Re-posted by KevinSS @ LS1.com for me on 10/26/01   ;-)    THANKS Kevin!!!


The truth of the matter is Carnauba is a, dark yellow, brittle wax. It
has no durability. It also has no high shine. In reality it's actually a
dull wax. It is not optically perfect and leaves a film (haze) on the
paint finish. If you took two identical colored cars and placed them
side by side. The one with Zaino would be the true color. The other car
would have a slightly different tint to it. 
What you are seeing with Carnauba is a combination of carnauba wax,
polyethylene wax, paraffin wax and the key gloss ingredient SILICONE
OIL.

Silicone oil is inexpensive, greasy, smeary, not durable, but shines
like crazy. Just try Pledge furniture polish on your car. Voila same
shine. Hmm. Pledge is loaded with silicone oil, so is Armor All tire
dressing. Did you ever notice how greasy, smeary and dusty, furniture
looks with Pledge on it. How soon does your car get dusty after you
polish/wax with your favorite product????? When does the gloss start to drop??? 
I already know..Now here's the best part. Silicone oil and other oils are an essential
ingredient of Carnauba based products. It's the only way to achieve a
shine. That's why it's used in all Carnauba based polish/wax. However,
it has no durability, does not last and it attracts dust and dirt like a
magnet and once dust settles on it, it sticks to it. Dust on paint
causes tiny Swirls and Scratches. Also Carnauba is very brittle. It will
not stay on the paint surface for any length of time. Most of the time
less than 3 weeks....... The sun also effects Carnauba based products.
The sunnier and hotter it gets, the faster it deteriorates. Remember wax
melts and oils tend to migrate to the surface and evaporate... Sad but
true. 
Fact: On a sunny 80 degree day, the surface temperature of black paint
will reach 149 degrees and go up to 198 degrees if the ambient temp
reaches 90. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what
happens to the wax. 
When designing and formulating a polish. These are just a few of the
factors that you want to avoid. 
Show Car polish has a wet looking gloss, incredible durability, water
beads like crazy, is not effected by the sun and does not attract dust
or dirt. There are no oils, abrasives or wax in Zaino. Nothing sticks
to Zaino Show Car polish. 
I am probably the most anal person when it comes to optically enhanced
paint finishes and protection and polish/wax. I've tested over 300
polish/wax to date. Nothing even comes close to the Zaino system.


ADDED on2003/09/06.....

This might help explain more:


Truth of the matter is, a product does not have to have carnauba in it to 
have paint protection. Synthetic products are taking over as they have 
way, way more protection and durability on a painted surface as they 
hold up to heat much better. Check out the April 2000 issue of Motor 
Trend in an article named "Paint Care Myths and Reality"

I am direct quoting here:
Motor Trend question "A wax made of 100 percent carnauba is superior to 
those using lessor amounts?"

Answer by Mike Pennington, director of training for Meguiars "Carnauba 
wax has been a favorite among car enthusiasts for years, but don't believe 
than any wax is made of 100 percent carnauba. As the hardest natural wax 
known, carnauba is much too hard to apply directly to automotive paint. 
It comes in bricks that must be melted and added to a
company's formulation. If a paint protectant advertises "pure carnauba," 
it means the part of the formulation that is carnauba is pure, not that 
it's 100 percent carnauba. According
to Pennington, todays synthetic polymer technology actually provides 
better protection than carnauba.