Anyone used Autoglym?

[Guest]

My car is due some TLC this weekend.

When I bought my car it had the Autoglym Life Shine treatment, which came with an Autoglym cleaning/polishing kit.

When I had my S2000 I used Zymol to good effect, and know it is a popular choice. However, given that I've got this autoglym kit, I'm thinking of using it on the 911.

Does anyone use Autoglym products? Any views/experiences?

thanks

 

[kivne]

dont use it is my advice, if you still have zymol use it. I have read from various sources that autoglym is an abrasive type of polish and over long term use it can damage the paintwork.

 

[Guest]

I still have my Zymol, but it's 3 years old and is the version for Jap cars, but don't know if that's a problem??

 

[burrow01]

Hi,

I've used Autoglym products for the last 4 years without any apparent paint damage.
It does leave white marks if you don't polish it thoroughly.

I think a lot of apparent paint damage from Autoglym may actually be from incorrect usage of cloths and lack of / bad surface preparation.

Given all of that, I am looking to try Zymol etc when my current Autoglym stock runs out, more out of interest than anything, as I'm not sure there will be a huge improvement on a silver car. I think Zymol etc can make more of an obvious difference on a darker colour.

Not sure what the shelf life of Zymol would be, but I don't believe in all the model specific wax's, so from that point of view it should be OK

my 2p []

Pete

 

[kivne]

burrow my car is polar silver as well and in my experience zymol still makes a difference to the end result, I dont want to rubbish autoglym as I have used their products in the past it is only through some research that I became wary of them. I dont doubt for a minute that it will take years for any damage to show through overuse either. One thing I would say is that in terms of use ie polishing the zymol product is far easier to work with to get a better result for far less effort. I hear that swissol is even easier to work with so may try that next.

 

[THX911]

Autoglym products are designed for valeters (even the ones sold in Halfords, etc) and require machine application to get 100% results; Zymol is also a valeter choice but carnauba wax products just need the warmth of your hands and air to breakdown and start working on your car. You would have been told that the best way to apply Zymol wax is by hand?

As far as I understand the Marque specific Zymol wax is the level of Carnauba by vol in the mix; Japon (37%) contains less than Glasur (56%) made for Porsche; I use P21S Carnauba wax and that has a different % of Carnauba, so I'll still recommend you use the Zymol which you got for your S2000 and sell the Autoglym stuff on ebay...

 

[Mercurial]

Since this seems to be developing into a thread comparing polishing products, has anybody any experience of Harly Wax? Just wondering.

 

[Gordon Attar]

ORIGINAL: burrow01

Given all of that, I am looking to try Zymol etc when my current Autoglym stock runs out, more out of interest than anything, as I'm not sure there will be a huge improvement on a silver car. I think Zymol etc can make more of an obvious difference on a darker colour.
[]
Pete

Do the full Monty including the clay bar and you will see the difference

 

[dpoynton]

I use Autoglym, and whilst not a concours 'nut', like my car to look good.

At a recent PCGB event, I spoke to Terry 'mine's a speed yellow GT3' Calder who wins concours events, left right and centre.

His opinion, 'if you have Autoglym, by all means use it, but remember to apply it well and polish off completely. More in the application than the product.'

Hope that helps.
D

 

[philippe]

Daro, picture of the Boxster looks great what product did you use on it, and how did you use it seams a silly question but i have tried A G deep shine but have problems with the odd swirl marks not sure if i rate it or if i am not using it right? Dark coloured cars are hard to keep looking 100% good but when you get them right they look great.

Phil

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Phil

A tip I got from the Zaino instructions sheet is to apply the polish in a front-to-back direction on horizontal surfaces, and an up-and-down direction on vertical surfaces. I use Zaino Z-5 Pro on my Ocean Blue, and it works brilliantly. No polish swirls at all.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: philippe

Daro, picture of the Boxster looks great what product did you use on it, and how did you use it seams a silly question but i have tried A G deep shine but have problems with the odd swirl marks not sure if i rate it or if i am not using it right? Dark coloured cars are hard to keep looking 100% good but when you get them right they look great.

Phil

Phil .. I use Autoglym but from there trade only ranges. I'm sure the formula is the same or only slightly different to the retail equivalents but the packaging is often 5 litres and naturally the costs are way below RRP []

On the Lapis Boxster I was using what they call "Supreme Polish which was this colour" especially developed for dark colours but eventually the swirl marks do show through and out comes the polish again []

 

[philippe]

Thanks to you both (daro911-Richard) for your comments, Richard where do you get Zaino Z-5 pro from and is it just like using a normal polish, never heard of it.

Regards
Phil

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

I buy it from the US: http://www.zainostore.com but they won't ship abroad, so a friend buys it for me and ships it here. You can buy it in the UK from http://www.advancedcarproducts.co.uk but it's twice the price. I really like the Zaino range and apart from the Z-5 Pro, use their leather cleaner and conditioners, glass polish and Grand Finale spray. Z-% Pro is just like using a conventional polish, except that I find it works best if you apply it very, very, thinly.

 

[philippe]

Thanks for that Richard i shall buy some from that site it is £20 and if it does a good job then it is well worth it. Can i also say that technical information that you have put together is very useful, excellent work.

Regards Phil

 

[Guest]

This is obviously a topic for much discussion and debating. All I can say is my auto glym is running low, and after speaking to a few winning concourse guys, am going the Meguiars route. They also have a helpline to advise you on what you need, depending on what degree of finish you are looking for.

 

[dugsud]

Another vote for Autoglym, I've used it for years and I can't imagine getting more glossy finish from a different product. It's very reasonably priced too.

 

[SCOTJC]

ORIGINAL: kivne

dont use it is my advice, if you still have zymol use it. I have read from various sources that autoglym is an abrasive type of polish and over long term use it can damage the paintwork.

just back from my hols and was reading through these old posts and a bit confused by some of the posts in this thread.
re autoglym which polish did you think was damaging the paint? They have a few eg;
Super Resin Polish (SRP), which the majorty use, is not a very abrasive polish at all and would take you a long time to damge the paint with it. It isn't just a polish though as it has "fillers" to help cover up scratches as well as removing them totally. It also puts a protective coat down in a "wax style" if you get my meaning. Therefore its a very good all in one, especially if applied by machine in experienced hands. Hence why it suits lots of people that don't have time or want to spend that much time doing lots of seperate processes.
They also do Ultra Deep Shine for dark cars which is similair to above and Paint Restorer which is very abrasive. This can easily cause more damage than good!
I am not associated etc with autoglym just feel it gets a bad press on forums etc sometimes through the rumour mill rather than actual usage and reports. I use it on other peoples cars if they need a quick polish but use zymol/swissol myself as i can dedicate the time to go through all the seperate processes.
If anybodys interested theres a site www.detailingworld.co.uk that will easily answer all your polishing questions and more and you can then use the info to make your own judgement on what is and isn't a good product for you!