce is mixed with one gallon of water). You soak a microfiber towel in the solution and use it to wash one panel at a time. You then dry it with another towel. This is very similar to a "dry" car wash with detail spray, only the solution is much less expensive. Bottom line: it worked quite well. The solution, like detail spray, is very slippery and removed the dirt as advertised. I wouldn't use this for a seriously filthy vehicle, but cleaning a lightly soiled car isn't a problem. I did it in my garage and the floor remained dry. Theoretically, you could do this year around. The product is DP Four-in-One.
I followed this with Zaino Z-AIO, a new all in one cleaner/polisher. It worked very well. The Zaino product is $27 for 16 ounces. It goes on and come off with little effort.
Next came a quick coat of Zaino Z-5. The nice thing about Z-AIO is you don't need to add the ZFX accelerator to the Z-5. It just works. That went on and came off very quickly.
Now came the big experiment, the Z-CS, Clear Shield. This is a "wipe on, walk away" product. You put on a very light coat and you do not buff it. It's supposed to dry clear and provide a coating that protects for up to 9 months. Nice idea, but it didn't quite work for me. When it dried, I was left with blotchy areas that weren't attractive. Maybe I used too much, maybe I rubbed it too much. Whatever. It needed more work. This stuff is REALLY expensive ($29 for 6 ounces), but it's supposed to go a long, long way.
So, I then used Z-8, Grand Finale detail spray to clean up my mess. I find it easy to use and prefer the results to other products. Again, Z-8 is $20 for 16 ounces. Fortunately, this product goes a long way. The Z-8 removed all the imperfections in the Z-CS coat. The final result was absolutely stunning. Not wanting to screw up the finish on my C6, I tested these products on my wife's Prius. It has NEVER looked this good. Period.
Will the protection last a long, long time? I suspect and hope it will, because I only treat the Prius this good a couple of times a year. Will I use it on my C6 now? Definitely. The entire process took about 4 hours. That includes detailing inside the doors and the engine compartment.
I'm not a Zaino fanatic. I'm only trying to give you an honest assessment of various detailing products I've used. I paid through the nose for all of these products and am not affilated with any company.:cheers:
