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So I'm waxing the Nissan...
Well, today it was still somewhat sunny when I got home, so I figured I'd wash the Nissan. It's a fast car to wash as it's so small. The #16 and Collonite from my comparo are totally done. Water slow sheeting off, crud doesn't wash off easily.
So, into the garage it goes and I'm thinking "what to apply"... I go with Klasse AIO because it's an easy prep step. Then I think about topping with #16, then think "nah, liquid souveran". Then I figure, what the heck, lets give Zaino another whirl. I never really gave it much of a second chance. Let's see how it holds up on the Nissan, the killer of synthetics.
Ever wonder why so many people like AIO, as it's a great cleaner and also leaves some protection behind, but products that are a great protecant but also leave some clean behind are so frowned upon?
The Nissan has mirror housings that are a single-stage black and oxidize once the wax has worn off. They were still looking nice, but some AIO rejuvenated them.
Anyway, as I'm waxing them with Zaino, layering the product over the acrylic layer left behind by AIO, and watching black paint come off on the pad, and noticing a spot of blue at the bottom of the bottle: the drop of ZFX that doesn't seem to want to mix at all with the Z2; I can't help but think how similar most products are.
It's a lot like buying food. Some people think all organic is the way to go and worth the extra cost. Some think advances in science make better foods. Some think meat is meat, why pay a lot for it... In the end, it really doesn't make that much difference if you buy generic frosted flakes or if you buy the super organic grown by monks cereal. All that really matters is that you are content with it. Maybe you are content knowing you paid fifty cents for a crushed box of generic cereal. Or maybe you're content knowing people went to the most effort to make your $8 box of cereal. Maybe you think one tastes great and the other tastes terrible. Someone else probably thinks the exact opposite.
There's a lot of marketing science behind food, much like there is behind wax. And you have the people who say you've just gotta eat a certain way because it's best for you, or because other ways are a waste of money. There are people who lived to be 100 and drank 8 glasses of water a day. And there are people who lived to be 100 by only drinking when they were thirsty, and even then mostly drinking beer. In the end, while the quality of ingredients are different, the ratio of ingredients are different, probably a million things are different, it's all pretty much just food. And it all appeals to someone.
As I parked the Nissan back outside, I couldn't help but notice how shiny and reflective it was. Zaino's easy to use, left the surface nice and slick, and leaves quite a shine. Plus it's made in America (well, New Jersey anyway). If you like it, who can argue with that? Will I start using it now? Probably not... And who can argue with that? I do look forward to seeing how it holds up.
So, into the garage it goes and I'm thinking "what to apply"... I go with Klasse AIO because it's an easy prep step. Then I think about topping with #16, then think "nah, liquid souveran". Then I figure, what the heck, lets give Zaino another whirl. I never really gave it much of a second chance. Let's see how it holds up on the Nissan, the killer of synthetics.
Ever wonder why so many people like AIO, as it's a great cleaner and also leaves some protection behind, but products that are a great protecant but also leave some clean behind are so frowned upon?
The Nissan has mirror housings that are a single-stage black and oxidize once the wax has worn off. They were still looking nice, but some AIO rejuvenated them.
Anyway, as I'm waxing them with Zaino, layering the product over the acrylic layer left behind by AIO, and watching black paint come off on the pad, and noticing a spot of blue at the bottom of the bottle: the drop of ZFX that doesn't seem to want to mix at all with the Z2; I can't help but think how similar most products are.
It's a lot like buying food. Some people think all organic is the way to go and worth the extra cost. Some think advances in science make better foods. Some think meat is meat, why pay a lot for it... In the end, it really doesn't make that much difference if you buy generic frosted flakes or if you buy the super organic grown by monks cereal. All that really matters is that you are content with it. Maybe you are content knowing you paid fifty cents for a crushed box of generic cereal. Or maybe you're content knowing people went to the most effort to make your $8 box of cereal. Maybe you think one tastes great and the other tastes terrible. Someone else probably thinks the exact opposite.
There's a lot of marketing science behind food, much like there is behind wax. And you have the people who say you've just gotta eat a certain way because it's best for you, or because other ways are a waste of money. There are people who lived to be 100 and drank 8 glasses of water a day. And there are people who lived to be 100 by only drinking when they were thirsty, and even then mostly drinking beer. In the end, while the quality of ingredients are different, the ratio of ingredients are different, probably a million things are different, it's all pretty much just food. And it all appeals to someone.
As I parked the Nissan back outside, I couldn't help but notice how shiny and reflective it was. Zaino's easy to use, left the surface nice and slick, and leaves quite a shine. Plus it's made in America (well, New Jersey anyway). If you like it, who can argue with that? Will I start using it now? Probably not... And who can argue with that? I do look forward to seeing how it holds up.
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