Anyone out there use the Zymol carnuba's that you apply by hand? I love Epic, but want a Carnuba for a "garage only car" I will be working on soon. I know that a tub of Glasur retails $95.00 a pop, but is it worth it?

Plus I really want to apply a wax with my bare hands.

 

you can do that with epic too. (no dont do that)

 

A few years ago, my dad bought a tin of Zymol that was "specially formulated" for his car. This is the wax: http://www.autoanything.com/car-care/69A2231A0A0.aspx

He used it once and decided it was too hard to remove by hand and shelved it for two years. When I got into detailing I gave it a shot, applied it with my hands, and let it sit. It is kind of fun applying it, and it smells good too! It wasn't too hard to buff off, but I am not sure that it gives a much better look than Epic does.

Anyways, so yes...I have a tin of Glassur sitting in my garage. But honestly, if I have the choice between Epic and Zymol, I usually end up reaching for the Epic.

If you are looking for an affordable Carnauba wax, give P21s a try! Great stuff .

 

MiniMaybee promised me a tub of P21S, as long as I make the trek out to Copper. I heard from CU-Boulder today and they are asking for more grades and whatnot (which should help, I killed it last semester ,) so hopefully I will make it out there and stay out there .

 

Good grades - free P21S, what better motivation can I offer?

 

That depends upons the car. Zymol Glasur is specifically formulated for Porsche paints. It was developed in coordination with PCA.

You might want to look at their other glazes depending upon the color of the car and type of paint.

 

Yeah, just like there is shampoo specially formulated for blondes and brunettes.

Did you know that the word gullible is not found in the dictionary!

 

So you dont believe zymols advertising? You think they are lying to the public? Should buyers sue them for false advertising?

I'm not going to go quote all the different zymol formulations as they are easy enuff for you to go look up yourself but there are many (e.g., for Jags, for Japanese paints, etc.)

"Glasur TM Glasur Glaze is specially formulated to protect and enhance this rock hard paint finish of German fame. Developed in cooperation with the Porsche Club of America, and critically tested at Porsche Club Concours worldwide. Glasur Glaze, with 56% Brazilian Yellow Carnauba, provides the distinction of image and jetness of colour found in the original paintwork from the Porsche Factory "

 

hehehe ... OK, I stand corrected. (not!)

 

I am going to stand with MiniMaybee on this one. I know paints differ, but that is a ploy (albeit a good and seemingly effective one.)

 

There are always going to be people who will spend whatever amount of money they can afford to get what they perceive to be "the best." I personally make a very good living, but would feel like a fool paying $95 a tin for wax, even if it was hand-squeezed from extra virgin carnauba leaves by Porsche approved elves. IMHO the purchaser of this wax is getting his snake oiled as well as his car polished. That said, I'm pretty sure that there is little practical difference in terms of my daily driving needs between my OEM holeys and the 15X7 forged BBS rims I'm running - but they're beautiful, strong, serve a functional purpose, and make me enjoy the car more. So no flames, & those of you who want to spend most of a Cnote with Zymol go for it . . . but some of us reserve the right to poke good-natured fun at you

 

So I guess Zymol Royale estate is out? It does comes with a lifetime refill.

 

Haha I have considered it.

 

i think our heads play games with us when you see the price.

it's that expensive IT MUST BE GOOD!

 

Haha. Well, it does have an insane amount of #1 Carnauba, but I could never, ever, ever stomach that price. I don't care if when they refill it they include a bar of gold with it. It's just too damn expensive.

I wonder who pays shipping when you refill it? I wonder if anyone has even ever refilled it?

Still fun to think about.