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[JamesThomas]

Hi folks,

This thread may get blitzed by Admin but I felt that we might as well try and have a debate on which car cleaning products are best.

So, Zymol is good stuff, it gets your car clean, it makes it looks shiny. Good stuff! But is it £200+ good stuff?

The old Autoglym concours cars aren't known for their dull, lifeless paintwork so is Zymol's range 10 times better than Autoglym's products?

Is it 20 times better than Turtle Wax's?? (possibly no need to answer that particular one! )

I want my pride and joy to look great and I love spending a couple of hours on a nice warm sunny Sunday with sponge and polishing cloth in hand.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is, 'why Zymol?'


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[WillD]

I think if you search this forum you will find your answer.

It is the DB's


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[Maxy M]

There is plenty more on Zymol on this site.

You'll find (from here and elsewhere) that some swear by Zymol, some by Meguiar's (some by others, maybe). There's also Swissol - less pricey than Zymol but still pricey. I read somewhere of an objective test over several months comparing Zymol and a couple of others; Zaino's had the edge on shine and durability.

Thing is, you can read plenty about various waxes, but the only way to form the right opinion is to try them.

Zymol is undeniably expensive but, as others will point out, it lasts and a bit of Zymol goes a long way. So long-term it's a small investment for a really good result. It seems it's undeniably good, too. I haven't used it yet. But I will. 8)


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[ferrari's rule]

here is the answer i have been in the motor trade for 20 year used everything found that auto glym was the best got told about zymol mcguires ect said its all the same its just a marketing ploy so a frind of mine who has a porsche specialist garage says you want zymol i said its all 8ollocks so to prove me wrong he did a panel on the car and wow was i wrong ended up doing all the car took 5 hours going to give it a wax again this weekend for the summer but still use auto glym for everything else but zymol for the f car

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[mark pearce]

Zymol,

Autoglym is a waste of time and money

Mark Pearce

www.stirlings.co.uk


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[Porsche]

Quote: Originally posted by mark pearce on 28 January 2005

Zymol,

Autoglym is a waste of time and money

Mark Pearce

www.stirlings.co.uk




agreed, they all may work, but the rest don't last and that's a critical difference... sure you can spend 8 hours shining with AutoGlymn and it will be as good as Zymol but you'll have to do it every week to keep the shine up.. and very soon the costs will build up...

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[911UK]

Why Zymol? Here's a clue (and I've said it before) ALL Carrera GT's are prep'd using Zymol, not Autoglym.


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[Hendo]

Quote: Originally posted by JamesThomas on 28 January 2005

I want my pride and joy to look great and I love spending a couple of hours on a nice warm sunny Sunday with sponge and polishing cloth in hand.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is, 'why Zymol?'

Therein lies the fault in your plan James. Having read many of the threads it would appear that temperature/time available/fitness levels all play an important part in the commitment to Zymol excellence. It would seem that being a single person living in southern spain/portugal and an Olympic standard triathlete is the optimum combination. Or, as I plan for this year, to be prepared to stagger from your garage late on a saturday evening, carrying arms/hands stricken with cramp and distress, and smelling of bananas, apologising profusely to the kids for not spending any time with them, apologising profusely to the Mrs for blowing up all three of her hairdryers in a vain attempt to get the bodywork temperature above 50 degrees on a typical 40 degree english summer day, and all to have your pride and joy gleaming.

Now where's that Vertar link??????


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[mark pearce]

You can allways pay one of the Zymol detailers to do it for you

£200- £300 then all you need do is top it up a couple of times a year and wash the car,

It may seem expensive but by the time you buy a Zymol Kit and then learn how to do it properly, why not get it done, watch him do it then buy some microwipes and a tub of wax to maintain the finish


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[poon]

Zymol is good value!

Heres the deal, I have used Autoglym before and used to go through a pack per year, cost £20.

I have bought in the past a Titanium kit, includes wash, hd-cleanse etc, the wax tub still has 50% left in it and I have used it for 4 years. Under current use it will last a total of 7-8 years, what Autoglym product can do that.

And anyway why would you want to put a product that includes petroleum distillates on your paint. Have you ever seen the damage Autoglym does to your hands, let alone your paint. After using Zymol my hands feel moisturised.

Need I say anymore. BTW this has been covered to death in previous threads.






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[porkapig]

big down side with the likes of autoglym (which i previously used for the last 10 years) is the white residue which takes as long to get rid of.

much to the distress of the other half - i tried to make some wax of my own in the kitchen (i know slightly mad and in hind sight....) - 60% yellow Canububa 20% bees wax the rest coconut butter and pine oil. - it stank the place out!

ended up having to heat it up with a bowl of hot water to make it soft enough to apply - took ages to put on longer to take off. Left a really good finish and lasted for ages repelling water - worth the hassle?...... errr no - still have a bag of wax if anyone knows of a better 'brew' to use it in

just bought some carbon zymol and hd cleanser - reasoning as the car came zymolled and has washed fantastic during the bad weather - everyone i talk to says the tub lasts for ever as well.


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[JamesThomas]

Thanks all. I've gone back and read all the previous Zymol threads. It does seem like the mutts nuts if you want to protect your car as well as get it looking nice. But I have to say... there are some NUTTERS among you lot!!! 8 hours to clean your car! Hardening wax with a hair dryer!! And what about that Zymol Royale stuff? Ok so they give you free top ups, but FIVE GRAND for car wax!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[WillD]

Welcome to our world. Give in to the dark side.

Ok.... get the Zymol starter kit and then wait for the warm weather. Follow the little instruction book word for word that comes with it. I did and went through the whole process in about 4-5 hours. That may seem like a long time and yes it is - set aside the time just for this job. Once it is done you will not regret it and the time saved when you clean it afterwards and the comments from others about the shine and look just makes it even better.

Warm weather is key you really want that bodywork warm.

Or as mentioned above pay and get someone else to do it. I could not do that last year but can now but would still do it myself to get to know the car better and get the satifaction.

"Bloody hell did I really say all that" :?

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[911UK]

LOL!

Fiver in the post Will :wink:


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[911UK]

Also consider the Lehm Klay, works wonders in removing tar spots, grime etc.


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