Re: Zymoled-out

[Donn York <dyork@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed:

I use Zymol Carbon creme and HD Cleanse on my "sunny day" April-October car
and it works GREAT (the dreaded black car). However on my 328i "daily
driver", it doesn't last long enough. Even though the car is certainly
worthy of Zymol, you're right, it just isn't practical. I suggest One Grand
Blitz wax. It goes on easy, looks good, lasts a lot longer, and costs
around 20 bucks for a 15 or 16 ounce can. I think it's a great compromise
if you don't want to wax your car every month. 

BTW, if you're spending four hours to wax your M3, you are either doing it
wrong or doing way too good a job! I would be interested in the responses
to the post regarding alternatives to the Zymol car wash/bubble bath. I
usually just use plain water. I have heard that Ivory (or any dishsoap)
will take the wax off along with the dirt at no extra charge.

Donn
'97 328i Montreal Blue (looks good but stains if you look at it wrong)
'89 911 Black (shinier than the 328i, I hate to say)
'93 Camry Dark Green (sorely in need of wax)


>After having it beat into me that Zymol is the best paint care for my new
>M3, I say... "Okay, but what can I realisticly use?" I mean, applying wax
>every month? An HD Cleanse two-three times a year? Hell, the wax job alone
>takes me over four hours to do. 
>
>Is there a realistic alternative? I don't trust anyone else to wax my car,
>but I also want to protect it as well. Is there a decent product out there
>that is easy to apply and almost as good as Zymol?
>
>Can the net provide some suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ed
>
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>Ed Wodzienski
Donn York
Treasurer, The Interlake Corporation
(630) 719-7247

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