03s2kman

Hello everyone, i think ive finally come to the point where i am going to buy the Zaino ZFX and Z1 from www.zainobros.com. Also 5 mircofiber towels and 1 waffle weave towel from www.pakshak.com. and one more thing, the 303 protectant from www.properautocare.com/303-16.html. Can anyone tell me if you think these things are worth buying. What would be something good to use to CLEAN the tires not shine them? And what would i use to CLEAN the leather and another product for SHINING it? Please put your advice and opinions in this post, it will be great help towards me. thanks alot.

Mocky

probably not zfx and z1.
z2, z5 (swirls?), z6... the 303 spray, 303 top cleaner as well...hmm.. leather treatment/shampoo....
car wash soap (z7)... rim/wheel cleaner...
something to wash the car with...etc....
it's an addiction.. the list keeps going on and on and on....

Ubetit

My favorites:
ZFX, Z5 and Z2 are a good start.
Z6 Detail Spray or Final Inspection Detail Spray from Meguiar's. 303 is a great protectant.
Meguiar's Gold Class shampoo
40 MF towels from Pakshak
Aplicator pads from Zaino
Meguiar's DACP, 3M swirl mark remover, Scratch X
Stoner's Invisible Glass cleaner
Stoner's Trim Shine
Porter Cable with 3 different polishing/cutting pads
Zaino Leather cleaner and conditioner
Aquapel
Clay Magic

Odds and ends that I don't use anymore:
S100 paste wax
Meguiar's #26
Meguiar's #7 show car polish
2 Absorbers
2 natural chamois
Lexol Leather cleaner and conditioner
Vinylex

wanabe

the main thing i would add to your list is big blue (a mf towel for drying);
as you get more into this, i would add the porter cable to your supplies.
i clean my tires with car shampoo and a brush, but there are other products that you can use. for the leather, the lexol leather cleaner is a great product (note that lexol makes more than one leather product). the lexol leather conditioner will protect and give a bit of shine.

GrimReaper

Just a word of advise on the costs of these products. You can usually find better pricing then what's on pakshak.com and properautocare.com. Personally, I've found some things (i.e. Lexol) cheaper at Pep Boys than at properautocare. They have great products, to be sure, but their pricing is a bit high. I also just bought a ton of microfiber towels from rightlook.com and it only cost $2.68ea (after tax+ship). I only mention this b/c if you're anything like me, you'll end up spending a ton of money on cleaning products and saving a buck or two always helps. Oh, also, you may want to pm Vrm Vrm for the Big Blue microfiber towels. He hooked me up on a good price (I think I paid $17).

Sam

03s2kman

hey, thanks for all your help, just couple more questions for all of u. Where can i get this big blue? and is the mircofiber towels from www.rightlook.com just as good as from www.pakshak.com? Wanabe, whats the name of the lexol leather cleaner that you have? and do i have to buy lexol from the internet or can i go to a local shop? OH one more thing what do i use to clean the dash, and the doors?

03s2kman

I just called the hawaii zaino distributer and he said that i should buy Z5 instead of Z2? and also to buy the Z6 and the car wash. I dont think i need the car wash if i already have a different one. But was wondering about the Z5 and Z6?

Ubetit

I use both Z5 and Z2. I use Z5 to hide any scratches/swirls and the Z2 always over the top of that. If getting just one i'd go with the Z5. I use the Z6 spray often but I also like Meguiar's Final Inspection. It's really a toss up between these two products but the Meguiar's is about half the price. I buy The Gold Class Shampoo by the gallon at Target. I used the Zaino Shampoo but didn't notice any difference with the much cheaper Meguiar's.

Mocky

yup..z5, z2, zfx, z6, and z7 is what i ordered from zaino.
i haven't tried the leather treatment/cleaner yet. i've been using Lexol. Problem I'm having is, I can't get the old Meguiar's cream out of the fricking perferated areas. I was a dumby and used it before, and some of it is lodged in the holes... No idea how to get it out