Lada350Z

I just bought a new 2004 Nissan 350Z about a month ago, and I was wondering if I could wax it with damaging the new paint. I have asked my friends about this but I receieved mixed answers. I wanted to wax it now but wanted to make sure it would not damage the paint. I know if you paint an older car, you need to wait 6 months to wax it, but I think new factory paint is different. Any advice would help. Thanks!

elyliu

why not?!?!? WAX AWAY!!!! You need protection for that front bumper ASAP.

Our paint chips quite easily, so you might want to consider getting a clear bra too if you want more protection.

DavesZ#3

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Don't wax it, Zaino it.

Check out the Detailing Forum on this board....

Dr Bonz

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Wax it........No.

Zaino it.......ABSOLUTELY!!!

The 6 month rule for a painted car isn't really valid either but we have debated this so many times, I really don't want to start it up again

Zaino is safe to put on your car and the sooner the better.

I put on the first of my current 68 layers four days after I took delivery and would have done it sooner if the weekend had come along any sooner.

www.zainostore.com

Zcool

You don't need to wait 6 months to wax a new car. The paint is cured at the factory in ovens. A clear bra for the front bumper and part of the hood is definitely a good idea. Zaino is a good product but expensive. There are other "waxes" that are equally as good, in my opinion, but cheaper. I use Zymol on my Silverstone and it looks just as good as a car with Zaino.

Dr Bonz

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Zaino is not expensive. For what you get in a starter kit, you won't have to buy again for at least a year or more.

There are two kinds of Zymol. One is the cheap version they sell in WalMart and the other is their premium brand that sells in high end car catalogs. Funny that the cheap stuff perfomed just as well in the Guru Reports study a few years back. Zaino will shine just as well as any other product and will outlast ANY product out there. For durability there is no other product out there that compares.

Zcool

You're correct the cheaper Zymol is just as good as the more expensive and that's the one I was recommending. As far as durability goes I have to ask you if Zaino has such great durability why is it that you need 68 coats?

marhot

NO....no....no..... not another Zaino thread..........

PS: I recommend Duragloss. I've used it on all my cars for the last 15 years. https://www.duragloss.com/new/index2.html

PSS: Don't forget to claybar first thing before you do anything.

Nforce1

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My dealer told me not to wax it for the first 3 months??

Dr Bonz

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NEVER trust what a dealer says!!! Seriously, you DO NOT have to wait to polish your car. By the time the car comes off the line, sits on the factory lot, is transported to a ship, floats over to the USA, is taken off the ship, sits in port, is loaded onto a train, then onto a truck then driven to your dealer, then sits on his lot........

Trust me on this.

Dr Bonz

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You are not the first one to ask me this and you most likely won't be the last.

For your answer, I refer you here:

http://www.350zfrenzy.com/forum/view...ust_zayno_0803

Zcool

Dr. Bonz,

That was a great explanation of why you love waxing your cars. I can understand it because I too use to do a very stressful job and would "relax" on my days off doing an activity (sailing) that would take my mind far away from thoughts of work. But your explanation of why you wax doesn't really answer my question about durability of Zaino. How can you tell how durable it is if you never give a waxing chance to wear?

theSmoothDome

Zaino once and you'll never go back!

Vash350Z

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i use pure carnuba wax, but im starting to get some faint swirl marks on my hood, so i need a polish!

n8vz

Dura gloss? any relationship to the DuraShine, DuraLube stuff from the 90's...

samw1978

or you could try Meguire's NXT wax, it works really good too!

ZRoadsterClub

This stuff looks pretty good: Crystal Guard

https://my350z.com/crystalguard/shop/

350Mark

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Which is a good starter kit?

Zaino Total Protection Show Car Kit or,

Zaino Ultimate Protection Show Car Kit

Thanks, Mark

Dr Bonz

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I don't really need to since these guys already did the work for me:

http://www.gurureports.com

Click on the "wax test". You won't be able to read it since you have to buy it but to summarize, these guys did a VERY intensive study of 46 different car detailing products (waxes and polishes). They studied variables like shine, gloss, reflectivity, DURABILITY, color retention, availability, ease of use (going on and taking off). Zaino won the overall shootout and KILLED all the others in the durability catagory.


Yep. Couldn't agree more.

Either one of those is good. Just get the one you feel you can afford.

And before I get more PM's asking if I am in ANY way sponsored by Zaino, the answer is NO. I do not get anything other than a great shine on my car from Zaino!

Sal and I ARE phone buddies though

marhot

NO

Here is a little history... https://www.duragloss.com/new/about.htm

I only know of them because I grew up in the town where they were.