Zaino Z2 on single stage paint? Cleaning effect?

Dan

Dan

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I'm working on an experiment and ran into a strange issue. Has anyone used Z2 on single stage paint? I polished the surface with UNO/P085RD until it was as glossy as could be, dawn washed it afterwards. When applying Z2 I am getting significant paint transfer to my applicator. I get no paint transfer with 845IW and KSG. Not using excessive pressure or anything either. I was just surprised, I thought Z2 didn't have any cleaners or abrasives in it?
 
It has a strong solvent in it, and the solvent is removing some paint. Noticed it removes tar quite well.
 
salty said:
It has a strong solvent in it, and the solvent is removing some paint. Noticed it removes tar quite well.
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Ahh, cool, I thought I might have had a bad bottle or it was somehow ZAIO miscolored and mislabeled.
 
salty said:
It has a strong solvent in it, and the solvent is removing some paint. Noticed it removes tar quite well.
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That is contrary to everything I've ever read about Z2pro, including posts by David Bynon.
 
I've used Z2 on my old conversion van for 8 years and it worked just great on single stage. When I sold it with 170k and 10 years of driving, the paint still looked as good as the day I drove it home.
 
Bert said:
Wouldn't that strong solvent prevent Zaino from layering like it is so famous for?
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I would say so. With the SS I'm dealing with, I keep getting paint transfer on subsequent layers (24 hours cure time in between, and initially applied ZAIO).
 
While my strong solvent comment might not be entirely correct, I have noticed Z2 removes tar easily. Maybe the Aliphatic hydrocarbons (which could mean many different compounds) are dialed in to serve a purpose, like cleaning the paint.



As far as single stage paint, some solvents will continue to remove paint, even after a good compound. I just finished compounding a plane, to my knowledge it was painted with Imron paint. Even after 2 to 3 passes with wool, the only solvent the didn't continue to remove paint was 70% IPA.
 
Every product has some type of chemical solvent. Zaino uses highly refined ones. Z2pro wasn't designed for single stage paint-Z3 was. There must be something different about Z3 but I have no clue as to what.
 
Other than the wipe on and walk away sealants, every LSP I've ever used has at least some paint transfer to the applicator when applied to single stage paint.
 
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