First time Zymolist - Help !

[YvesD]

Ive finally taken the plunge and treated myself to a Zymol Glasur starter kit plus klay bar, lube and 'special' Zymol sponge.

The Glasur goes on by hand and I was wondering if anyone has experience of this they could pass on, does One buff off with a microwipe or microfibre towel etc ?

Slightly in awe of it all

Regards

Yves

 

[glyn waxmaster]

Hi There, nice to hear you have taken the plunge. i can give you a quick guide to making sure you do the steps in the correct order.
firstly wash the car to remove any grime and go over all areas thouroughly.
you are then ready to klay; spray the lehm lube onto a clean surface and with a piece of your klay (dont use the whole bar cut it into 3/4 sections incase you drop it) work it side to side over the panel until you either hear or fell it go smooth.
wipe over the panel with a dry cloth.
the next stage is to hd cleanse; with your white pad squirt a line of hd down the centre and again working in straight lines rub into the paint leaving approx 10 secs before you buff off with a buffing towel, a little tip here is to dampen the white pad 1st.
only do 1 panel at a time until the whole car is done then you are ready to wax.
with glasur due to its high carnauba content it needs to be melted 1st so take a pea size of the wax into the palm of your hand and rub your hands together until it forms a light film on your skin and then massage into the paint until it goes hazy.(with your hands). leave for a few minutes depending on heat and with a microwipe towels wipe over the wax to obtain any excess wax into the weave of the towel, turn over the towel and buff lightly to a shine. remember throughout all this always work in straight lines and use all Zymol products sparingly.
please feel free to drop me a line if you need any more tips as this is just a quick guide

 

[YvesD]

Glyn,

Wow, sounds like a weeks worth of work to me !

What would you reccommend drying the car with after the first wash ? Zymol seem to suggest that a traditional chamois removes wax from the paintwork.

The starter kit only has 1 microwipe and two white pads, doesnt sound like enough, what else do I need ?

Regards

Yves

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: glyn waxmaster

Hi There, nice to hear you have taken the plunge. i can give you a quick guide to making sure you do the steps in the correct order.
firstly wash the car to remove any grime and go over all areas thouroughly.
you are then ready to klay; spray the lehm lube onto a clean surface and with a piece of your klay (dont use the whole bar cut it into 3/4 sections incase you drop it) work it side to side over the panel until you either hear or fell it go smooth.
wipe over the panel with a dry cloth.
the next stage is to hd cleanse; with your white pad squirt a line of hd down the centre and again working in straight lines rub into the paint leaving approx 10 secs before you buff off with a buffing towel, a little tip here is to dampen the white pad 1st.
only do 1 panel at a time until the whole car is done then you are ready to wax.
with glasur due to its high carnauba content it needs to be melted 1st so take a pea size of the wax into the palm of your hand and rub your hands together until it forms a light film on your skin and then massage into the paint until it goes hazy.(with your hands). leave for a few minutes depending on heat and with a microwipe towels wipe over the wax to obtain any excess wax into the weave of the towel, turn over the towel and buff lightly to a shine. remember throughout all this always work in straight lines and use all Zymol products sparingly.
please feel free to drop me a line if you need any more tips as this is just a quick guide

I now realise why there is big business in valeting these days....
my wife thinks I'm obsessive because I wash the 911 at least once a month and use the "expensive meguirs stuff" on it (just their gold class soap followed by wax). takes me about an hour all in...

 

[glyn waxmaster]

ORIGINAL: YvesD

Glyn,

Wow, sounds like a weeks worth of work to me !

What would you reccommend drying the car with after the first wash ? Zymol seem to suggest that a traditional chamois removes wax from the paintwork.

The starter kit only has 1 microwipe and two white pads, doesnt sound like enough, what else do I need ?

Regards

Yves

I would always dry the car with a microwipe after washing once you have removed the majority of the water as you then buffing a shine back to the car not dragging a chamois across the paint and also leaving those drying lines on the paint & glass.
I would suggest you get some buffing towels and that should be all you need.

 

[Michael Downing]

Thanks Glyn. As the proud owner of a brand new, once used Glasur starter kit, it's nice to hear that I got it about right! Just need to use more HD Cleanse next time, by the sound of it.

