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I’m trying out the Zaino car wax system on the BMW and Denali. Neither had been waxed in years and I wanted a good system that would cover up my neglect and minimize the frequency of application. Per all the enthusiast sites, Zanio seemed the way to go. I picked up the starter kit and started with the BMW as it’s smaller and has a more forgiving color (light blue vs black on the Yukon.)

I started with the dawn wash then went into the clay bar. That clay bar makes the whole system worth it. It’s amazing. Even after a good wash, you can feel the bar take off another layer of crud. After cleaning half the hood, the bar’s surface was black with dirt. The bar was destroyed by at the end of the job.

I then applied Z2 Pro, buffed, then Z6. The car looks really good, but the final judgement will be in it longevity…

I just (an hour ago) finished washing, clay baring, and washing again the Yukon and it looks great. Those steps on a full size SUV took exactly three hours. Tommorow I’ll wax with Z5 to hide the swirls on the black paint, then Z6, then Z2, finally Z6. Stay tuned for pictures.

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Is it just me or is it really hard to find home networking products online? I’m talking about patch panels RJ-45 connectors Cable TV connectors, etc…

Anyhow, that’s the next job on the list with our equity money. My father-in-law and I already ran one RJ-6 and three cat-5e drops to every room in the house. At the time, I only had the funds to terminate a few of the runs so now I’m working on finishing the job.

Tomorrow I’ll be shopping for RJ-45 and RJ-6 patch panels and stand-off. I’ll let you know how it goes.

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What’s the cost of owning your own home? Really? We’ll, I’m learning quickly what the cost is and it’s steep. Though I suspect it’s worth it.

Now that we’ve been in the house for a couple years and built up some equity, we’ve decided to take out a home equity loan and fix some things up. This is justified/required as it’s a twenty year old home and could use some repairs and freshening. We’ve committed to only using the loan for capitol improvements to the house. Not new video cards or shoes

The first big job’s finished and you can find information about it in another post to this site. Next in line are re-modeling the master bedroom, both bathrooms, and finishing the wiring system we installed three years ago. Stay tuned for posts as to how they’re going.

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