First off, to answer the thread topic...
That is a
mistake. Putting Zaino over a wax is akin to applying an exotic high quality finish paint over a $1/can Walmart primer. Forget it.
I don't think I have joined a Zaino thread in over a year. My '99 Eddie Bauer Explorer is finding much more action in places that provide so much trail pinstriping and damage that I am way beyond worrying about splitting hairs on waxing issues. However, here is one of my posts from an earlier thread (found by a really neat feature we have on this site called "search"
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"The waxes you use don't last because they are a wax (ie; plant extracts, etc). Especially here in the Texas sun a carnuba or wax finish will melt off in days.
This stuff is NOT a wax. You can work and work and work your wax finish and get one that will almost equal Zaino and not be able to tell the difference, but it will be gone soon thereafter. Zaino lasts MONTHS. It is some sort of polymer or something else that chemically bonds to the surface. I put about three coats on last Halloween, drove it (can't remember exactly, but about 10,000-15,000 miles) through the winter, including a couple of nasty winter storms on trips from New Mexico to Tennessee, plus all the road grime that comes with all those miles, took it fourwheeling every month, didn't get around to reapplying the Zaino until the spring and when I washed and chamois'd my Explorer it STILL had the shine.
Do THAT with Meguilar's."
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In Texas, NO "wax" lasts long in the summer. In that heat
any wax melts within two weeks, period, no matter the brand or quality. I applied Zaino per instructions and then totally abused the finish via ongoing neglect for
SEVERAL MONTHS and added the extra killers mentioned in the post above.
After all of that, when I finally cleaned my Explorer, I placed a sportsbottle of water on my back bumper and could read the fine print (about 8 pt font) on its back label by its reflection against my tailgate while standing back. Wax your vehicle right now, ignore it, drive it 15,000 miles through this winter, visit a few other states and drive through winter storms, icing issues, road salt, etc etc etc; wait until next April, then put a sportsbottle of water on your rear bumper and photo it and read the fine print on its backside that is reflected in the mirror of your rear liftgate, and tell me how you do. Then repeat the experiment in the summer in 100+ degree weather when carnuba lasts about - oops, never mind, it's already melted today.
Now, I'm not gonna get in any further argument over nitpickers on this thread, but I can absolutely guarandamntee you that I don't care whether a product is classified as a "wax" or "polish" or "finish" or whatever other Clintonesque definition you guys wish to quibble on: Zaino rocks, and will WAY outlast ANY wax;
period.
All of us have opinions; so be it. Enjoy yourself. If you prefer using a high quality carnuba or other product for next weekend's local autoshow, have a great time. Many of us enjoy working on our vehicles whether they need it or not just because we want to, and waxing is no different. I happen to be one of those people who does not enjoy waxing and would rather spend my time doing something else instead, so I see no need to have to constantly rewax when there is a product out there that produces a superior finish and also lasts so incredibly long that it allows me not to need to reapply it all the time.
I want to make clear that I have nothing to do with Zaino and I have no grievance against other waxes. I am merely offering my own opinion borne of my own experience. Do what you want and keep the opinions you have; I don't care.