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Lifetime MemberMoab, UT - USA
Joined: 12/4/2001
Posts: 633
Vette(s): 82 Collector Edition (*sold 12/2006)
Showing people "the towel test" at shows and club meetings is one of my favorite things to do. I just take a white detail towel, toss it on my hood, and it slides right off. Half my club uses Zaino now.
Dar (darla)
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Red Line Corvettes, Secretary 02 & 03 & co-chair Social Team 03, 04 Ventura Co. CA
82 CE Registry # 82 (aka: VetteObsessed)
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DOWNINGTOWN, PA - USA
Joined: 11/24/2001
Posts: 962
Vette(s): 1969 Monza Red Black Conv / Black Vinal hardtop
454/480 Tremec 5 Speed 308 Posi.Black Leather Interior, PS, PW, Air cond., tilt/tele,AM/FM Cass.-5 Pack CD, Hurst Shifter, side pipes
2004 Yellow convertible with black top and black interior
Chris,
Please try to get your car down to hooters when we get together. I have to see why this product is any better than the stuff I use. I have to admit that I am leary of using something that will need to be removed with I. Alcohol. What will happen to the paint or clear coat if you try to remove the wax to do a touchup to the paint?
Please try to get your car down to hooters when we get together. I have to see why this product is any better than the stuff I use. I have to admit that I am leary of using something that will need to be removed with I. Alcohol. What will happen to the paint or clear coat if you try to remove the wax to do a touchup to the paint?
Glenn, no problem. Me and the car will be there on the 12th. The rubbing alcohol will not hurt the clear coat or the paint. You can remove a small section if you want to for touch ups. I think you will be impressed when you se what it does to the car. 
Lifetime MemberMoab, UT - USA
Joined: 12/4/2001
Posts: 633
Vette(s): 82 Collector Edition (*sold 12/2006)
Show him the towel test. People always like to see that. lol Ever had wax wars for fun at a show? We have. That's kinda how the towel test came about, just us messing around. 
Dar (darla)
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Red Line Corvettes, Secretary 02 & 03 & co-chair Social Team 03, 04 Ventura Co. CA
82 CE Registry # 82 (aka: VetteObsessed)
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Eastern part of, CT - USA
Joined: 1/29/2002
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Vette(s): White 73 convertible - 350/auto, A/C PS, PB, PW, leather, t/t, two tops
Also had a 69 t-top 20 years ago
I will have to look at some cars around here to convince me. I used 3M cleaner wax, followed by a couple of coats of 3M Show Car Liquid Wax, and my car shines like glass. On my black laquer street rod I used Meguires pure carnuba wax and it looked about three feet deep. I think the towel would slide off the hood of my vette if I tried that. But to each his own. Joe
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DOWNINGTOWN, PA - USA
Joined: 11/24/2001
Posts: 962
Vette(s): 1969 Monza Red Black Conv / Black Vinal hardtop
454/480 Tremec 5 Speed 308 Posi.Black Leather Interior, PS, PW, Air cond., tilt/tele,AM/FM Cass.-5 Pack CD, Hurst Shifter, side pipes
2004 Yellow convertible with black top and black interior
I have used 3M, RainX, Meguire's and Formula 113 over the past 2 years. I seem to get very good results with all of them. None really seems to be any better than the other. I think you can see by my sig pic that the car does shine, but I am always looking for ways to make it shine easier. Getting old, back and shoulders are starting to hurt by the time I get finished washing and waxing. ( I had a real comment to put there but don't want the moderators to get upset with me )
)Lifetime MemberMoab, UT - USA
Joined: 12/4/2001
Posts: 633
Vette(s): 82 Collector Edition (*sold 12/2006)
Ok Glenn, why don't you email me what you're going to say! I hate it when people say stuff like that then don't say what they were going to say and now I want to know what you were going to say but didn't....was it going to be something bad? 
Dar (darla)
Clubs/Memberships:
Red Line Corvettes, Secretary 02 & 03 & co-chair Social Team 03, 04 Ventura Co. CA
82 CE Registry # 82 (aka: VetteObsessed)
C3 Vette Registry Lifetime Member # 243
NCCC # WC-420-0115L
NCM # 8647
But Glennthat's the awesome characteristic of Zaino. You put it on sooooo lightly(thin) that it takes hardly any rubbing to take it off. Also, once you have a great base coat, all you have to do is keep up with it using Z5 or Z2 whichever is your preference. You never have to strip it unless you want to. And it is not abrasive either
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DOWNINGTOWN, PA - USA
Joined: 11/24/2001
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Vette(s): 1969 Monza Red Black Conv / Black Vinal hardtop
454/480 Tremec 5 Speed 308 Posi.Black Leather Interior, PS, PW, Air cond., tilt/tele,AM/FM Cass.-5 Pack CD, Hurst Shifter, side pipes
2004 Yellow convertible with black top and black interior
Chris,
When you see the car on the 12th, you will see it at it's worst. It has not even been washed since the S&S. I have been driving it regularly and it shows. Just have not had a chance to even wash it. I will try to find time tonight or tomorrow to at least to run some water over it. All the dirt and dust from the garage being built and the road grime are starting to take their toll. For the past two years all I have had to do is rinse it before shows and use some detailer on it, now it needs a major overhaul. Darla would probably kick my butt if she could see it ( the car that is ) !
When you see the car on the 12th, you will see it at it's worst. It has not even been washed since the S&S. I have been driving it regularly and it shows. Just have not had a chance to even wash it. I will try to find time tonight or tomorrow to at least to run some water over it. All the dirt and dust from the garage being built and the road grime are starting to take their toll. For the past two years all I have had to do is rinse it before shows and use some detailer on it, now it needs a major overhaul. Darla would probably kick my butt if she could see it ( the car that is ) !
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moro, IL - USA
Joined: 2/11/2002
Posts: 406
Vette(s): 1979 Black coupe. 11256 original, documented, miles on it when I bought it in April of 2000. It now has 13100 on it. Oyster interior, like new. Everything original, everything works, except the clock. Paint has a couple of minor flaws.
Glenn,
I used a product called "Finish First" when I had my black Durango. It really worked great. The shine looked 2 ft deep. When I bought my corvette, the previous owner used some really cheap wax, as it was really streaked. A buddie of mine saw it before I used the finish first, and after. He immediately had me order some for him. It really works great. It is really easy to use, too.. I'm sounding like a salesman again, but this polish is really good. Here is the webpage.
http://finishfirstautopolish.com/index.html
I haven't used it on my red Trailblazer yet, but I'm going to before long, if I can find time....
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I used a product called "Finish First" when I had my black Durango. It really worked great. The shine looked 2 ft deep. When I bought my corvette, the previous owner used some really cheap wax, as it was really streaked. A buddie of mine saw it before I used the finish first, and after. He immediately had me order some for him. It really works great. It is really easy to use, too.. I'm sounding like a salesman again, but this polish is really good. Here is the webpage.
http://finishfirstautopolish.com/index.html
I haven't used it on my red Trailblazer yet, but I'm going to before long, if I can find time....
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