Zaino PC?

kyriian · #1 12-19-2005, 11:43 AM

What exactly is it? i saw it when i picked up another bottle of Z6 and Z7... just wondering... is it replacement for Z5? is it a new thing you put in between coats? it looked like a polish of some sort

CoryB · #2 12-19-2005, 02:33 PM

It's Zainos paint polish. Here's their writeup about it.

agranger · #3 12-21-2005, 12:41 PM

I've never undestood why, but Zaino calls its' regular products (Z5 and Z2) polishes as well, eventhough they contain no abrasives. PC is an honest-to-God polish where Z5 and Z2 are really polymer sealants.

BradB · #4 12-21-2005, 02:04 PM

The name came about because when it was first made car care products were either called a "wax" or a "polish". The general consensus was that a wax had carnauba in it so it was more logical to call it a polish. "Sealants" were often associated with dealership scams and fly by night products that come and go. Not a good connotation.

Now the general consensus is that a "polish" contains abrasives and we are more used to hearing the term sealants in a better light, and "polymers" has become a more familiar word to enthusiests.

I agree, it's very confusing.

I would love for it to be labeled a polymer.

jwardell · #5 12-22-2005, 06:29 AM

That's why I've always refered to zaino (z2) as a polymer wax, never a polish. I guess it's the one thing I would want zaino to change.

hugh · #6 12-22-2005, 06:51 AM

I usually think in terms of wax, polymer, and polish.

Wax = carnuba. Nice shine, not as long lasting, could turn yellow. Zaino does not, to my knowledge, make anything with carnuba.

Polymer = sealant. Yes, there is an unpleasant connotation to the dealer option sealant. I remember being taken in in 1976 by a VW dealers $100+ Polyglycoat. Today, I refer to any non-carnuba finish protectant like Z-2 as a polymer sealant.

Polish = Any paint restorer/scratch remover that contains an abrassive...used with or without a mechanical buffer.

BTW, do most people use Zaino PC with a buffer or by hand?