Zymol - What a difference!

[flidget]

I recently treated my 3200 to a full Zymol experience. What a fantastic set of products. It took 6 hours to do the works, but the car is now stunning. Very recommended.

[turbobloke]

Agreed, Zymol is the best. When you consider how long a tub of their quality waxes will last, when each time you just melt so little and apply by hand, they're cost-effective too so nobody should be put off by the up front price

[dutchy]

flidget said:

I recently treated my 3200 to a full Zymol experience. What a fantastic set of products. It took 6 hours to do the works, but the car is now stunning. Very recommended.

What colour is your car as I believe it works best on darker colours.

[flidget]

As a bloke I'd say my car is red, but the wife tells me that it's more a plummy red in a darkish sort of way. After the Zymol treatment it came up much lighter, almost a different (and much improved) colour.

[maser sod]

flidget said:

As a bloke I'd say my car is red, but the wife tells me that it's more a plummy red in a darkish sort of way. After the Zymol treatment it came up much lighter, almost a different (and much improved) colour.

sure it wasn't T-Cut?

I've used the cheaper Zymol products for a while now, the ones you can get from Halfrauds. Is the proper kit significantly better? I've heard there's a much higher concentration of carnuba (or whatever it's called that makes it smell of bananas), but I've not got round to shelling out as the ordinary stuff does a proper job anyway.

[flidget]

Actually it does sort of get a T-cut with the pre-wax treatment, although T-cut is extremely old technology now (apparently). I did notice that the pre-treatment made a good job of bits that were looking a bit white-ish (oxidised?). I haven’t used the Halfrauds products so it’s difficult to compare.

The marketing blurb for Zymol claims a very high percentage of carnauba and it spreads on the car perfectly. However, you do feel a bit strange, as from a distance you appear to be caressing your car! Is it worth the extra money? I’m not sure as it depends on what you can afford. All I know is that I think it did a great job of making the car look much younger and more attractive.

The car was treated to the interior products as well. Including the oil for the rubber seals. One big problem encountered was cleaning the inside of the windscreen. Because the curve of the dashboard and the window almost meet on the driver’s side you end up with a small area of screen that you cannot reach to clean.

[P D]

dutchy said:

What colour is your car as I believe it works best on darker colours.

This is a pic of a Z3 I treated. Zymol works great on any colour. If you would like to see some more I have treated please let me know.

http://pictures04.aol.co.uk/NASApp/ygp/Main?event=CancelShare&state=75&tunnelId=4&pageName=http%3a%2f%2fygpmail%2eaol%2ecom%2f%5fcqr%2fvllogin%2eadp&info=MPdgYxcvjaSOoxe5RvWSw1mAV4E%3d

[sjp63]

Did my coupe recently and the water just runs off - cool. But it has to be applied in warm weather once a month so how does that work then in the UK?

[maserati3200gt]

sjp63 said:

Did my coupe recently and the water just runs off - cool. But it has to be applied in warm weather once a month so how does that work then in the UK?

I apply the wax when the cars are in the Garage.
Works ok but in the really cold months it is a little harder to apply the wax.

Ive been using Zymol for two years now and its a brilliant Product.
Not the cheapest but then its the best Ive seen.

The initial application takes a good few hours but after that, its fairly straight forward.

I Highly recommend the Concours Wax as a starting point.