C2S Zymol question

[tall_steve]

Ordered my new meteor grey C2S yesterday (my first porsche). Dealer tried to sell my Zymol detailing pre-delivery . Seems from other posts that this is a good product but did anyone get the dealer to do it or should I get it done privately. TIA for advice

 

[Black80XSA]

Establish whether your dealer will allow anyone else on site - you will probably get a better service from a dircet Zymol detailer (OPC not takign a cut) - the OPC might have issues with insurance of people working on their site which you need to check.

 

[garyw]

Save yourself a fortune and get the guy who is going to do it for the OPC to do it anyway..

They will just bring in a detailer and mark it up to you..
Where are you collecting from?, hopefully someone will know a local recommended detailer, they will still Zymol it prior to you collecting the car..

garyw

 

[Jimberland]

Don't waste your money!
I was talking to Elite Detailing (they are excellent and come highly recommended by users on here and are very reasonably priced too) this morning and I was told it is a complete rip off.
I took the Zymol option when I bought my Basalt Black C2S and I couldn't tell the difference between pre wax and post, I still have the box unopened at home too.
The wax itself costs about £75 a jar so they are making a huge markup and the person who applies it will probably spend 2 hrs max on the job.
If it is applied properly it takes a lot longer and the results should be amazing.
If you use a registered Zymol detailer they will use a much better wax than the one the OPC sell.
I'm sure others have had better experiences but I can't recommend it.

 

[chrismouzou]

i have a detailer guy booked in for monday to zymol the car, will let you know on monday eve how it went, poss post some pictures







chris

 

[m4ttc]

I usually do it myself and really enjoy doing it. Usually takes a full day, sometime two. I often do my mates cars too for a 'few' bob.

I use Zymol Glasur. I have a porter cable but have never needed to use it on my Carrera as the paint is in good nick

 

[DSM]

Collected my Meteor 911S from OPC Tonbridge 13/09/07. Had it Zymol Royaled the day before by Jason, Connoiseur Valet. £250. No problem him getting space in workshop to do the job. Tonbrodge OPC fine to me.

Car looked great and still does! Would post pic but don't know how, sorry.

 

[blaine54]

do yourself a favour, buy the hd & wax & do it yourself. Spend a few hours giving your new pride & joy the once over & have a barely touched tub of wax for future use. I'm sorry but 250 quid to polish a new car is madness

 

[Dylan1]

ORIGINAL: blaine54

do yourself a favour, buy the hd & wax & do it yourself. Spend a few hours giving your new pride & joy the once over & have a barely touched tub of wax for future use. I'm sorry but 250 quid to polish a new car is madness

surely most of us who spend such a large amount on our Pride and Joy in the first place are stark raving?[]

 

[ianfiat]

Reading OPC use Parc Ferme- I've seen the guy there- so they are a 'proper detailer'

Aren't only Zymol licensed detailers allowed to do it anyway ?

 

[blaine54]

very true dyllan, but the longer I've been lucky enough to own a P car the wiser I'm getting to the micky taking related to the after sales experience. I know of a certain valeting bay at a dealership that has pots of Zymol that 1st time buyers have never seen, after paying for the car to be treated on collection.

 

[tall_steve]

Thanks for all the replies - think I will shop around. Interested to hear what you think Chris. Picking the car up from Reading - cant wait.

Steve

 

[Gordon Attar]

You can get it done by an independant zymol detailer between £250 and £350 who will probably spend 6-8 hours detailing the car as its new. The big point is you will see them doing it and you will know that its been done properly.

 

[chrismouzou]

hi steve

had detailer round today ,money well spent car looks great,reflection on the paint like a mirror-detailer took some pictures which he is going to email me later in the week



chris

 

[Jamie Garside]

I had my Met Grey C2S done by www.elitedetailing.co.uk before collection. See the new car detail on his site - that's mine.

You don't need to be Zymol licenced to do the treatment, just to use their name on their web site. elite have Zymol Royale but chose not to pay a silly 'franchise fee' of something like £15K on top of £7K for the wax. He has such a good reputation that he doesn't need to rely on their name.

 

[chrismouzou]

ORIGINAL: Jamie Garside

I had my Met Grey C2S done by www.elitedetailing.co.uk before collection. See the new car detail on his site - that's mine.

You don't need to be Zymol licenced to do the treatment, just to use their name on their web site. elite have Zymol Royale but chose not to pay a silly 'franchise fee' of something like £15K on top of £7K for the wax. He has such a good reputation that he doesn't need to rely on their name.

hi jamie
had the same guy today great job

 

[Jamie Garside]

He is coming round to give my 911 a top up tomorrow and also spend a few hours on my BMW which is being sold early next week.

He is marvelous!