Originally Posted by FrankM

I applied by hand, I would take a bead about the size of a pea, maybe just a little larger and I would get about a door of the Pepper, I think it took about 2 of these amounts to get the hood. Does this sound about right? The 3 vehicles I waxed were all suv's.

My X5 sits out every day from 6A to 7P and a round trip to work is 100 miles, lately the roads have a lot of salt and sinters on them, the car is a mess by wash day. Like I said earlier it still beads/cleans up as well as the day I waxed it almost 3 months ago and have not used any glaze.

Originally Posted by Stealth 993

Field glaze, is a liquid Carnuba, so yea, you can extend it quite a while. But MY experience is the Sun & being outside drastically cuts down the life of a pure Carnuba. But being inside it will last quite some time. So I can see a garage queen lasting 4-6mo.

Moe, up here in the NW, it just doesn't last, even with many layers. I would wax the M3 with Vintage once every 2 weeks in the summer, any rain storm, & the lowers would not bead, & looked duller then the rest of the car.

I to, was trained by Chuck, & passed on being the NW Zymol Factory detailer, & also have prepped cars for Pebble Beach. I do have quite a few local & a couple national concours wins under my belt.

Originally Posted by lager99

I'd give him some credit...

Originally Posted by MoeMistry

Field Glaze is used to maintain and prolong the concours application. The jetness or colour and depth is the result of concours and hd cleanse. Field Glaze assures the results are not compromised. It's an added level of protection that becomes the sacrificial layer instead of concours. As you know, washing is the best thing you can do to protect the paint and prolong the wax application. Concours will easily protect, as noticed by the beading, for up to 6 months if garaged and well cared for. It's the depth and clarity that deminishes around the 3rd to 4th month. But considering most waxes don't last more than a few washes, that's saying something.

Originally Posted by GCB

MoeMistry,

Congrats on your write up in Zymol...sounds like you deserve it...

question about new car prep.

I have used Concourse, HD, Glaze, clear for years and love them...

What are your recommendations on new cars right out of the box? Would you suggest using HD cleanse on them? Does the new paint need the paint prep? then follow up withe Concourse?

Thanks

Originally Posted by MoeMistry

Thank you for the kind words. A new car should go through the Trinity as I call it; Klay, Polish, and Wax. So do what you already have been. Klay the paint and make sure all the contaminants are removed. Polish with HD and wax with concours.

Originally Posted by GCB

Thank you so much for your quick reply...

so...even on the new car paint....the klay (with light abrasive material) is safe? I read on a earlier thread of yours about how to apply clay/Klay?? :~)

you said to use a lubricant that goes with it? (I assume I can find this on the Zymol website)

and then rub up and down....then left and right??? seems a little scary...that I might scratch the paint? I'm sure it wont if, but scary anyways... so then the HD ....and then the concourse... especially since all the directions on the HD and Wax always state to rub in one direction only.. just no circles... although I guess your not saying to do circle with the clay too...

wow...seems like I've always been missing the Klay part on my current porsche... Its always looked awsome without it...I can only imagine how it would have looked if I did it correctly with the clay first.

Can you tell me exactly which products to purchase from Zymol... clay, lubricant?, etc...

Thank you again so much for your help and guidance

Originally Posted by GCB

Thank you so much for your quick reply...

so...even on the new car paint....the klay (with light abrasive material) is safe? I read on a earlier thread of yours about how to apply clay/Klay?? :~)

you said to use a lubricant that goes with it? (I assume I can find this on the Zymol website)

and then rub up and down....then left and right??? seems a little scary...that I might scratch the paint? I'm sure it wont if, but scary anyways... so then the HD ....and then the concourse... especially since all the directions on the HD and Wax always state to rub in one direction only.. just no circles... although I guess your not saying to do circle with the clay too...

wow...seems like I've always been missing the Klay part on my current porsche... Its always looked awsome without it...I can only imagine how it would have looked if I did it correctly with the clay first.

Can you tell me exactly which products to purchase from Zymol... clay, lubricant?, etc...

Thank you again so much for your help and guidance

Originally Posted by MoeMistry

The difference between all the waxes are the concentration of carnauba and the quality of the carnauba. White carnauba is the rarest and most desired because of its quality and durability. White carnauba from zymol is harvested from the newest frawns of the tree. The reason it's so rare and expensive is because if you cut too many of the frawns off, you kill the tree. Therefor, only a select amount of the new frawns can be cut. Yellow carnauba is yellow because it has aged and has more impurities than the white carnauba. As far as concentration goes, the higher the % of carnauba, the more protection. Most waxes on the market will only have 3-8% carnauba by volume; the rest is fillers and other ingredients. As far as I know, zymol is making the highest concentrated line of waxes in the world. Their line ranges from 12%-79%. Bottom line, I would not go below the Estate Glaze Line. It starts from Titanium and goes to Royale. The wax of choice for the DIY is Concours. It's around $175 per 8oz jar. Each 8oz container of zymol is good for life if kept in a cool and dark place and will yield 50 application. The higher quality the wax, the less often you need to apply. Concours can be applied 2-3 times per year depending on care of the vehicle. So basically, your $175 investment yields you 16-25 years of wax. The high end waxes are applied by hand because the warmth of your hands melts the raw white carnauba in the wax. Another benefit of waxing with your bare hands is that you can feel the paint and make sure you've done an excellent job of prepping. By the way, it's probably one of the coolest ways to bond with your car. It sounds kindda weird, but I really enjoy massaging the wax into the paint. It becomes a more personal and caring way to treat your car. Think about it. The higher-end and exotic the car, the more passion has gone into making it. You're now carrying the torch and should treat the car with the same respect as the designers, engineers, and others did making it. I hope this helps answer your questions.