Is there an "approved" cleaning regime for the towel and the white pad?

Anyway, I finished applying the Glasur on Monday night. It does add something, applying it by hand - you really feel that you are caring for the car! Silly I know, but there you are. The Mrs sometimes refers to the car as the mistress from Stuttgart, so she did find it funny to see me giving "her" a massage!

Hope to get some pictures later.

 

[Guest]

Glyn

I am mixed up with my different towells, microwipes, cloths, buffing etc.!

I have bought 2 blue "towells" (17 quid!) from Zymol and have one microwipe. The towells seem to leave fluffy bits on my car!

What specific towells/wipes should I use just on weekly cleaning (with Zymol Clear) for
1. drying and
2. polishing (I have bought field glaze for this)

Tx

David

 

[glyn waxmaster]

Hi Micheal, the cloths should be washed in a normal washing maching but with no detergent.
It will be great to see the pics of the finished car.

 

[glyn waxmaster]

Hi Davidjon, it can be a little confusing sometimes.
There are 2 types of towels 1 is for buffing off the hd cleanse and this 1 feels and looks like a terry towel.
The other 1 is a non absorbant microfibre towel which if using Zymol ones are quadrouple woven as not to remove the wax but buff a shine to it. I normally have a good few of each and would always use the microfibre for drying the car and for the filed glaze.
kind regards

Glyn

 

[Michael Downing]

ORIGINAL: glyn waxmaster

Hi Micheal, the cloths should be washed in a normal washing maching but with no detergent.
It will be great to see the pics of the finished car.

Thanks - useful info.

Glad to oblige re pics [] Here is no:1

 

[Michael Downing]

And no: 2

 

[pvernham]

Wow - looks good. How long do you think it would it take a Zymol novice to get that result and how much would he need to invest in the starter kit?

 

[Guest]

Took me about 4 hours... but I was cramped up in the garage.[&:]

Not bad for a 17 year old car!

I washed with clear, then klayed her, a scrub with HD cleanse and IIRC she had 3 coats of carbon

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: pvernham

Wow - looks good. How long do you think it would it take a Zymol novice to get that result and how much would he need to invest in the starter kit?

Starter kit "was" £90 and I'm still using it 3 years later.

Obviously don't clean her enough[]

 

[Michael Downing]

Took me a little longer as I had to learn it as I went. Also, I only get time in more limited chunks, so it broke down as about 2 hours wash, wash again and clay, then 2 hours HD cleanse & wax half the car, then 2 hours for the other half.

I was tempted by Vertar into the Glasur starter kit @ £150. The tub of wax is probably less than 10% used.

 

[Guest]

Hi Glyn,

I too am a first ime zymolist! Got a friend coming up to show me the ropes. I have the glasur starter kit, so will be using hte clear bathe, hd cleanse, glasur wax and detail wax. i've noticed some mention of the lehm tube? Is this a must? It didn;t come in my starter kit?

Thanks, Dev.

997 C4S Coupe with Aerokit.

 

[glyn waxmaster]

Hi Dev, i would suggest that the klay oxidisation stage is the most important but if you maintain the car correctly in the future it should only need to be done once in the cars life.
As it removes all forms of fallout, overspray and roadfilm the dirt has less to stick to so you will notice when the car is done it is smoother than ever before.
A simple test is to get a cellophane wrapper from a packet of cigarettes and put 2 fingers inside and gently wipe over the surface of your paint, this will magnify the dirt on your paint.
remember to do this gently and only after the cars panel has been washed as not to scratch it.

 

[Guest]

thanks glyn. so technically this is something i should apply sooner rather than later? Dev.

 

[glyn waxmaster]

Thats correct, technically its the most important stage. Good luck

 

[Gordon Attar]

Guys
The Clay bar is a must to get the 'smoooooth' surface. One thing that has always confused me is to why the water sits in globules on the car even on the curved surfaces. Then Elliot(BoxsterS) showed me the comparison between his car and mine. He finishes it of with another carnuba polish (forgotten name but must ask) mines just finished with Zymol. His car was smooth and hard where as ours feels slightly sticky in comparison !! any suggestions.