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Old 04-23-2005, 05:27 PM
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About a month ago I did my first Zaino application with two mixing bottles, one with an ounce of Z2 and ZFX, the other with an ounce of Z5 and ZFX. Since i only applied a layer of each, i had a lot of remaining mix (about half an oz of each) in each bottle. So this past weekend, a month later, I decided i would use the remaining mix in each of those bottles and applied 2 layers of the Z5 mix and one layer of the Z2 mix. I then, today, read that you are supposed to use the mix within 6 hours for optimal results. Will what I have done damage my paint? Can someone knowledgable help me out?
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no damage man. dont worry. but if your really freaking out. strip it off and apply again.
Old 04-23-2005, 06:16 PM
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Ok that is relieving to hear. My car looks amazing with after these last 3 layers and that whole process took a larger part of my day, so there' s no way im strippin the stuff off.
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It probably won't bond to the paint the way it should if it sat in the bottle that long. I don't think it'll hurt anything, but the chemical reaction that occurs between the polish and the activator happened in the bottle and not on your car so I don't think you'll get an optimal result. I'd re-mix and do it the right way to make sure you get the bonding of the polish to your paint.
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Ok that's something i'd be willing to do... I'll probably do this again in a few days or a week. Should I wash the car first before doing this again or can i just Z-6 the whole car then apply a few more layers? I just washed/claybar/washed this weekend right before applying those 3 layers.

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if you havent driven your car and there isnt much dust/dirt/sand..... on your car you can go ahead and apply the next layers right now.
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Yes. Don't put Z-6 on a dirty car though. You have to wash it if you drove it otherwise you'll be sweeping dirt and dust all over the paint when you do the Z-6.
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