Zymol

[Dyewitness]

Just used this brand for the first time and just wanted to say it smells lovely! oh and car looks ace!

 

[BRUN]

good enough to eat isnt it !

what did you use mate ?

 

[Dyewitness]

Just the auto wash, spent the most time i have ever done cleaning her, hosed whole car down, then done roof with zymol, then hosed down again and done the same for every side of the car.....well impressed!

 

[BRUN]

yea, the hosing off is vital, with any shampoo !

 

[rt172]

Mmmm......smells nice

 

[Nick Read]

Just got some and it was only about £12 for one thing and a fiver for the other. I thought Zymol was supposed to be mega expensive. Like a hundred quid for a capful of polish or something?

 

[rt172]

Nick I only paid £10 for a bottle of polish or something. Cant remember exactly what it was, just that it tasted lovely. I mean smelled lovely

 

[Nick Read]

LOL you been on the bottle again - drinking the Zymol! They say you cant polish a turd but yours are gonna be bloody brand spanking mint when they come out of your rear end

 

[VX-Tony]

Nick, the stuff that costs £100 is a different wax than that stuff you can buy in halfords (and its also a full cleaning starter kit).

 

[Nick Read]

What so Ive got the sh*t stuff then Tony? Bloody crooks - I knew I smelt a rat when it was so cheap! So what do you get in the full house setup, a brush as well?

 

[BRUN]

depends on how much u spend mate

http://www.zymol.co.ukwww.zymol.co.uk

the waxes start at £40 a tub and go into the thousands

starter kit is £99, and i think the complete kits are £200+.........

 

[VX-Tony]

Ive bought the Zymol stuff from Halfords too, its nice (and smells great) but I dont know whether its better than the Autoglym stuff they sell too. But Im sure the Zymol waxes from the website is better - but expensive!

 

[Faceman]

The bright blue zymol cleaner wax (circa £13) is made by TurtleWax under license. I imagine the £5 car shampoo also is, but not 100% certain.

ive never used used the "expensive" zymol waxes, so at the moment my opinion (if i really have one, having never used the stuff!) is swayed by the many people on www.autopia.org who have.

it seems that a lot of people are convinced by perceived value... ie if it cost more it must be better.

From what i can deduce from the information available to me from places like autopia and www.gurureports.com zymol wax has virtually no durability (3-4 weeks max) and there are waxes that are certainly their equal if not better for WAY WAY cheaper.

however, you guys who have spend your £££s buying your starter kits are in a far better position to judge than me. personally, Ill stick with my S100 (like most of the giys on autopia). Now S100 I CAN testify to!

BUT if youre happy with your zymol, all the best to you... at least your hands will smell of coconut when youre finished.

best wishes

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[BRUN]

an where can you buy S100 then?

 

[Faceman]

From Harley Dealers

OR

You can buy P21S (which is the same as S100) from Alex at www.seriousperformance.co.uk. The polish (GEPC) is £10 and the Wax is £16, IIRC, including free p+p.

Give it a try, you wont regret it.

Face

 

[rustyarchs]

i wanna smell it!!

jas need to get scratch and sniff sorted on this site!!

whats the best for cars thats just had a respray?

 

[Nick Read]

Yeah good question. I used Autoglym for a couple of years cos I always get a set free at Donny every year. I just didnt like the polish cos it left too much dust all over the place.

 

[BRUN]

the Zymol wax leaves NO dust whatsoever

the pre wax paint cleaner, HD-Cleanse, leaves very very very little, if any.......

the Halfords Zymol stuff aint too bad, its not as bad as a lot of the others ive used for leaving dust, the trick is to not let it dry too long, do small sections at a time and only leave it a short time

 

[Faceman]

rustyarchs -

dont wax a car thats had a respray for 60-90 days, so let the paint fully cure.

hth

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