Okay, I know it's not the same as the Zymol Japon wax, but bought some Zymol Cleaner Wax from Halfords and used it at the weekend. Followed the instructions to the letter, but to be honest couldn't really tell the difference to the shine from the previous waxings of Autoglym. Is it just me, or is the difference between the Halford's version of Zymol and Autoglym just not that great. Any views welcome.

 

I use the cleaner wax when there are marks etc that will not wash or rub out.
Then i use the normal Japon wax over the top. I think that i have only used the cleaner wax on the S a couple of times as it does not usually need it.

 

If you have just applied Zymol over as you say `previous Autoglym coats` then you can expect no less. I speak from the Zaino angle but it will apply to Zymol also.

The optical clarity of the wax/polish affects your image of the car. If Autoglym has an non optically near perfect coating then your application of Zymol over it cannot change that.

The Zymol you have is a wax, thus its not a clear coat. The autoglym you have used is probably the same.

Thus....the only way to fix all of this is to remove all the previous coats and start a fresh with an optically clear version of a polish.

I know Zaino; thats where my experience ends. So I would use Z5/Z2 + ZFX + Z6, after a Z7. If I did all this over an inferior canauba based wax then I`d be wasting my time. So I don`t. I strip, then clay, then strip, then Z5, then Z5, then Z5, then Z6, then Z2, then Z6, then Z2, then Z6, etc.

Now all that seems confusing. But the point I`m making is start from a good foundation and rewards of optical perfection will be on offer....

 

Thanks for the advice. Will hopefully be able to compare shine/finish at SM3 to get a truer view of how good Zaino/Zymol is.... unless of course it's raining

Must admit, I've been a fan of Autoglym for years, using the Resin and High Gloss, but can always be swayed to try something different if visibly better.

 

If you are looking for a good car cleaning product suite that is great value for money and in a different league to AutoGlym, us Meguiars, its awesome... www.cleanandshiney.co.uk

Zymol stuff is very good (not the stuff from Hellfords), but is very expensive most starter kits cost in the region of

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by moff
[B]Zymol stuff is very good (not the stuff from Hellfords), but is very expensive most starter kits cost in the region of

 

Got the Japon starter kit a few weeks ago.......

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Turner
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Most of the entry level kits, and certainly the Japon one which is recommended for the S2000, is

 

Here is a list of items in the Starter kit.
http://www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk/cart/zymol/10.shtml

And you've probably been pointed to the Complete kit for