well, after busting my *** washing,claybarring, then washing again, then using z5,z6,z2,z6,z2,z6. I was expecting some crazy shine and depth, but i am not impressed to say the least. Is is because my car is dg? i kno black looks amazing with zaino but is it posible for dg to look amazing with zaino? I am disappointed, and i think i would have had better results with something else maybe.

 

I thought the same exact thing with my black coupe. I seriously busted my *** for 8 hours straight. I looked at the car and i was like, damn.. the shine isnt all that great, i could get the same shine with one coat of NXT.
But after a few weeks, i realized how long it lasted, and i began to notice the glossy paint. i kept applying one coat each week, and everytime it got easier and easier to apply, and the paint got shinier and glossier. i got compliments from EVERYBODY.. thats when i fully appreciated it. give it some time, trust me.. i went from being on the verge of throwing out each bottle i bought, to this.

 

I,ll get same shine with MEG. NXT.
that only takes 1 hour to do
I do it once a month

it makes black look like glass

 

DG is metallic so you won't get that gleam like you do with red or black. Take a look at your car again around sunrise or sunset. It'll look mesmerizing.

 

+1

I use Zaino on my DG coupe as well and IMO it looks great after I wash/wax/polish. My friends are always giving props.

 

Zaino = garbage

My $.02

MUCH better products available.Just research, every color
is different and certain products work better for light/dark colors.

 

i have the zaino and the car but too lazy/ dont know how to apply it

 

Check this out......i started using it in august 05 haven't stopped and damn it looks shiny

 

( yo can you post some more pics of your G showing the overlays, ive never seen them on a stock black coupe, and i was thinking about putting them on the tailights)

 

OoOoOOooh....mister bigshot with the 2 posts. You know knothing about Zaino. Professionals use it all the time and you can definitely tell on a dark color car. DG is a hard color to get to shine but you guys have the advantage of not washing your car once a week

 

i too get better results using Meguiar's NXT on my dg. i work in the shipyard and Zaino doesn't hold up as well as NXT. i get more compliments about the shine using NXT as well.

 

Zainoed DG looks best in the sunset / gloomy day.

 

i personally like the nxt a lot.... very nice deep gloss shine...... never used zaino yet......

 

It's all about prep. If the paint is smooth, clean, and glossy without an LSP it usually doesn't matter which LSP you use, they all look good. Prep is 90% of the work - a car with swirls, scratches, oxidation, grime, road debris etc... will look bad no matter what wax/sealant you use. (Unless you use one with fillers, which NXT has)

In this case I'll assume your paint is in good shape. If you don't like the look of Zaino I'd recommend trying a carnauba wax. On dark metallics I like Poorboys Natty's Blue or Clearkotes Carnauba Wax.

Cheers.

(OT: Zaino isn't crap. I don't particularly like it but it has some of the best durabilty in the industry. Whether you like the look or not that is a fact. NXT, has mediocre durabilty (6-8 weeks), and a large part of why it looks so good is because it has fillers, so even cars with swirls end up looking good for a few weeks because it fills them in until it washes away. Not that that is a bad thing...that's just not the way most waxes/sealants work.)

 

I hope you use a car cover! There is all kinds of bad stuff flying around in a shipyard. As ZZ Top says, "Cover your rig"