How long to wait to Zaino after new paint job?
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How long to wait to Zaino after new paint job? UPDATE - Answer inside
I had some body work done on the passenger side of my car, then they repainted the entire passenger side. They painted it on Monday, and I picked the car up on Tuesday and it has been garaged since then (my friend at the body shop said to keep it out of the rain for a week to avoid water spots). Nobody there mentioned anything about not waxing/polishing it for x number of days, though. I've heard various things from people, however. Some people say to wait a couple weeks, some people say to wait a month or more, and some people say to wax it right away.
I'm heading to Vegas next Wednesday, so I want to get some healthy coats of Zaino on it before I head down. Will I be OK to Zaino it on Saturday?
Thanks guys.
I'm heading to Vegas next Wednesday, so I want to get some healthy coats of Zaino on it before I head down. Will I be OK to Zaino it on Saturday?
Thanks guys.
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you need to let the paint cure for 30-90 days. So no wax or any kind of polymer synthetic. YOu can use any kind of body shop safe product like Meguiars 80 or 81 or you could use 3M's Imperial Hand Galze it will make it look nice n wet but wont offer much protection. Out of those 3 id say the 80 would give you more protection.
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
Zaino is a body shop safe product (no silicones). As far as I know, you can use it right away.
Anyone else have anymore info on this?
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
I would suggest calling Sal Zaino to ask for sure. He has been a car painter for 30 years, so he should know.
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Originally Posted by Dracus
Why does Meguires 80 allow paint to cure, but a synthetic polymer doesn't? Thanks for the info, btw. Anyone else?
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I just talked to Sal and he said that it's perfectly fine to use Zaino along with ZFX now. He said that whenever he paints a car as soon as he's done painting it he puts Zaino on it, but he doesn't publically tell people that because he doesn't want painters to start yelling at him.
He also informed me of a little surprise that is coming to Zaino users. You guys are gonna be stoked when you hear about it, but I told him I wouldn't say anything.
He also informed me of a little surprise that is coming to Zaino users. You guys are gonna be stoked when you hear about it, but I told him I wouldn't say anything.