TOGWT said:
Zanio and Mother is not a fair comparison, Zanio IMO is the benchmark for any other polymer to attain, ( and I doubt that Motherâ€â„¢s would claim to be even close) I would also suggest they appeal to a completely different demographic
JonM
Durability, I would say you are correct. Looks, try both at the same and make your own judgement. Application, it is the opposite, mothers synthetics are much easier and forgiving. The new reflections teaches a lot of boutique products a trick or 2 (my own mini-comparison of top coat against its closest match, poorboys EX -though old formula- showed a perceibable difference in finish that if I asked people about which one is "boutique", the majority would pick top coat....)
I have linked
this one several times and I won't get tired. Those who say "z looks great, the competition no. Z is the only good one, the competition is cr@p" should better read the numbers. Review posted by Steve L, confirmed fan of Z by himself, author of the guru reports, which are considered by some -specially z users- as "the word"
In initial appearance, a "cr@p" product never scored lower than 8 in the beauty categories while Z got a 6 in depth and two 7...... Durability is another subject, but as counterpoint Steve's methods of measuring durability give strange results (P21S outlasting #16 for example)
Point taken, that is the old Z2, but still
outperformed in appearance by "cr@p" products.....
What made Z famous and created the huge base of fans (not start a flamewar, but many of them zealots, sorry, sad but true and ) was the creation of a careful process to ensure you get the best of the product, and a product that by itself may be the best all around LSP (durability, look, application) Yes, it is used as benchmark by many other sealants as Z is the most rounded and the most famous. Mothers don't claim to compete directly with Z, but is their own professionalism, even though their products can be worthier of being compared to Z than many others -even boutique- who indeed try to take on Z.
The true autopian know that once the paint shines by itself, any LSP will make it look better. Some prefer certain looks, so pick what you like. Some would claim sealants look "sterile" , but Blkz28conv makes a very good statement that Z looks "very natural, true color hue and fresh of the paint boot". I think he has a point, so use what pleases your eye.
I am following the development of Z8 as I want to find a quick detailer that can be used with any other product and give the protection of a booster with the application of a quick detailer (faster than a booster wax) If I find it I will get it regardless of name or intended use. The GLARE liquiclay was intended to work with glare as system, but I found it so effective and easy by itself that is my clay of choice in any clay work.
Z8 users, could you please use it and review it fairly? Would you mind comparing it with what is available, whether quick detailer, booster wax or gloss enhancer? I think that if you already spent $20 plus shipping in Z8 you can as well spend $5 for mothers spray FX, and $3.98 for wax as u dry to geta broad array of products to test against. I am not telling you to change your habits and use the later as habitual products, but for a few panels as a test to help other autopian I think is worth
I'll go back to the original assesment that mothers and Z are for different audiences, no question about it. However, the differences are durability (edge Z) and application (edge mothers) as they are closely matched in appearance, they all look stunning in PROPERLY prepped paint.
Alex
