srp and Zymol Rouge?

[marky911]

Hi lads/lasses,
I'm hoping someone can clarify this for me.
I'm new to detailing but have been cleaning cars quite well for years.

I want to give both my red cars a good clean before winter sets in. Obviously I'll do the wash, clay, etc.
I then plan on giving them a coat of Autoglym super resin polish as usual.
I also have an unopened tub of Zymol Rouge that the girlfriend bought me about 2 Christmases ago. Will this work on top of SRP?
I've tried reading up but to be honest I'm more confused than before.
All this talk of polish this, sealant that, wax this has got me bamboozled!
Cheers for any help.

PS The cars are a Guards red 964T and a Calypso red BMW E36.

Edited by marky911 on Tuesday 4th October 02:21

[PJ S]

Polish is abrasive, designed to reduce/remove scratches in the paintwork. Some have masking properties, so a bit dual purpose to give the paintwork the impression of a better appearance.
Sealant is a clear synthetic barrier that bonds to similar products and clean paintwork.
Wax is another barrier which sits on sealants or bare paintwork - it's less fussy in that regard.

In your case, yes the Rouge will sit over the buffed SRP no problem.
A dual layer an hour apart should give you good protection and total coverage.

[marky911]

Thanks for that PJ.
Good, thorough answer.
I'd better get cracking this weekend then because Forza 4 on the xbox comes out next week, so that's when I go on strike for the winter.

Thanks again.

[Cleandetail]

PJ S said:

Polish is abrasive, designed to reduce/remove scratches in the paintwork. Some have masking properties, so a bit dual purpose to give the paintwork the impression of a better appearance.
Sealant is a clear synthetic barrier that bonds to similar products and clean paintwork.
Wax is another barrier which sits on sealants or bare paintwork - it's less fussy in that regard.

In your case, yes the Rouge will sit over the buffed SRP no problem.
A dual layer an hour apart should give you good protection and total coverage.

Partly true, but there are polishes that are abrasive and some that are fillers with no abrasives. SPR for instance is a filler not an abrasive. For best protection, by hand I’d use a polish with fillers, then a sealant then put the zymol on top of that. If you have time give the vehicle a clay bar, or even better a clay bar and machine polish.

Hope that helps,
Nick

[kds keltec]

Cleandetail said:

Partly true, but there are polishes that are abrasive and some that are fillers with no abrasives. SPR for instance is a filler not an abrasive. For best protection, by hand I’d use a polish with fillers, then a sealant then put the zymol on top of that. If you have time give the vehicle a clay bar, or even better a clay bar and machine polish.

Hope that helps,
Nick

PJS is right

sorry but SRP will and does cut lightly due to it contains abrasive , done many many tests with many coating company's for product demo days and test just for our own know how .

soft paint machined using SRP will remove fine swirls , this is after wipe downs with solvent to remove any filling properties that SRP has to clearly show it has a slight cut when compared to stronger compounds .

found that dodo lime prime has more cut that some would think too , just depends on the application really .

Kelly

[marky911]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

I know it's a "how long is a piece of string?" type of question, but can you recommend a reasonably priced sealant then, if I need one of those too.

It will all be hand applied. Getting my first D/A for xmas though.

Thanks.

PS. Kelly, I've seen a lot of your work on here (erics 993S and that 355 in the Ferrari forum). The results you achieve are simply unbelievable!!
I have massive respect for genuine, enthusiastic people who are masters of their trade, whatever trade that may be.
Well done! It must be very rewarding, seeing the owners faces and the car as it leaves.

I'd just like to echo that to all the other pros on here, whos work I have viewed (online).
So impressive.