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ALL Corvette Tips and Tricks - Care & Maintenance - Zaino - Which to start with after a new paint job

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Submitted by: Adam Wartell

From Sal Zaino: "Z-1 is not your typical precleaner. It is a very special base coat for Show Car polish. It is essential to use first even on brand new paint. Z-1 is to be applied once a year for Show Cars and twice a year for street driven cars. Z-1 will not remove any Z-2 polish when reapplied. It will however, tighten up the molecular structure of the Zaino polish system. It is an important part of the system.

Note: ZFX replaces Z-1 and is superior to Z-1.

Z-1 is not necesssary when using ZFX.... "