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 kctheflish |
Posted: Feb 14 2007, 12:11 PM
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Guest S2KI User #: 62474 S2KI Age: 3 yrs 154 days PPD Average: 0.2 Owner 2006 Berlina Black/Black Cocoa Bch, Fl   |
You know how Zymols recommends you melt there wax in you palms and apply by hand...well I really wasn't interested in scratching my finish with my old callused hands so I took my clean foam applicator and wet it with DM water then zapped it in the microwave for 5-7 seconds. It gets nice and warm....
My new tub of Zymol Ital melts like butter on the pad. It really works nice, however I've been wondering ever since I started playing around with the blackfire sealant and wax weather or not it would work with other products. Zymol doesn’t want you mixing there stuff of course but hell I never follow the rules....so I pour some blackfire sealant o top of the melted Zymol Ital and applied it to the rear qtr panel. Let if haze over and wiped it off with no effort at all. Finish looks perfect as well. Tonight I'm gonna try P21S and then Souveran.....I suspect it'll work just as well. Has anyone tried something similar before.... Flish --------------------      
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| BMWWW |
Posted: Feb 14 2007, 01:53 PM
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Guest S2KI User #: 66664 S2KI Age: 3 yrs 12 days PPD Average: 0.1 Enthusiast  |
Quite the idea, and here's a thread that will be of interest to you:
http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-product...s-carnauba.html A trick for those who like to wax by hand, but is restricted to tubs with large openings: http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-product...light=stick+wax This post has been edited by BMWWW on Feb 14 2007, 01:54 PM 
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| dewke |
Posted: Feb 14 2007, 04:40 PM
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Guest S2KI User #: 50554 S2KI Age: 4 yrs 148 days PPD Average: 0.1 Owner 2005 Berlina Black/Black Ashburn, VA |
You're more than welcome to put that on my s2k if it will look as shiny as yours does
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| Dark |
Posted: Feb 15 2007, 07:07 PM
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Member S2KI User #: 60314 S2KI Age: 3 yrs 215 days PPD Average: 0.6 Owner 2006 Berlina Black/Black Northern VA |
I always get a small container and fill it with really warm water...then simply place the zymol bottle in it (neck sticking out). After a couple of minutes the wax is warm and you can usually get almost half of the car done before you have to warm it back up again (depending on how cold it is outside).
If you want to get creative go buy some of those hand warmer packets and just tape them to the zymol container.  That wax is fantastic when its warm. -------------------- -Ryan  '06 G35 | '04 R1
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| MikeyC |
Posted: Feb 15 2007, 08:06 PM
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Wash & Wax-aholic S2KI User #: 44597 S2KI Age: 4 yrs 323 days PPD Average: 2 Enthusiast Newton, MA |
I think there's a guy on Autopia that used to heat his applicator in an old toaster oven when he used Zymol.
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| Ch0pper |
Posted: Feb 15 2007, 08:36 PM
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Community Organizer  S2KI User #: 49909 S2KI Age: 4 yrs 166 days PPD Average: 1.7 Owner 2006 New Formula Red/Black Shreveport, La |
I've never thought of this warming trick before, good idea. I'd assume this would work with most pastes too.
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| kctheflish |
Posted: Feb 16 2007, 06:30 AM
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Guest S2KI User #: 62474 S2KI Age: 3 yrs 154 days PPD Average: 0.2 Owner 2006 Berlina Black/Black Cocoa Bch, Fl |
I got the idea from a story on TV. They were talking about sterilizing your sponges because they contain all kindas of bacteria and stuff. Of course some idiot put a dry sponge in the microwave for like 5 minutes and set the house on fire!!! After I finished laughing....the wax applicator light went off. Weird how that works.
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| Ch0pper |
Posted: Feb 16 2007, 11:57 AM
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Community Organizer S2KI User #: 49909 S2KI Age: 4 yrs 166 days PPD Average: 1.7 Owner 2006 New Formula Red/Black Shreveport, La |
^^ I'll be trying it on my next wax session.
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