Just finished Zymoling my car, hopefully for the last time before I turn it in for my Z. The wax smells wonderful and is very easy to apply and remove.

Is there anyone who has compared Zymol to Zaino? I did see a comparison on an NSX site, but I was wondering what the membership's experience was.

 

I have used both the expensive mail order Zymol and the Walmart bought Zymol (cheap) and got about the same results. The best thing about it is that it is VERY easy to use. It worked very nicely and the coconut/banana smell is very nice. Always reminded me of being on a beach!

The one comparison of both kinds of Zymol, McGuires, and Zaino however showed that the Zaino was overall the better product. I'll let everyone know as soon as my Zaino order comes in and I get it on the car.

 

is that the things u use to protect leather?

 

No, John.........Zymol is carnuba wax that is mixed with plant oils --all natural. It does not use petroleum products. As a result, the wax smells wonderful.

You put it on, wait 60-90 seconds, and wipe it off. It does not dry on the car and it does not make any dust.

 

On the other hand, Zaino is, I believe, NOT wax but a polymer coating. From what I'm hearing, both work great. I guess it's a matter of opinion. Sort of like driving a Z or driving an S2000.

 

I prefer the Griots products ( www.griotsgarage.com ). These are the products found on multi million dollar concourse winners. Go up to the Monterey Historic Races if you live around the NorCal area and ask about Zaino or Zymol and see the response you get.

 

I probably won't make it up to those races, so could you tell me what they would say? If it's just stuff like "Those products suk" or something, no need, but if you have info on pro's/cons, I'd like to hear them.

Thanks.

 

I found out about Griots products at the Monterey Historics; the premier historic races and concourse in the U.S. I watched a guy apply these products to a 1963 Ferrari GTO. I think there are only about 50 of these cars in the world. I struck up a brief conversation and basically was told there is no such thing as results without effort. That is what Zymol promises. Zaino takes effort and is what I used to use but when I asked him about it he simply said it was good, but Carnuba was still the only thing that wins concourse events.

 

There was a professional detailer posting on Zcar.com a while ago. He put out this thread entitled "No Zymol!

http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?...83&t=33879&v=t

Do a search on his id "Brad4rdHay" and you'll also find posts on leather care, etc. His advice sounds logical given the detail he provides, his profession, and the rationale he supplies.

 

Would it be safe to put wax/polish to newly arrived Z? I mean, dont we have to give little settle time to paint and the color?

 

I've heard that the solvents in the paint need 60 to 90 days to fully dissipate and that waxing the car before then can trap them and cause blistering.

 

Steve-

I would be interested to see how many people with cars capable of winning a concourse actually used the Zaino system. The statement that vehicles that use carnuba win concourse events assumes that a car lost because it used Zaino, or another polymer system. It may very well be the case that blue ribbon-worthy cars were overlooked due to the choice of a non-carnuba "wax." I would just like a little more data. It may also be that the paints on most concourse competitors (usually thought of as pre 1970s cars) benefits more from a carnuba based system.

JD