Which wax n when?

[Shaun Leahy]

See the splendid Elliot Davies car on John Miles' 964 site and here (& his comment on Zymol). Now let' s hear general opinions on this & other waxes. I splashed out on the gospel according to Zymol & IMHO zymol is costly & hard work[], but rewarding to see a shine reappear over washes for the next month or 2[8D].

With no real experience of other waxes (previously co. car owner), and with recent condemnation of Zymol methods by a 993 owner, I thought it might deserve its own message place.

Shaun
(Surrey region)

 

[Melv]

The only hard work with Zymol is getting the cork out of the bottle of wine to drink while you polish.........

Seriously though, the HD cleanse is the tough bit, once you' ve done that and a bit of the Lemm clay, applying the polish is a doddle and well worth the ' effort' . I' ve had a tub of blue for in excess of 5 years at 2-3 polishes per year -still life left in it.

It' s especially good on metallics, giving a deep look to the paintwork.

Mel

 

[Guest]

Glad to hear that the' re are some other Zymol users out there. I used mine for the first time last week and it was really hard work doing the full works, so glad I' ve got a targa (less to polish). Took me the best part of an afternoon, but as you say well worth the effort. The car looked a diferrent colour. Solid dark blue. I' ve never seen a shine like it before. Shame that it was full of dust after 5 minutes on the motorway.
I will be buffing away again this weekend.
Before long I' ll have muscles like Arnie[]

 

[Helen Goff]

As Melv says once you have given the car the FULL treatment then you only need to repeat maybe 3-4 times a year ,in between times a rub over with a clean damp cloth and a buff with a duster should do.even for concours.

 

[Guest]

Zymol do an ' in-between' cleaner (called Field Glaze - £14.99) that is less work than the full wax but brings back the shine just as well.

 

[Guest]

Most probably found it hard work because I' m used to Him indoors cleaning my cars.
Tara PT needs a couple more coats to try and get rid of some swirl marks, but you can bet I' ll be entering concousre cometitions left right and centre!

 

[Guest]

Zymol do an ' in-between' cleaner (called Field Glaze - £14.99) that is less work than the full wax but brings back the shine just as well.

Is that the clear suff in the pump action spray I saw them using on the Porsche stand at the motor show?
If so it got rid of all the sticky fingerprints like magic, especially on the gorgeous bright yellow GT2. If only I could win the lottery........

 

[Guest]

As a fairly recent convert to Zymol I am almost becoming evangelical about the stuff...check out the latest thread on Rennlist for more opinions


http://forums.rennlist.com/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=003958

 

[Guest]

I' ve even converted my BMW Mini owner friend to ditch the autoglym and invest in the legendary Zymol.

 

[Guest]

Is that the clear suff in the pump action spray I saw them using on the Porsche stand at the motor show?

No, its a liquid of thick milk consistency

 

[Guest]

When it comes to the use of car waxes, cleaners and other car body care products, I must as a fequent concours winner add my two penn' orth to this discussion on which product is best. I have tried many and as a rule of thumb would say that different products appear to suit different cars and colours. I used to swear by Blue Coral and still rate it quite highly. But over the last few years I have been using Meguiar' s http://www.meguiars.co.uk/ . However I find that some products work on different areas of the car better than others. so my arsenal of cleaners and polishes also includes those of; AutoGlym, http://www.autoglym.co.uk/frame2.html Race Glaze, Pro Prep, to name a few.
Lots of useful information on car care, can be obtained from the following site;
http://www.carcareonline.com/

Looking forward to seeing all your bright gleaming cars.
Regards
Ken
964 Register Secretary

 

[Guest]

Difficult not to biased here but here' s my two pennies worth.

Most of the well known specialist wax compnaies have products that will make your car look good. The choice of which is best down to personal preference; cost, finish, ease of use, longevity etc.

As a rule of thumb hard waxes are more difficult to apply but last longer. A two ot three stage process is better than a one stage. There are three waxes most popularly used; carnauba; montan and microcystaline. Most good waxes are a blend of one or more of these. The choice of base wax determines the final finish etc.

I could one and on about the theory but in short if you like using it and it makes your car look the way you want it then it' s the best for you.

regards

Peter
Incero Ltd.

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: Huffwood

Difficult not to biased here but here' s my two pennies worth.

Peter
Incero Ltd.

Hi Peter, can I ask for a another 2p worth please?

I am always looking for a smearless windscreen cleaner, at the moment I am using Autoglyn Glass Polish. What can you advise?[8|]

Also a really good Alloy Wheel Cheaner would be appreciated. Porsche used to do a good one. Zymol recently has been OK. But I would be pleased to try something else.

