View Full Version : Does Z-PC need a finishing polish? Or is it one?
danforz
03-13-2007, 11:24 PM
Hey guys, I`m a bit curious as to where Z-PC stands. Can I use it as a stand alone polish, using it as a light compound and finishing polish? Or should I use Sonus SFX2 before hitting the car with ZPC?
gmblack3
03-14-2007, 01:01 AM
ZPC will finish out very nice. With a rotary and depending on pad choice it will also do some defect removal.
Here is a Porsche twin turbo that finished out very nice with ZPC/white LC pad/PC6. No LSP applied at this point:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6977/img2618hu4.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7453/img2616gg5.jpg
imported_rydawg
03-14-2007, 02:45 AM
Hey Dan
Zpc is a very nice finish polish. It will restore gloss and remove some defects while leaving a clear smooth glass like surface ready for Z5 or Z2. ZPC is one of my favorite finish polish and is very easy to use with no mess. I have been using it more than 106ff lately!
On heavy jobs after I compound with a rotory, I use ZPC with a pc and LC white pad and it will take out every wool buffer trail mark and leave an absolute flawless finish ready for z5. Look at my avatar!
danforz
03-14-2007, 01:35 PM
So ZPC on white after SFX2 on orange is a good combo?
Z-PC has become my final finish if my next step is Z-AIO or Z-2P or Z-5P.
Still prefer Menzerna PO85RD or FP II on all others.
Macruz19
03-15-2007, 11:06 AM
Ok, I have a question. So what color pad do you use for ZAIO? White?
gmblack3
03-15-2007, 11:10 AM
I use a white pad with ZAIO.
Macruz19
03-15-2007, 11:58 AM
I use a white pad with ZAIO.
Thanks! So how long do you need to run the PC on a section you`re working on before you buff it completly off? When you do buff, you use a bonnet of MF by hand? Thanks again!
shift_roro
03-15-2007, 01:53 PM
how is swirl-removal ability of ZPC w/ an orange pad?
gmblack3
03-15-2007, 03:36 PM
Thanks! So how long do you need to run the PC on a section you`re working on before you buff it completly off? When you do buff, you use a bonnet of MF by hand? Thanks again!
I run it till its clear by PC at speed 6. I always remove everything by hand.
gmblack3
03-15-2007, 03:38 PM
how is swirl-removal ability of ZPC w/ an orange pad?
With a PC it all depends on the hardness of the clear you are working on. On the above Porsche I did, ZPC with a white pad is all I used to get the car 90% defect free.
On something with a hard clear like a vette, its not going to remove any serious defects.
captkirk2
03-15-2007, 07:42 PM
Any ZPC users with a cyclo?
silvergray
03-15-2007, 08:43 PM
Not to threadjack, but how about Z-AIO on a finishing pad?
danforz
03-15-2007, 10:02 PM
Not to threadjack, but how about Z-AIO on a finishing pad?
From what I hear, its a bit stronger then kAIO. So it`ll do a little bit of cutting. I saw Ryan`s detail where he used a wool pad with Z-AIO and it looked damn smooth.