Any suggestions

Thanks for your input,

Cheers
Ken

 

[Elliot Davies]

See the splendid Elliot Davies car

Thanks for the compliment Shaun....... I find raceglazes carnauba No4 wax excellent and extremely easy to use, as im sure ive said before its specifically designed for dark colour as it has no chalky residue to muck up your hard work by getting around the seals etc., it states on the bottle to use us a minimum amount and if you follow instructions as per...it works great and at a fraction of the cost of another well known porsche approved brand.
As Ken said Meguiyers also has a good range of bits and pieces and he recommended the clay to me which is just brill !
Its a case of " bit of this and a bit of that" from various companies for me.
Shame raceglazes web site is still under completion and has been for some time, so its off to the porkie shows for me and get my re suplies there, they are normally at Goodwood FOS though.

 

[emilios]

Hello to everyone.

I, too was very concerned over which paint cleaner/wax products to use for my pride and joy. Maintaining a Midnight Blue turbo 3.6 clean and shiny in sunny and dusty Cyprus is not the easiest of tasks; or so I thought. I had tried everything from Porsche' s own range of products, Autoglym, 3M etc. I had initially heard of Zymol purely by coincidence but now, after having tried their products first hand and especially after having them professionally demonstrated to me on my car (full treatment courtesy of Specialist Cars of Malton who flew all the way to Cyprus and treated my car and a friend' s 944 turbo Cabrio) I swear by their name. It has really made a whole world of difference - more depth, more shine, more protection, much less effort to clean/ keep clean. The shine has to be seen to be believed. I am especially impressed by VINTAGE, it is way ahead of anything else ever tried. Needless to mention that hand applying the wax over those turbo wings was perhaps the best experience as far as caring for my car is concerned (I have been assured by Glyn O' Donnell / Specialist Cars of Malton' s in-house Zymol guru, that the wax is perfectly usable on our other halves with no side effects).

Best regards

Emilios

 

[Neil Eldred]

I bought some of this field glaze from Halfords recently and used it on my cobalt blue C2 targa . It gave the car a really good shine and didnt leave any residue. Also it smells quite nice which is a good job really because after washing my hands several times today I can still smell it on them!! []

 

[Shaun Leahy]

Thanks for all notes and comments. Shocked that somebody would fly to Cyprus to demo their hard wax products to a customer (emilios): thats clearly real customer service in action!

A similar discussion is on the 944 forum under:
Cleaning and Polishing up concours-style

with links to a company site run by 2 brothers (Incero). They tried and tested far & wide before starting a business with their favoured product for each stage of cleaning etc. They state they are independent of suppliers used.

I look forward to trying some other materials in future on my car, though I think value and effort was not fully covered here.

 

[emilios]

Dear Shaun,

Shocked? OK, to put the record straight, when I was viewing different turbo 3.6' s to buy, one of them was really sparkling/shining/gleaming and I asked the owner about the products he was using - Zymol. So, naturally when I finally bought my pride and joy I also ultimately went for Zymol (after having tried Autoglym, Porsche' s own OEM products, Mequiars,etc). When I first applied Zymol to my car everybody that looked at it made the same comments-stunning-some even seriously asked whether I had it resprayed! Naturally, I thought if their cheapest wax is that good, what on earth are their better waxes like? So, I contacted Specialist Cars of Malton, to seek advise as to which wax to go for, and eventually, dared to ask them whether they would fly to Cyprus, with all expenditure paid for, to demonstrate the correct way of applying Zymol products- and they did and I was thrilled to see my car and my friend' s 944 turbo Cab looking their best, and as new!

I have already decided to use Zymol from now on all my cars, my whole fleet of buses and coaches as well as on my Sunseeker! I am totally smitten on Zymol-and so is everyone else who has tried them-or had them demo-ed correctly.

Best regards

Emilios

 

[Helen Goff]

zymol don' t recommend cleaning/waxing in direct sun,not usally a problem in Britain,but how do you manage to get away with it in cyprus Emilios?

 

[emilios]

Dear Helen,

when we had the cars Zymol treated in the beginning of March, the weather over here was very " british" . Even so, we had them done in a garage to keep them away from rain! But even during our ' normally hot' weather, you could have the car done early in the morning, late in the afternoon (provided it was not sitting in the sun) or even in a covered and shaded area.

Best regards

Emilios

P.S. I do not want to sound sexist in any way and under any circumstances, but I find it extremely interesting whenever I get to meet and chat to female Porsche owners/drivers, especially when they talk of technical/vehicle care matters.